Résumé

Capitalist, San Francisco, CA, 1898. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 116; FHL Roll Number: 977277, 02/10/2025.)

Principal, Houghton Sawyer, Architect, San Francisco, CA. In 1907, Sawyer maintained an office at 1361 Post Street. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1907, p. 1744.)

In 1908, Sawyerwas listed as an Architectural Editor of the Architect and Engineer of California. (See Architect and Engineer of California, 13:2, 06/1908, p. 78.)

College

Coursework, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, c. 1892- . (See University of California, Blue and Gold Yearbook, 1892, p. 35.)

Relocation

Sawyer was born in CA.

In 1898, he dwelled at 2866 Sacramento Street in San Francisco, CA.) (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 116; FHL Roll Number: 977277, accessed 02/10/2025.)

In 1900, Sawyer, his wife, Ursula, and a Irish-born housemaid, Kitty Moorehead (born 08/1873), lived in an apartment building at 275 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. He closed an office in the Shreve Building, San Francisco, CA, in 1917, at the point of America's entry into W.W. I.

Sawyer died in Alameda County, CA at the age of 90.

Parents

His mother's maiden name was Aldrich.

Spouse

Houghton Sawyer married Ursula G. Sawyer 1900. Ursula was born in 06/1876 in CA; her parents came from CA, as well.

Biographical Notes

At age 27, voter registration records indicated that Sawyer was Caucasian with a dark complexion, brown eyes and light hair. He stood 5-feet, 8-and-¾-inches tall. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 116; FHL Roll Number: 977277, accessed 02/10/2025.)

SSN: 567-22-8296.