Résumé

Principal, Herman C. Baumann, Architect, San Francisco, CA, c. 1918, 1924- . In 1918, Baumann had his office at 251 Kearny Street in San Francisco.

Architect, George Wagner Construction Company, San Francisco, CA, c. 1921-1924.

Designer, Barrett and Hilp, Building Contractors, Mare Island, CA, 1942.

Baumann received his California State Architectural License (#B1083) in 1921.

Archival materials on Baumann are housed at the Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; items in this collection pertain mostly to the period 1924-1937; GLADIS NUMBER: 184672520 TITLE: Herman C. Baumann collection AUTHOR: Baumann, Herman C. PUBLISHER: , 1924-1937. ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS: Link Description: Finding aid: Link: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/cgi-bin/oac/berkeley/ceda/baumann

College

Design work, San Francisco Architectural Club, San Francisco, CA.

Relocation

Baumann was born in Oakland, CA, in 1890.

The architect had a dwelling at 570 Page Street in San Francisco, CA, in about 1918.

In 1942, Baumann resided at 822 Noe Street in San Francisco. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 08/18/2020.)

Spouse

He wed Dorothy Baumann.

Biographical Notes

Friends referred to Baumann as "Mike."

Baumann, during the 1920s, became a prodigious producer of apartment buildings in San Francisco, CA, supposedly turning out 128 in 1927-1928 alone. (See David Parry, "1895 Pacific Ave, About the Architect: H. C. Baumann (1890-1960),"Accessed 06/02/2011.)

On 04/25/1942, Baumann’s World War II draft registration card listed him as being Caucasian with a ruddy complexion, standing 6-feet tall and weighing 225 pounds. He had blue eyes and black hair. This card noted that he had an appendectomy scar. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 08/18/2020.)

• Oakland, CA (Architect's Birth)
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