Résumé

Principal, William H. Knowles, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1922. He had an office in the Hearst Building in 1922. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1922, p. 1725.)

Partner, Hertzka and Knowles, Architects, San Francisco, CA. In 1945, the firm had an office at 85 Post Street, 4th floor. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1945, p. 1961.)

Hertzka and Knowles assisted the U.S. Army to build a copper mine in Plantsite, (Greenlee County), AZ during W.W. II.

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), San Francisco Chapter, San Francisco, CA. Secretary-Treasurer, Northern California Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1942-1943; Director, Northern California Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1945-1949.

Biographical Notes

According to the web site, AskArt.com: "In his leisure Knowles became a fine watercolorist, violinist, and winemaker." (See Edan M. Hughes, AskArt.com, "Artist Biography & Facts William Howard Knowles," accessed 11/10/2020.)

College

A.B., University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1930.

M.Arch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1932.

College Awards

Elected to Tau Delta Sigma in 1929 and Delta Epsilon, 1930 at the University of California, Berkeley; awarded the Emerson Prize for Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1932;

Relocation

In 1922, Knowles worked in San Francisco, but lived in Oakland. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1922, p. 981.)

The architect resided in Burlingame, CA, by 1945. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1945, p. 975.)

Knowles died at age 89 at this San Mateo, CA, residence on 08/28/1998.

Spouse

He married in 1939 to Barbara Knowles of Hillsborough, CA.

Children

At his death, he had a son, James Knowles of Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and a daughter, Katherine Knowles of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Biographical Notes

Member, the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA.

Member, Burlingame Country Club, Burlingame, CA.

Member, Society of Western Artists, San Bruno, CA.

Member, Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA.

Member, Lakeside Golf Club, San Francisco, CA.

Member, Peninsula Tennis Club, Burlingame, CA.

In 1956, Knowles indicated that he had completed foreign travel in South Ameria, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

• San Mateo, CA (Architect's Death)
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• San Francisco, CA (Architect's Birth)
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