Draftsman, Bernard Maybeck, Architect, San Francisco, CA, c. 1913-1914; Draftsman, William Polk and Company, Architects, San Francisco, CA, c. 1913; Draftsman, G. Albert Lansburgh, Architect, San Francisco, CA, c. 1913; Draftsman, Miller and De Colmesnil, Architects, San Francisco, CA, c. 1913; Tinkham noted of his early career: "In San Francisco he had a valuable experience with the Exposition company and he has worked for or with such leading architects as Bernard Maybeck, Willis Polk, G. Albert Lanzburgh [sic] and J. R. Miller. He spent 6 years in San Francisco, and then went to Fresno, where he became office manager for four years for Ernst J. Kump." (See George Tinkham, History of Stanislaus County, California, {los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1921], p. 1382.) Hubbert worked with several architects involved with the design of the San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) of 1915. Office Manager, Ernest Kump, Sr., Architect, Fresno, CA, 1914-1918; Principal, W.H. Hubbert Architect, Modesto, CA, c. 1918-1927; Principal, W.H. Hubbert, Architect, San Francisco, CA, opened c. 06/1927-02/1948.

Hubbert was educated at primary and secondary public schools in San Francisco, CA. He took a course taught through the Beaux Arts Institute of Design (BAID), and became interested in the profession. He furhered his architectural education working in the offices of prominent local architects.

Born in San Francisco, Hubbert lived as a child and young adult in the city. Between approximately 1908-1914, he worked for architects there, assisting some with preparations for the the San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) of 1915. He relocated to Fresno, CA, about 1914 working in the busy office of Ernest Kump, Sr., (1888-1939), one of the Fresno vicinity's principal architects of the 1910s and father of the more famous Ernest Kump, Jr., (1911-1999). He began his own office there in 1918, and worked there for about 9 years, at which time he moved back to San Francisco. He practiced in the Bay Area from about 1927-1948, and died in San Francisco, CA, at the age of 55.

According to George Tinkhams's History of Stanislaus County, California, "Born in San Francisco, the son of Nathaniel Hubbert, a native of Kansas who came out to the coast and established himself in business, and Jeanette Carey, a native of San Francisco, and a member of a family known of their work as pioneer contractors, builders and designers." (See George Tinkham, History of Stanislaus County, California, {los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1921], p. 1382. Thank you to Catherine Westergaard for finding this information.)

Wallace Hubbert married Alice McConnick on 12/18/1920 in Waterford, CA. Alice was the daughter of John and Louisa McConnick.

He and Alice had a duaghter.

SSN: 545-05-5260.