Finding Aid for the Ernest Coxhead drawings, circa 1895
0000231
Finding aid prepared by Jillian O'Connor and Chris Marino
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered
through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
Title: Ernest Coxhead drawings
Identifier/Call Number: 0000231
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Container: 552
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
(3 flat file folders)
Date (inclusive): circa 1895
Location note: 6 Flat File Folders/ADC - flat files misc.
creator:
Coxhead, Almeric, 1861-1928
creator:
Coxhead, Ernest A., 1863-1933
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Preferred Citation note
Ernest Coxhead drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Biographical/Historical note
Ernest Albert Coxhead was born in England in 1863. He studied at the Royal Academy of Art and at the Architectural Association
in London, from 1883 to 1886. Between 1878 and 1883, Coxhead worked as an apprentice to George Wallis. During the year of
1883 he worked as a building supervisor for the architect Frederic Chancellor. In 1887, Coxhead and his brother Almeric joined
forces in Los Angeles to form the firm Coxhead and Coxhead. Four years later, in 1890, Coxhead and Coxhead relocated to San
Francisco, where they remained until retirement. Ernest Coxhead died in 1933.
Scope and Content note
The Ernest Coxhead drawings consist of three flat file folders of original drawings of residences and a memorial, all dating
circa 1895. Three additional flat file folders were added in July 2018 for the Pacific Grand Hotel, Home Telephone Building,
and the Globe Grain & Milling warehouse; the items were Found in Collections (FIC).
Related Archival Materials note
Ernest Coxhead Collection, (1983-1), Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design. University of California,
Berkeley. Berkeley, California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Coxhead, Almeric, 1861-1928
Coxhead, Ernest A., 1863-1933
Architectural drawings
FlatFile 1
Unidentified San Francisco residence
1895
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
(1 drawing)
creator:
Coxhead, Almeric, 1861-1928
creator:
Coxhead, Ernest A., 1863-1933
Scope and Content note
Elevation drawing done in pencil, labeled “Residence San Francisco Coxhead and Coxhead, architects 1895”.
FlatFile 2
Unidentified residences
circa 1895
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
(2 drawings)
Scope and Content note
Two drawings of different unidentified residences (one in pencil, one in ink), undated.
FlatFile 3
Unidentified memorial
circa 1895
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
(1 drawing)
Scope and Content note
Hand drawn sketch of unidentified memorial, done in color pencil, undated.
Drawer 552, FlatFile 4
Pacific Grand Hotel Ellis St. & Anna St. (San Francisco, Calif.)
1906
Drawer 552, FlatFile 5
Home Telephone Building (San Francisco, Calif.)
undated
Drawer 552, FlatFile 6
Globe Grain & Milling Co. warehouse Chesnut St. (San Francisco, Calif.)
undated
