Male, US, born 1926-12-24, died 2006-06-25

Associated with the firms network

Clark and Stromquist, Architects; Clark, Stromquist and Potter, Architects; Clark, Stromquist, Potter, and Ehrlich, Architects; Stone and Mulloy, Architects


Professional History

Résumé

Draftsman, Stone and Mulloy, Architects, San Francisco, CA.

Draftsman, Clark and Stromquist, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, c. 1952- 1956. (SeeR.L. Polk and Company's Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1956, p. 461.)

Partner, Clark, Stromquist and Potter, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, 1957. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1957, p. 498.)

Partner, Clark, Stromquist, Potter and Ehrlich, Palo Alto, CA, 1958-1967. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1958, p. 567.)

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

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1957.

Vice-President, AIA, Coast Valleys Chapter, 1961.

President, AIA, Coast Valleys Chapter, 1962-1963. (See San Jose, California, City Directory, 1963, p. 729.)

Education

College

B.Arch., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1948.

College

Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1948.

Elected to Tau Beta Pi, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1948.

Personal

Relocation

David Farington Potter was born in East Rochester, NY, on 12/24/1926.

He and his wife Henrietta dwelled in a residence at 795 Greer Road in Palo Alto, CA, between 1953 and 1957, at least. (SeeR.L. Polk and Company's Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1953, p. 265 and R.L. Polk and Company's Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1957, p. 498.)

Between 1958 and 1968, Potter resided at 966 Blair Court in Palo Alto, CA. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1958, p. 567 and Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1968, p. 422.)

The architect had moved to Boulder, CO, by at least 1987, and passed away there on 06/25/2006.

Spouse

He wed Henrietta W. Potter on 03/05/1949 in San Francisco, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, accessed 07/14/2025.)

Biographical Notes

SSN: 115-20-0360.



Associated Locations

  • East Rochester, NY (Architect's Birth)
    East Rochester, NY

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PCAD id: 1883