Résumé

Principal, John P. Gaynor, Architect, New York, NY. Gaynor had an architectural office located at 182 Broadway in New York, NY, c.1862.

Principal, John P. Gaynor, Architect, San Francisco, CA, fl 1863-1883. Gaynor had relocated to San Francisco, CA, by 1863. (Thank you to art historian Ellen Halteman who provided me useful information on Gaynor. She noted that "Gaynor was in San Francisco by 1863: SF Bulletin, December 21, 1863: Classified ad offering architectural plans and specifications for all kinds of buildings." See email from Ellen Halteman to the author, 11/18/2021.) Gaynor's San Francisco office was located at 426 Montgomery in 1869 and 315 California Street in 1877. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1869, p. 676, and San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1877, p. 465.) In 1883, Gaynor had an office at 309 California Street in San Francisco. (See the San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1883, p. 1106.)

Relocation

In 1870, John Plant Gaynor lived in San Francisco, CA, with his wife Ellen. The US Census of that year indicated that Gaynor owned $15,000 worth of real estate and had additional assets of $1,000. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 9, San Francisco, California; Roll: M593_83; Page: 108B, accessed 08/26/2024.)

Gaynor passed away in San Francisco on 06/09/1888. (Again, thank you to Ms. Halteman for this information. See email from Ellen Halteman to the author, 11/18/2021.)

Spouse

He wed Ellen Gaynor, who was ten years younger than he.

Gaynor was best known for his neo-Venetian design of the advanced, cast-iron Eder V. Haughwout Company Store, New York, NY, 1857; the metal fabricator, Daniel Badger, also became known throughout the U.S. for his cast-iron building components, in part because of the Haughwout commission.