Résumé

General Contractor, Laughlin Construction Company, San Francisco, CA, 1940. (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: 783, accessed 05/31/2023.)

Military service, US Navy, 55th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees), He enlisted on 08/13/1942 and was discharged on 08/10/1945. (See "Heiser, Bruce E.," in American Architects Directory, 1962, George S. Koyl, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1962], p. 587 and Ancestry.com, Source Information: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accessed 05/31/2023.)

Military service, US Army, Engineering District, Bureau of Public Works. (See "Heiser, Bruce E.," in American Architects Directory, 1962, George S. Koyl, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1962], p. 587.)

Partner, Goldstine and Heiser, Architects, San Francisco, CA.

Principal, Bruce E. Heiser, Architect, San Francisco, CA, 1945- . In 1962, Heiser's office was located at 251 Post Street in San Francisco.

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects, Northern California Chapter, 1954- .

Heiser was a Registered Architect in the States of CA and NV in 1962. (See "Heiser, Bruce E.," in American Architects Directory, 1962, George S. Koyl, ed., [New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1962], p. 587.)

College

Coursework, Heald's Engineering College, San Francisco, CA.

Coursework, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), School of Fine Arts, Berkeley, CA.

Coursework, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Relocation

An Australian by birth, Elias BruceHeiser came from Brisbane. He migrated to the Bay Area by age two. He went by "Bruce E. Heiser" during his adult life.

The architect attended three schools in San Francisco, Berkeley and Stanford, CA.

In 1940, Heiser lived at home with his parents at 506 47th Avenue in San Francisco.

He developed a solo practice in San Francisco by 1945.

He, his wife and two daughters lived at 434 28th Avenue in San Francisco according to the 1950 US Census.

Heiser died in San Francisco, CA, on 11/11/1977, and was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Petaluma, CA.

Parents

His father was Maurice Emmanuel Heiser (born 08/23/1888 in London, England-d. 12/17/1968 in San Francisco, CA), his mother Lillian Lobree (born 06/18/1894 in CA-d. 04/28/1982 in San Francisco, CA).

Biographical Notes

His World War II draft registration card of 10/16/1940 listed Heiser as being Caucasian with a ruddy complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He stood 5-feet, 11-and-1/4-inches tall, and weighed about 160 pounds.