Résumé

Draftsman, John P. Gaynor, Architect, San Francisco, CA. Krafft worked for Gaynor while his office worked on the Palace Hotel #1.

Draftsman/Chief Draftsman, Thomas J. Welsh, Architect, San Francisco, CA, c. 1876-1888. (Architectural historian Daniella Thompson, has noted of Krafft: "Krafft was in charge of Welsh’s drafting department for twelve years before opening his own office in 1888." (See Daniella Thompson, The Berkeley Daily Planet.com, "East Bay Then and Now: Shipping Magnate's Mansion Is Rare Survivor on Oxford Street," published 09/08/2006, accessed 11/22/2017.)

Principal, Julius E. Krafft, Architect, San Francisco, CA. -1904. (See

Partner, Julius E. Krafft and Sons, Architects and Engineers, San Francisco, CA, c. 1905-1920. In 1908, he worked with his sons Alfred J. Krafft and Elmer Jerome Krafft. (See Crocker-Langley Directory, San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1908, p. 1030.)

Relocation

Born in Leonberg, Wurttemburg, Germany, Krafft. according to a US Passport Application of 07/23/1894, came to the US from Bremen, Germany aboard the S.S. America, 10/06/1872. He stayed in New York, NY, and Chicago, IL, before settling in San Francisco, CA, on 04/18/1879.

In 1908, Julius and his family resided at 2829 Divisadero Street in San Francisco. (See Crocker-Langley Directory, San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1908, p. 1030.)

Children

His children included Elmer Jerome (1880–1944) and Alfred Julius (1880–1950), who worked in their father's architectural firm during their early adult years. Elmer became an architect, Alfred, a structural engineer.

Biographical Notes

Krafft's name was often misspelled as "Kraft." In the 06/1908 masthead of the Architect and Engineer of California, a "Julius E. Kraft" was listed as a Contributor. (See Architect and Engineer of California, 13:2, 06/1908, p. 78.)

His US Passport Application of 1894 described him as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a square forehead, brown eyes, "roman" nose, dark complexion, dark brown hair, and an oval face.