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Male, US, born 1924-06-03
Associated with the firms network
Bull Field Volkmann Stockwell, Architects; Bull Volkmann Stockwell, Architects; Volkmann and Stockwell, Architects; Volkmann, Daniel G., Architect
Résumé
Ensign, U.S. Navy, 1944-1945.
Principal, Daniel G. Volkmann, Architect, 1956-1961.
Partner, Volkmann and Stockwell, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1961-1968.
Partner, Bull Field Volkmann Stockwell, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1968- .
Professional Activities
Member, American Institute of Architects, Northern CA Chapter, 1955- .
When surveyed in 1970, Volkmann indicated that he was a Registered Architect in the State of CA.
Professional Awards
Special Award for Custom Residences, American Institute of Architects (AIA)-Sunset magazine, 1965.
House of the Month Award for Custom Residence, AIA-San Francisco Chronicle, 1967.
Special Citiation for a Residence, AIA-House and Home Magazine, 1967.
Honorable Mention for a Custom Residence, AIA-House and Home, 1969.
Award of Merit for Multifamily Housing, Homes for Better Living Awards Program, American Institute of Architects and House and Home Magazine, 1977.
College
B.A., Yale University, New Haven, CA, 1945.
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1950.
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1951.
Relocation
Daniel G. Volkmann, Jr., was raised in a wealthy German-American household, the son of Danield G. Volkmann, Sr., who, in 1925, was a director of August Schilling and Company, spice merchants of San Francisco, CA. This company was founded in 1881 by August Schilling and George F. Volkmann, who was a vice-president in 1925. The business was sold to McCormick and Company in 1947.
In 1925, Daniel Volkmann, Jr., lived with his parents in a large residence at at 2780 Broadway in the city's upper-class Pacific Heights neighborhood. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1925, p. 1870.)
Parents
His father Daniel Gustave Volkmann, Sr., (born 09/05/1887 in San Francisco, CA-d. 07/27/1966 in San Francisco, CA), worked in the spice business co-founded by his father George F. Volkmann.
Biographical Notes
Volkmann indicated on his World War II draft card of 07/02/1942 that his middle name was "George" not "Gustave."
Member, United Bay Area Crusade Study Group, San Francisco, CA, 1964-1965.
Member, Board of Trustees, San Francisco Museum of Art, 1967- .
President, Cow Hollow Improvement Club, San Francisco, CA, 1969- .
PCAD id: 1989
