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Male, US, born 1874-08-14, died 1967-12-10
Associated with the firms network
Foulkes and Hogue, Architects; Foulkes, Edward T., Architect
Résumé
Draftsman, Clarence Blackall, Architect, Boston, MA, 1899.
Draftsman, Cass Gilbert, Architect, New York, NY, and Saint Paul, MN, 1901-1902; (Foulkes worked in the Gilbert Office while it was engaged on the Minnesota State Capitol #3 [1896-1905].)
Designer, Carrère and Hastings, Architects, New York, NY, 1903.
Principal, Edward T. Foulkes, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1906-1913, c. 1917-1955; Foulkes operated a branch office in Fresno, CA, between 1910-1914.
Partner, Foulkes and Hogue, Architects, San Francisco, CA, and Portland, OR, 1913-1916; Both Foulkes and Hogue attended MIT. The Foulkes-Hogue partnership produced two pavilions for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE): the Oregon State Building (fitting, as Foulkes was an OR native) and the Inside Inn, a temporary, 610-room hotel built inside the confines of the PPIE.
Principal, Edward T. Foulkes, Architect, Oakland, CA, 1918. On 09/12/1918, Foulkes maintained his office in his home at 2610 East 14th Street in Oakland, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 10/06/2023.) Foulkes had an office at 357 12th Street, Room #1, between 1925 and 1928. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1925, p. 1714 and Oakland, California, City Directory, 1928, p. 645.)
Partner, Foulkes and Dennis, Architects, Oakland, CA, c. 1955-1956.
High School/College
Graduate, Portland High School, Portland, OR, c. 1892.
B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1893-1894.
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1897-1898.
Foulkes attended classes at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1903-1904.
College Awards
Foulkes was awarded the prestigious Rotch Traveling Scholarship for study abroad, 1903-1904, and traveled throughout the world on award funds, visiting the UK (England and Wales), Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, India, China, and Japan.
Relocation
Foulkes was born in Monmouth, OR, the first of his family to have been born in the US. The Foulkes family emigrated from Wales in 1873, according to the 1900 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland Ward 7, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: 1350; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0066, accessed 10/06/2023.) A 05/31/1922 US passport application for his father Robert Foulkes stated that the family left the port of Liverpool, England on 04/16/1873 for the US. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2014; Volume #: Roll 2014 - Certificates: 186600-186975, 07 Jun 1922-07 Jun 1922, accessed 10/06/2023.)
The 1880 US Census located Edward Foulkes living with his parents Robert and Laura and his four siblings residing in a house in Monmouth, OR, a city about 62 miles southwest of Portland in west-central OR. His father worked as a printer, his mother raised their five children. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Monmouth, Polk, Oregon; Roll: 1083; Page: 488A; Enumeration District: 106, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Monmouth's earliest Euro-American settlers were from Monmouth, IL, of whom more than twelve families belonged to the Disciples of Christ faith. The Foulkes Family, however, were Baptists. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index Source Information: Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors, accessed 10/06/2023.)
A Oregon Historical Society biographical index card on Robert Foulkes noted that he moved his family to Portland, OR, in the 1880s. In Portland, the Foulkeses and Phegleys built four (4) houses at SW Front & Whitaker Sts." In 1900, Robert Foulkes resided at 821 Front Street in Portland, while his son, David, lived nearby at 216 Whitaker Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland Ward 7, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: 1350; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0066, accessed 10/06/2023.) Robert Foulkes's 05/31/1922 US passport application indicated that his family lived in Monmouth between 1873 and 1884. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2014; Volume #: Roll 2014 - Certificates: 186600-186975, 07 Jun 1922-07 Jun 1922, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Between 1908 and 1910, at least, Edward lived with his mother-in-law Priscilla Thomas (born c. 1841 in England) in her house at 1290 East 14th Street in Oakland. Others in the household included Edward's wife Charlotte Thomas Foulkes and her sister Cornelia Thomas (born c. 1882 in CA). They had a Japanese-American cook, K. Kajama (born c. 1886 in Japan) who also lived in the household. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Oakland Ward 7, Alameda, California; Roll: T624_71; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374084, accessed 10/06/2023.)
On 09/12/1918, Foulkes lived at 2610 East 14th Street in Oakland, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 10/06/2023.) They remained at this address in 1928 and in 1930. In 1930, the household included Foulkes his wife Charlotte and their two daughters Gwendolyn and Phyllis. As per the 1930 US Census, the house had an estimated value of $25,000, much higher than neighboring dwellings worth between $6,000 and $10,000. (See Oakland, California, City Directory, 1928, p. 645.)
