Résumé

Apprentice, Architect's office in northeast England, c. 1835. His obituary stated in 1899: "When a boy he entered an architect's office and served his apprenticeship." (See "The Reaper claims a Pioneer Architect," San Francisco Call, vol. 85, no. 175, 05/24/1899, p. 10.)

Principal, William Patton, Architect, San Francisco, CA, fl. 1869-1883. Patton occupied an office at 622 Clay Street in 1869 and 405 California Street in 1877. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1869, p. 676, and San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1877, p. 465.) In 1883, Patton maintained his practice at 411 1/2 California Street in San Francisco. (See the San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1883, p. 1106.)

Relocation

Born in the northeast England town of Sunderland, Patton emigrated from there on first news of the Gold Rush at Sutter's Mill in 1849. The San Francisco Call reported in its obituary on Patton: "When news of the gold discoveries in California reached the old country, he was among the first to start for the new El Dorado. He came around the Horn in the same vessel with Thomas Blythe, and the two were fast friends up to the time of the latter's death." (See "The Reaper claims a Pioneer Architect," San Francisco Call, vol. 85, no. 175, 05/24/1899, p. 10.) Thomas H. Blythe was a little-known, San Francisco, real estate millionaire who died intestate with a fortune valued at $6 million in 1883. The Scotsman's death became a source of popular fascination for San Franciscans, as potential heirs began to emerge from all corners of the earth during the 1880s. (See "Thomas H. Blythe," Los Angeles Herald, vol. 32, no. 73, 06/23/1889 p. 3.)

He lived at 1086 Union Street in San Francisco, CA, in 1869. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1869, p. 492.)

He passed away from throat cancer at his residence, 2253 Central Avenue in Alameda, CA, at the age of 78.

Spouse

He married his wife in San Francisco, CA.

• Sunderland, UK (Architect's Birth)
  Sunderland, UK

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