William S. Hebbard
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William Sterling "Will" Hebbard (1863–1930) was an American architect most noted for his work in San Diego County, California
.
Hebbard briefly worked as a draftsman and assistant for the firm, Burnham and Root
in Chicago
, and in 1888 for Curlett, Eisen and Cuthbertson in Los Angeles
. By 1890 he was in private practice in San Diego. In 1891 he became associated with the Reid Brothers firm
, noted designers of Hotel Del Coronado
and took over their San Diego projects when that firm moved to San Francisco. In 1898 he formed a well known partnership with Irving Gill
. The Hebbard & Gill firm arguably produced San Diego's best architecture until its breakup in 1907.
Hebbard produced work in an eclectic variety of styles, including Richarsonian Romantic, Mission Revival, Arts and crafts
, Tudor Revival and Cubist Modern, He is most regarded for his designs for private residences, but did good work on commercial structures. During World War I he entered the Army transport Service and worked until 1922 as a design consultant for military shipbuilding. After his service with the Army, he moved to Los Angeles and practiced architecture sporadically until his death in August, 1930.
California
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Hebbard briefly worked as a draftsman and assistant for the firm, Burnham and Root
Burnham and Root
Burnham and Root was the name of the company that John Wellborn Root and Daniel Hudson Burnham established as one of Chicago's most famous architectural companies of the nineteenth century....
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, and in 1888 for Curlett, Eisen and Cuthbertson in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. By 1890 he was in private practice in San Diego. In 1891 he became associated with the Reid Brothers firm
Reid & Reid
Reid & Reid was the architectural and engineering firm of brothers, James W. Reid , Merritt J. Reid , and Watson Elkinah Reid that began in Evansville, Indiana in 1879.- Notable projects :...
, noted designers of Hotel Del Coronado
Hotel del Coronado
Hotel del Coronado is a beachfront luxury hotel in the city of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. It is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural genre: the wooden Victorian beach resort...
and took over their San Diego projects when that firm moved to San Francisco. In 1898 he formed a well known partnership with Irving Gill
Irving Gill
Irving John Gill , American architect, is considered a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. He designed several buildings considered examples of San Diego's best architecture.-Biography:...
. The Hebbard & Gill firm arguably produced San Diego's best architecture until its breakup in 1907.
Hebbard produced work in an eclectic variety of styles, including Richarsonian Romantic, Mission Revival, Arts and crafts
Arts and crafts
Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's hands and skill. These can be sub-divided into handicrafts or "traditional crafts" and "the rest"...
, Tudor Revival and Cubist Modern, He is most regarded for his designs for private residences, but did good work on commercial structures. During World War I he entered the Army transport Service and worked until 1922 as a design consultant for military shipbuilding. After his service with the Army, he moved to Los Angeles and practiced architecture sporadically until his death in August, 1930.
Notable projects
- 1890 Pavilion at Mission Cliff Garden (demolished)
- 1898 State Normal School (with Irving GillIrving GillIrving John Gill , American architect, is considered a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. He designed several buildings considered examples of San Diego's best architecture.-Biography:...
, demolished) - 1893 City of Ramona Town Hall
- 1894 Jessie Root Grant residence for the son of President U.S. Grant (demolished)
- 1894 Christ Episcopal Church, Coronado
- 1904 George W. Marston HouseGeorge W. Marston HouseThe George W. Marston House, or George Marston House and Gardens, also referred to as the George and Anna Marston House or the Marston House, is a museum and historic landmark located in San Diego and currently maintained by Save Our Heritage Organisation .- The House :The George W. Marston House...
(with Gill, now a museum) - 1912 All Saints Episcopal Church (with Carleton Monroe WinslowCarleton WinslowCarleton Monroe Winslow , also known as Carleton Winslow Sr., was an American architect, and key proponent of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Southern California in the early 20th Century....
) - 1913 The Maryland Hotel (now know the Ivy Hotel)