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W. H. Weeks
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William Henry Weeks (died 1936) was an early 20th century architect who designed many public buildings in California, including schools and many of the Carnegie libraries in Northern California. He was well-known for his monumental Greek Revival neoclassical style of architecture, although he used other styles. He was based in Watsonville.
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[edit] List of buildings designed by Weeks
[edit] Schools
- Herbert Hoover Junior High School, San Jose, California (1931)
- Bishop Union High School, Bishop, California
- Jean Harvey School, Walnut Grove, California (1926) — now a community center[1]
- Campbell High School, Campbell, California (1938) — now a community center[2]
- Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, California (1925)
- Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, California (1925)
- Piedmont High School, Piedmont, California (1921)
- Big Pine School, Independence, California
- Owens Valley School, Independence, California — now demolished
- Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, California (1920s)
- San Luis Obispo High School, San Luis Obispo, California (1916) — now demolished
- Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, California (1915)
- Soquel Grammar School, Soquel, California (1921)
- Turlock High School, Turlock, California (1922)
- Tracy High School, Tracy, California (1917)
- Walnut Street (aka Primary, or Maxwell) School, Woodland, California (1916)
- Napa Union High School, Napa, California (ca 1925), restored 2005
- Morgan Hill School-moved and renovated in 2002, Now Carden Academy of Morgan Hill[3]
- Lemoore Union High School, Lemoore, California (1924)
[edit] Libraries
- Bayliss Carnegie Library, Glenn, California (1917)
- Gilroy Carnegie Library, Gilroy, California (1910) — now a museum
- Livermore Carnegie Library, Livermore, California (1911) — now a museum
- Lompoc Carnegie Library, Lompoc, California (1911) — now a museum
- Monterey Carnegie Library, Monterey, California (1911) — now part of a school
- Nevada City Carnegie Library, Nevada City, California (1907) — now a historical research library
- Oakland Melrose Branch Carnegie Library, Oakland, California (1915)
- Orland Carnegie Library, Orland, California (1920) — now a community center
- Oroville Carnegie Library, Oroville, California (1912) — now vacant
- Paso Robles Carnegie Library, Paso Robles, California (1908) — now a museum
- Richmond Carnegie Library, Richmond, California (1910) — now a museum
- Roseville Carnegie Library, Roseville, California (1912) — now a museum
- San Leandro Carnegie Library, San Leandro, California (1909, demolished 1959)
- San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library, San Luis Obispo, California (1905) — now a museum
- Santa Cruz Main Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1904, demolished 1966)
- Santa Cruz East Cliff Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1915) — now a museum
- Santa Cruz Eastside Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1921, demolished 1968)
- Santa Cruz Garfield Park Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1915)
- South San Francisco Carnegie Library, South San Francisco, California (1916)
- Watsonville Carnegie Library, Watsonville, California (1905, demolished 1975)
- Yolo Carnegie Library, Yolo, California (1917)
- Yreka Carnegie Library, Yreka, California (1915) — now a police department
[edit] Other
- Cocoanut Grove, (Santa Cruz, California) (1907)
- Inyo County Courthouse, Independence, California (1922)
- Rebekah Children Services, Gilroy, California (1921)
- Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge, Pacific Grove, California (1905) — now Pacific Grove Art Center
- Foskett and Elworthy Building (commercial), Concord, California (1911)
- Spreckels Sugar Beet Factory, Spreckels, California (1898)
- Elmwood Hardware Building (retail), Berkeley, California (1923)
- Hotel Durant Berkeley, California (1928)
- Milias Hotel now known as Milias Apartments, 7397 Monterey Street, Gilroy, California(1921)
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- 59 Airport Rd., Watsonville, CA Home was originally at 309 East Lake Ave (1899)
- First Christian Church, 111 Fairmount Ave., Oakland, CA (1928)
- Tuttle Mansion 1897 723 E.Lake.Av watsonville,ca
[edit] References
- ^ Walnut Grove Walk at www.walnutgrove.com
- ^ The Campbell Reporter | Heritage Theatre Renovation Ground Breaking Ceremony at www.svcn.com
- ^ About at www.cardenacademymh.com
- Carnegie Libraries of California - Page of libraries designed by Weeks
- Inyo County Courthouse history
- Fremont Union High School District history
- Hoover School history
- Los Gatos High School history
- Rebekah Children's Services history
- National Trust article on Santa Rosa High School
- Monterey County Herald article on Pacific Grove Art Center
- City of Concord Historical Buildings
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