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Male, US, born 1914-12-28, died 1998-12-15
Associated with the firms network
Dailey, Gardner A., Architect; Esherick, Homsey, Dodge, and Davis (EHDD); Esherick, Joseph and Associates, Architects; Esherick, Joseph, Architect, AIA
Résumé
Draftsman, Walter Steilberg, Engineer, San Francisco, CA, 1938; Esherick worked part-time for Steilberg when he first arrived in San Francisco. Draftsman, Gardner A. Dailey, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1938-1943; Lieutenant, J.G., US Navy, 1943-1946.
Principal, Joseph Esherick, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1946-1965. Esherick rented an office in the building at 442 Post Street, 8th floor, in 1951. (See Polk's San Francisco City Directory, 1951, p. 1568.) in 1955, his office was located at 2065 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA.
Principal, Joseph Esherick and Associates, San Francisco, CA, 1965- .
Partner, Esherick, Homsey, Dodge and Davis (EHDD), Architects, San Francisco, CA.
Teaching
Lecturer in Design, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1952-1955.
Professional Service
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Northern California Chapter; Esherick was a Registered Architect in the State of CA in 1955; in 1970, Esherick was a Registered Architect in the States of CA, ID, MO, and was NCARB-certified.
Esherick delivered the Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture in 1993.
Professional Awards
Recipient, Graham Foundation Fellowship, 1962.
Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).
Associate, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1976.
Recipient, American Institute of Architects, Gold Medal, 1989.
Recipient, Tau Sigma Delta, Gold Medal, 1990.
Archives
Joseph Esherick's papers were deposited at the University of California, College of Environmental Design, Environmental Design Archives, "Joseph Esherick Collection, 1933-1985," Collection #1974-1.
Education
B.Arch., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1937.
Relocation
Born in Pennsylvania, Joseph Esherick attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, graduating in 1937. The next year, he started work for engineer Walter Steilberg in San Francisco, CA.
In 1987, the architect lived at 126 Culebra Terrace in San Francisco.
Esherick died in San Francisco, and his last residence was in the 94109 zip code of that city.
Parents
His father was Joseph Esherick, Sr, the brother of the artist, sculptor and furniture maker Wharton Esherick (1887-1970),
Spouse
Esherick married in 1953.
Children
When surveyed in 1955, Esherick reported having had 3 children.
Notes
SSN: 159-18-5796; SSN issued: PA (Before 1951);
PCAD id: 371
