Résumé

Meussdorffer worked in San Francisco, CA, for much of his career, although he was active in Marin County, where he lived from about 1907 until World War I.

Draftsman, unknown architect's office, San Francisco, CA, 1894. (See Langley's San Francisco directory for the year 1895, p. 1001.)

Principal, C.A. Meussdorffer, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1897-1928. Meussdorffer had offices in Rooms #97-98 of Saint Ann's Building in San Francisco in 1897, the first year his name appeared in the business classified section of the San Francisco city directory. (See Crocker-Langley Directory Company's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1897, p. 1205.) The architect practiced in the Parrott Block in 1899. (See Crocker-Langley Directory Company's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1899, p. 1864.) In 1928, Muessdorffer had an office in Room #802 of the Humboldt Bank Building. (See Annuary of the American Institute of Architects, 1928, p. 40),

Relocation

Born in San Francisco, CA, Conrad A. Meussdorffer lived with his family at 1015 Post Street in 1880. His father worked as a hatter, and made a decent living, as the family could afford a servant, Mary J. Mann (born c. 1840 in Ireland), in that year, This section of Post Street had a several families of German descent living on it in 1880. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 78; Page: 107D; Enumeration District: 204, accessed 02/08/2022.)

The architect resided at 336 Polk Street in 1892, a few doors down (and across the street) from his parents at 301 Polk. In 1897, he was listed as living back with his parents at 301 Polk. (See Crocker-Langley Directory Company's San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1897, p. 1205.) He dwelled at 1808 McAllister Street by 1898. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 113; FHL Roll Number: 977274, accessed 02/08/2022.)

Meussdorffer died in Sonoma County, CA, at the age of 73. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Place: Sonoma; Date: 27 Mar 1945, accessed 02/08/2022.)

Parents

His mother was Caroline Grass (born 03/18/1845 in Gau-Heppenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany-d. ). Her father was Petrus Grass (born c. 1810 in Germany), her mother, Marie Elisabethe Francoise Blum (born 02/23/1812 in Lauterecken, Bavaria). Petrus and Marie Elisabethe wed on 08/05/1829 in Gau-Heppenheim, although he appears to have either died young or deserted his family before 1850. (See Ancestry,.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 02.08/2022 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 16 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: 553; Page: 285a, accessed 02/08/2022.) The family lived in New York, NY, in that year, before relocating West to CA sometime during the 1850s. By 1860, Caroline's family, which had six children in the household, resided on E Street in Marysville, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Marysville Ward 2, Yuba, California; Roll: M653_72; Page: 888; Family History Library Film: 803072, accessed 02/08/2022.)

Conrad's father, also named Konrad Meussdorffer (born c. 1831 in Germany), worked as a San Francisco hatter in 1892. San Francisco voter records for 1892 indicated that Konrad had been naturalized an American citizen in the District Court of San Francisco on 05/16/1865.

Biographical Notes

As per San Francisco voter records of 1898, Conrad A. Meussdorffer stood 5-feet, 7-inches tall, and had a light Caucasian complexion with gray eyes and brown hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 113; FHL Roll Number: 977274, accessed 02/08/2022.)