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a recent estate find... " THE WORK OF HENRY C. SMITH , ARCHITECT "
Henry Clay Smith self published this monograph to advertise for his firm in 1928. This was produced shortly after he completed the residence of Milton Ray residence at 2901 Broadway St. and there a few references to that building in the text and advertisements.That Pacific Heights mansion is very historically significant as Ray purchased the lots from his school friend Herbert Hoover in 1912. He hired Smith but after he had already consulted with Joseph Strauss, the designer of the Golden Gate Bridge.
some buildings included herein :
The Cloister Apartments, San FranciscoJ.W. Casey Residence, BurlingameClay and Laguna Apartments, San FranciscoClarence Musto Residence, 2700 Vallejo St. San FranciscoDon Lee residence, San Francisco"La Hacienda" Apartments, San FranciscoSmith's own residence "Far Hills" in Los GatosJones Street Apartments, San FranciscoThe Hartman Residence, San JoseJames A. Nelson residence, BurlingameJoseph Gwerder residence, Ryde, CaliforniaHayward Union High School, HaywardMayfield Grammar School, MayfieldOrchard School, HaywardHayward Grammar School, HaywardPomona High School, PomonaAmador Valley Joint Union High School, PleasantonSiskiyou Union High School, YrekaAmijo Union High School, FairfieldGrammar School , Rio VistaWoodrow Wilson School, Daly City1450 Greenwich , Joe Pasqualetti Apartments
Compiled by Benj. F. ClarkPrinting ~ The Crandall Press, Inc.Engraving ~ Langer Litho & Engraving, Co. Inc.Photography ~ Evans Photo Company
25 pages with 16 pages of advertising mostly of local Bay Area firms relating to construction and building materials - hardwood floors, ornamental iron work, marble, windows, plumbing, locks, hardware,, brick work, plastering, stair work, .lighting fixtures, Kelvinator refrigerators, etc.
. It is difficult to determine how many of these were printed. definitely a limited edition. there is a space for a number for this copy but it hadn't been written in. Needless to say very scarce and quite rare. I could find no other copies outside of a couple in University libraries. certainly none available for purchase anywhere.a valuable reference - primary source material for the historian or scholar and or a unique
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