John Galen Howard

For other people of the same name, see John Howard (disambiguation).

John Galen Howard in 1886

John Galen Howard (May 8, 1864, Chelmsford, Massachusetts – July 18, 1931, San Francisco, California) was an American architect.

He is best known for his work as the supervising architect of the Master Plan for the University of California, Berkeley campus, and for founding the University of California's architecture program. Among his most famous buildings are the Campanile, California Memorial Stadium, Sather Gate, and the Hearst Greek Theatre, all located at UC Berkeley.

Howard also designed the centerpiece of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, the Electric Tower., several buildings at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in Seattle, and the San Francisco Civic Auditorium.

Howard was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1901.

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Works

• California Hall, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• California Memorial Stadium, Bet. Piedmont Ave., Stadium Rim Way, Cannyon Rd., Bancroft Way and Prospect St., Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Cloyne Court Hotel, 2600 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Doe Memorial Library, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Drawing Building, Hearst Ave., University of California campus, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Durant Hall, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Electric Tower
• Haviland Hall, University of California Campus, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Hearst Greek Theatre, Gayley Road., Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Hearst Memorial Mining Building, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Hilgard Hall, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• LeConte Hall, Hearst and Gayley, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Majestic Theatre, Boston
• North Gate Hall, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Sather Gate and Bridge, U.C.Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Sather Tower, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Senior Hall, University of California, Berkeley campus, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Wellman Hall, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed
• Wheeler Hall, Berkeley, CA, NRHP-listed

References

• Draper, Joan, “The Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Architectural Profession in the United States: The Case of John Galen Howard,” in The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession, Spiro Kostof, ed., Oxford University Press, NY 1977, pages 209-237

• Draper, Joan, “John Galen Howard,” in Toward a Simpler Way of Life: The Arts & Crafts Architects of California, Rober Winter, ed., Norfleet Press of University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles London 1997, pages 31–40

• Partridge, Loren W. John Galen Howard and the Berkeley Campus: Beaux-Arts Architecture in the “Athens of the West”, Berkeley Architectural Heritage, Berkeley CA 1988

External links

• John Galen Howard
• John Galen Howard's "City of Learning"
• Guide to the John Galen Howard Papers at The Bancroft Library