Résumé

Draftsman, David B. Clark and Birge M. Clark, Palo Alto, CA, 1937-1942.

Draftsman, Blanchard and Maher, San Francisco, CA, 1942-1944.

Partner, Clark and [Walter] Stromquist, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, 1945-1957. In 1956, Clark and Stromquist had its office at 321 Channing Avenue. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1956, p. 59.)

Partner, Clark, Stromquist, [David F.] Potter and [Joseph] Ehrlich, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, 1957-1967.

Partner, Clark, Stromquist and Potter, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, 1968-1969 .

Partner, Clark, Stromquist and Sandstrom, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, c. 1970- .

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Secretary-Treasurer, AIA, Coast Valleys Chapter, 1951.

President, AIA, Coast Valleys Chapter, 1954.

Chairman of various local AIA committees.

Member-at-large, California Council of Architects, 1955.

Registered Architect in the State of CA, 1956.

Professional Awards

Recipient, AIA, Northern California, East Bay, and Coast Valleys Chapters, Honor Award of Merit for the Magna Engineering Company Building, 1953

College

B.Arch., University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1937;

College Awards

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1937.

Relocation

Born in Laramie, WY, Walter Stromquist's family moved to CA between c. 1915-1930. His parents lived at 152 6th Street in Laramie in 1910. Eulalia Stromquist, Walter's mother, was widowed by 1930. She lived in that year with her 3 children in a residence at 609 Oregon Avenue, Palo Alto, CA. The family owned this house, valued at $10,000.

Stromquist attended the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), by the early 1930s.

He spent the rest of his life in the Bay Area. Stromquist's last residence was in the 94304 zip code of Palo Alto.

Parents

His parents were Eben C. Stromquist (born c. 1877 in KS), a university teacher, and Eulalia S. Stromquist (born 12/17/1880 in IL-d. 11/1970 in Palo Alto, CA); Eulalia's parents were both from Sweden. Eben and Eulalia were married c. 1904, perhaps in NJ. Walter had two siblings, a brother, C. Eben (born 12/03/1907 in NJ-d. 09/02/1988 in Castella, CA) and sister, Ruth C. (born c. 1914 in WY).

Spouse

Married in 1938; two children.

he remarried Margaret E. Barrett on 07/19/1963. He was 51, she 42 at the time.

Biographical Notes

Member, Lion's Club, Palo Alto, CA.

SSN: 552-01-7627.