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Male, US, born 1907-12-19, died 1999-08-23
Associated with the firms network
Jones and Emmons, Architects; Wurster, William W., Architect
Résumé
Draftsman, McKim, Mead, and White, Architects, New York, NY, 1930-1932.
Draftsman, William W. Wurster, San Francisco, CA, 1938-1939.
Designer, Allied Engineers, Incorporated, 1940-1942; U.S. Naval Reserve, Active Duty, 1942-1946.
Principal, Frederick E. Emmons, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1946-1950.
Partner, Jones and Emmons, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1950-1969.
Professional Activities
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Southern California Chapter; Registered Architect in CA in 1955;
Professional Awards
Recipient, Parents Magazine 13th Annual Builders Competition, Merit Award for the Richard A. Henigan House, San Rafael, CA, c. 01/1963. (See "Awards and Appointments," Architecture / West, vol. 69, no. 2, 02/1963, p. 8.)
Recipient, Parents Magazine 13th Annual Builders Competition, Neighborhood Planning Award for the Lucas Valley Community (developed by Eichler Homes, Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA), San Rafael, CA, c. 01/1963. (See "Awards and Appointments," Architecture / West, vol. 69, no. 2, 02/1963, p. 8.)
B.Arch., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1929.
Born in NY State, Emmons moved to CA in the 1930s, and never left, dying in Belvedere, CA, at the age of 91.
His mother's name was Fogarty.
Emmons married in 1940.
When surveyed in 1955, Emmons reported having had one child.
Frederick Emmons was the older brother (by three years) of the San Francisco architect, Donn Emmons (1910-1997), of the firm of Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons. Frederick Emmons was an expert on ocean liners, having written the book, "American Passenger Ships: the Ocean Lines and Liners, 1873-1983," (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985). He retired to the City of Belevedere, CA, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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