Résumé

Partner, Minton and Smith Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1934- ; Wilton Smith designed a number of facilities for the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, CA.

Principal, Wilton Smith, Architect, San Francisco, CA. In 1955, Smith maintained his office at 2143 Lombard Street in San Francisco, and at 2145 19th Avenue in 1962.

Professional Activities

Member, San Francisco Architectural Club, San Francisco, CA.

Member, San Francisco Architectural Club, Entertainment Committee, San Francisco, CA, 1923. (See “San Francisco Architectural Club Notes,” Architect and Engineer, 08/1923. p. 112.)

Smith joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1945.

Relocation

Born in WI, Smith resided for much of his life in San Francisco. According to the US Census of 1930, Smith and his wife, Gertrude, lived in a rented apartment at 1501 Broderick Street in San Francisco; these lodgings cost $50.00 a month. (See Ancestry.com, Source CitationYear: 1930; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 200; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0145; Image: 101.0; FHL microfilm: 2339935. Accessed 09/30/2015.) He died in San Francisco at the age of 63.

Parents

His father was named Delano Smith and he had been born in NY. His mother was May A. Stone, and was born in IA. (See Source Information Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 09/30/2015.)

Spouse

He married Gertrude Ellen Wren on 04/27/1927 in Alameda, CA, when they were both 24. She was born in CA, as was her father. William S. Wren. Her mother, Anna McDonald, came from English-speaking Canada.

Biographical Notes

SSN: 545-20-2702