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for John Galen Howard
1864 - 1931
The son of a physician and member of the board of health of the State of Massachusetts, Howard attended the Boston Latin School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Before continuing his studies in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he was from 1891 to 1893, Howard had gained practical training in architecture in the Boston firm of H. H. Richardson, and the New York firm of McKim, Meade and White.
Howard was appointed supervising architect of the University of California in 1901, and thereupon took up permanent residence in Berkeley. Among a number of buildings he designed for the University are the Greek theater and California Hall; he became a member of the Berkeley School of Architecture in 1903, a position he retained until his death. He also served on the Board of Architects for the Pan-American Exposition, held at Buffalo in 1901. With J. D. Galloway, Howard was appointed supervising architect of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, Washington in 1905. He also served on the San Francisco Advisory Commission established to guide the rebuilding of the city following the earthquake and fire of 1906; in this capacity he was much involved in the development of the city's Civic Center, and construction of its Municipal Auditorium and War Memorial.
While Howard is primarily associated with his many residences and public buildings in the San Francisco Bay area, among major projects built elsewhere were the Essex Hotel in New York, and the Majestic Theater in Boston. He was a member, and president of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, a member of the New York Architectural League, and a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Howard was appointed supervising architect of the University of California in 1901, and thereupon took up permanent residence in Berkeley. Among a number of buildings he designed for the University are the Greek theater and California Hall; he became a member of the Berkeley School of Architecture in 1903, a position he retained until his death. He also served on the Board of Architects for the Pan-American Exposition, held at Buffalo in 1901. With J. D. Galloway, Howard was appointed supervising architect of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, Washington in 1905. He also served on the San Francisco Advisory Commission established to guide the rebuilding of the city following the earthquake and fire of 1906; in this capacity he was much involved in the development of the city's Civic Center, and construction of its Municipal Auditorium and War Memorial.
While Howard is primarily associated with his many residences and public buildings in the San Francisco Bay area, among major projects built elsewhere were the Essex Hotel in New York, and the Majestic Theater in Boston. He was a member, and president of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, a member of the New York Architectural League, and a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
