Résumé

Principal, Irving F. Morrow, Architect San Francisco, CA, 1916- ; in 1917, Morrow maintained an office in Room #1501 in the Chronicle Building, San Francisco. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: Alameda; Roll: 1531211; Draft Board: 4 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, , accessed 12/22/2016.)

Partner, Morrow and Morrow, Architects, San Francisco and Oakland, CA, c. 1931-1937. In 04/1942, Morrow had an office in Room #1605 of the De Young Building in San Francisco. For his emergency contact in 1942, Morrow listed architect Abe Appleton, of 2539 Larkin Street in San Francisco. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 12/21/2016.)

Professional Activities

In 1934, Irving F. Morrow served as the District Officer of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in San Francisco, CA. His office was in Room #1605 of the DeYoung Building.

Member, American Institute of Architects, Northern California Chapter, c. 1939. (See "Northern California Chapter," Architect and Engineer, vol. 138, no. 3, p. 69.)

College

B.Arch., University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1906. At the University of California, Berkeley, Morrow was President of Il Circulo Italiano, an Italian language and culture club. (See UC Berkeley Yearbook, "Il Circulo Italiano," 1906, n.p.)

Dipl., École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1908-1911.

Relocation

Born in Oakland, CA, Morrow resided his whole life in the Bay Area. He resided with his parents and maternal aunt, at 710 34th Street in Oakland, CA, according to both the US Censuses of 1900 and 1910. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Oakland Ward 2, Alameda, California; Roll: T624_70; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374083, accessed 12/22/2016.) Morrow listed his aunt, Ella Kirkman (born 06/1858 in MD-d/ 09/06/1923 in Alameda, CA), as his next-of-kin on his 1917 World War I draft registration card. In 1900, the household also included a servant, Margaret Armstrong (born c. 04/1873 in CA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakland Ward 2, Alameda, California; Roll: 82; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0346; FHL microfilm: 1240082, accessed 12/22/2016.)

Irving Morrow lived at 301 Lenox Avenue in Oakland, CA, in 1917. The 1920 US Census indicated that Morrow lived with Ella Kirkman and a 23-year-old "companion," Luella Skidmore (1897-1982) at 301 Lenox Avenue.

On 04/26/1942, the Morrows lived at 6175 Hillegas Avenue, Oakland, CA.

He was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA.

Parents

His father was James Alexander Morrow (born 12/1852 in RI), his mother, Susie Kirkman Morrow (born 08/21/1861 in DE). They married c. 1884, and had only one child, Irving. James Morrow was the president of a metal works in Oakland.

Spouse

He married Gertrude E. Comfort (1888-1983) c. 1920.

Children

He and Gertrude had a daughter, Eleanor C. Morrow Mead, (born 07/03/1921 in CA). She lived in Tucson, AZ in 1959.

Biographical Notes

Morrow's 1942 World War II Draft Registration card indicated that Morrow stood 6-feet tall, weighed 160 pounds, and had a light complexion. He had gray hair at age 57 and brown eyes. The card also indicated that he had a mole and a scar on his upper lip. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 12/21/2016.)

SSN: 559263918

• Oakland, CA (Architect's Birth)
  Oakland, CA

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• San Francisco, CA (Architect's Death)
  San Francisco, CA

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