PCAD - Albert F. Roller

Exterior view of the Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco, 2015; photo by Jon Jacky

Exterior view of the Nob Hill Masonic Center, San Francisco, 2015; photo by Jon Jacky

Exterior view of the San Francisco Call Building, San Francisco, CA, 1905; from Wikimedia Commons

Exterior view of the gutted Call Building shortly after the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906; from the Detroit Publishing Company and Shorpy.com

Postcard view of the Call Building on fire, San Francisco, 04/19/1906; from the author's collection, postcard published by M. Rieder, Los Angeles, CA, photo by W.J. Street

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Male, US, born 04/20/1891, died 07/12/1981

Associated with the firm network

Roller, Albert F., Architect

Professional History

Principal, Albert F. Roller, Architect, San Francisco, CA;

Personal

Roller was born in CA and died in San Francisco, CA, at the age of 90;

Roller's mother's maiden name was Vonstraffer;

Roller's practice operated in both northern and southern California.

PCAD id: 1785

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Breuner's Furniture Company, Retail Store and Office Building, Oakland, CA	1932	Oakland	CA
California Automobile Association (CAA) Building, San Francisco, CA	1974
Gas Company Building, Watsonville, CA	1932	Watsonville	CA
Marchant Calculators, Incorporated, Manufacturing Facility, Oakland, CA		Oakland	CA
Masonic Building, Nob Hill Center, Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA	1958	San Francisco	CA
National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Studios, San Francisco, CA	1940-1942	San Francisco	CA
Pacific States Savings and Loan Office, Fresno, CA	1930	Fresno	CA
San Francisco Call Building #2, South of Market, San Francisco, CA	1898	San Francisco	CA
United States Government, Federal Office Building #2, San Francisco, CA	1959	San Francisco	CA

Publications

"National Broadcasting Company Studio, San Francisco, 5/1942", Architect & Engineer, 18-28, 5/1942. "New streamlined building in San Francisco for National Broadcasting Company", Architect & Engineer, 24-26, 10/1941. "Plans for the Gas company building at Watsonville", Architect and Engineer, 11, 02/1932. "Roller prepares plans for Breuner's Furniture Company, Oakland", Architect and Engineer, 16-17, 01/1932. "San Francisco's 'Radio City'", Architectural Record, 92: 5, 37-40, 11/1942. "Air Conditioning performs essential service at new N.B.C. Studios", Architectural Record, 92: 5, 71, 12/1942. "New NBC studio building pride of San Francisco", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 14, 6/19/1942. "Plans for a new building at Fresno; A.F. Roller architect", West Coast Builder, 16, col 2, 5/1930.