He remained at 2610 East 4th Street when the 1940 US Census was taken. He lived here with his widowed sister-in-law Lily F. Oliver (born c. 1870 in CA) and his daughter, Phyllis. The house was estimated to have a value of $6,500 at this time, down from its $25,000 estimate in 1930. Foulkes may have sold some land on which this house stood by 1940. The Depression could have dropped values considerably or both things occurred. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00434; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 61-174, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Foulkes lived in a residence at 1002 Ashmont Avenue in Oakland's Crocker Highlands neighborhood. He lived here with his second wife, Alice R. Ward and her son by a previous marriage George M. Ward (born c. 1919 in CA). In 1950, George sold kitchen fixtures in a lumber company store. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 2978; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 67-322, accessed 10/06/2023.)
In 1962, he lived at 1768 Leimert Boulevard in Oakland.
The architect died in Oakland, CA, at the age of 93. His remains were likely cremated.
Parents
His mother was Laura Thomas (born 09/1848 in Llanllechid, Caernarvonshire, Wales-d. 1926 in OR), his father, Robert Foulkes (born 01/08/1844 in Denbigh, Wales-d. 12/31/1923 in Portland, OR). Laura and Robert married on 05/22/1869 in the Cathedral Church at Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Archives Wales; Wales; Caernarvonshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials Source Information Ancestry.com. Caernarvonshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1994 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020, accessed 10/06/2023.)
A biographical index card from the Oregon Historical Society called Robert "leader of Welsh colony here [in Monmouth]." After his move to Portland, Robert worked for The Oregonian newspaper. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index Source Information: Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors, accessed 10/06/2023.) Robert's father David Foulkes (born c. 1817 in Denbigh, Wales) worked as an agricultural laborer in Denbigh, Wales, as noted in the 1851 Census of Wales. Denbigh was a town in Northern Wales about 50 miles southwest of Liverpool, England. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Class: HO107; Piece: 2507; Folio: 375; Page: 18; GSU roll: 104277 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1851 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Edward's siblings included David Foulkes (1871-1945), Mary Foulkes Phegley (born c. 10/28/1872 in Wales-d. 10/1972 in Portland, OR), Charlotte Foulkes Williams (born 02/26/1876 in Monmouth, OR-d. 04/25/1958 in Portland, OR), Glenn Foulkes (born c. 10/30/1877 in Monmouth, OR-d. 11/18/1961 in Yamhill, OR) and Lucy Foulkes Thomas (born 07/1882 in OR- d. 1973).
Edward's eldest brother David worked as a foreman at a newspaper (likely The Oregonian) in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Portland Ward 7, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: 1350; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0066, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Mary Foulkes married Grant Phegley (1870-1940) in 1895 in Portland, OR. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Genealogical Forum of Oregon; Portland, OR, USA; Multnomah, Co., Oregon Marriage Index, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Charlotte was a founding member of the Portland Cambrian Society (later renamed the "Welsh Society of Portland" in 2007). At age 64, Glenn Foulkes worked as a farmer near Newberg, OR, in 1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 40, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Spouse
Foulkes married twice during his life. He first wed Charlotte R. Thomas (born c. 1884 in CA-d. 09/04/1937 in CA) on 08/08/1906 in Alameda County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 10/06/2023.)
His second wife was Alice Ruth Fisher Ward (born c. -d. 07/24/1963 in Oakland, CA), whom he wed on 02/23/1947. She had previously married Stanley Palmer Ward (1891-1955) on 11/24/1915 in Alameda County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 10/06/2023.)
Children
He and Charlotte had two daughters: Gwendolyn Foulkes (born c. 1911 in CA) and Phyllis Foulkes Anderson (born 05/01/1921 in Oakland, CA-d. 07/15/2009 in Tiburon, CA) Her obituary on Find a Grave.com, indicated "Phyllis was the proud descendent of Priscilla and John Thomas, a gold mining entrepreneur who owned and managed several large claims in La Porte, Plumas County, California." In later life, Phyllis retained forested family property in La Porte. (See Find a Grave.com, "Phyllis Foulkes Anderson," accessed 10/06/2023.)
Biographical Notes
According to voter records from 1908, Foulkes was a registered Republican. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1908, accessed 10/06/2023.)
His World War I draft registration card indicated that Foulkes was Caucasian with brown eyes and gray hair. He had medium height and build. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 10/06/2023.)
SSN: 548-18-4557.
PCAD id: 1175
