Résumé

Principal, Leonard Elton Lincoln, Architect, Palo Alto, CA, c. 1957- ; Lincoln's office was located at 579 University Avenue in 1962, according to the American Architect's Directory of 1962 (p. 421).

Principal, L.E. Lincoln and Associates, Architects, Palo Alto, CA, 1972. In 1972, Leonard Lincoln had his office at 636 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, CA. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1972, p. 39.)

Lincoln joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1957.

Relocation

Architect Leonard Elton Lincoln was born in Palo Alto, CA, on 08/28/1924.

On 06/27/1946, Lincoln resided at 869 Lincoln Avenue in Palo Alto. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1053, accessed 05/07/2025.)

In 1972, Lincoln resided in Los Altos, CA. (See Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1972, p. 253.)

The architect died in 2017.

Parents

His father was Elton Page Lincoln (born 08/20/1892 in Santa Clara County, CA-d. 10/13/1982 in San Mateo County, CA). his mother, Ethel Mae Arnold (born 07/29/1897 in Morton Park, IL-d. 02/01/1986 in Santa Clara County, CA). They wed in 1921.

In 1934, Elton P. Lincoln worked as a "special representative" of the New York Life Insurance Company in Palo Alto, CA. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Palo Alto, California, City Directory, 1934, p.160.)

Biographical Notes

His World War II draft registration card of 06/27/1946 indicated that Lincoln was Caucasian with light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighed 165 pounds. The form indicated that he had scars from mastoid surgery and an appendectomy. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1053, accessed 05/07/2025.)