Donovan, John J., Architect (Practice)

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John Joseph Donovan Sr., Howard Reed Schulze, Leonard Frank Starks

Firm Notes

Donavan located his practice in Oakland, CA. Working for the Pittsburgh, PA, architects, Palmer and Hornbostel, Donavan was sent to supervise the firm's City Hall in Oakland. He chose to settle there rather than return to Pittsburgh. Early in his career, Donovan developed expertise designing school buildings.

PCAD id: 2557

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Buildings and other works

NameDateCityState
Bowie Estate Company, Loft Building, San Francisco, CA1918-1919San FranciscoCA
City of Oakland, City Hall #5, Oakland, CA1912-1914OaklandCA
Donovan, John J. and May Coogan, House, Crocker Highland, Oakland, CA1918OaklandCA
Eureka City Schools, Eureka High School, Eureka, CAEurekaCA
Key System, Oakland Substation, Oakland, CA1937OaklandCA
Oakland Board of Education, Clawson School #2, Clawson, Oakland, CA1915OaklandCA
Oakland Board of Education, Oakland Technical High School, Temescal, Oakland, CA1912-1913OaklandCA
Oakland Municipal Auditorium, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Claremont Middle School, Rockridge, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Cleveland Elementary School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Dewey, Admiral George, Elementary School #2, Fruitvale, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Durant School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Emerson School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Fremont High School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Jefferson School #1, Jefferson, Oakland, CA OaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Lakewood School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, McChesney Elementary School, Glenview, Oakland, CA1913OaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Santa Fe School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Oakland Unified School District, Washington School, Oakland, CAOaklandCA
Pacific Nash Motor Company, Showroom/Garage, Oakland, CA1928-1929OaklandCA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Saint Anne's Parish School, Lodi, CA1922-1922LodiCA
Sacramento City Unified School District, Oak Park School, Sacramento, CA1913-1914SacramentoCA
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island Substation, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CASan FranciscoCA
State of California, Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge #11933-1936
State of California, Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Firehouse, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA1936San FranciscoCA
State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Electric Railway Terminal Building, South of Market, San Francisco, CA 1937-1939San FranciscoCA
Sterling Street Substation, San Francisco, CASan FranciscoCA

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