Finding Aid for the Francis W. Wilson drawings, 1916-1926 0000303

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
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: Francis W. Wilson drawings
Identifier/Call Number: 0000303
Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 6.0 Linear feet (2 flat file folders)
Date (inclusive): 1916-1926
creator: Wilson, Francis W. , 1870-1947

Access

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred Citation note

Francis W. Wilson drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Biographical/Historical note

Francis W. Wilson was born in 1870 in Massachusetts. At the age of 17, Wilson moved to the west coast where he settled in Placerville, California. In the early 1890s, he moved to San Francisco where he worked as a draftsman for the firm of Pissis and Moore. Wilson attended the American Institute of Architects located in the San Francisco Bay and went on to establish his own firm in Santa Barbara in 1895. Throughout the course of his career, Wilson was commissioned to design many homes for wealthy individuals in Santa Barbara, design buildings for the Santa Fe Railway, as well as many civic buildings in Santa Barbara such as the Santa Barbara Club and the Santa Barbara Post Office. Francis Wilson died in 1947.

Scope and Content note

The Francis W. Wilson drawings span 6 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1923. The collection is composed of two flat file folders, each containing drawings relating to two different projects. Projects that are documented are the Southern Pacific Company Railroad Passenger Station alteration (Santa Barbara, Calif.), as well as the Santa Barbara Free Public Library (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Wilson, Francis W. , 1870-1947
Architectural drawings
Reprographic copies

FlatFile 1

Southern Pacific Company Railroad Passenger Station alteration (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 1918

Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
creator: Wilson, Francis W. , 1870-1947

Scope and Content note

One architectural drawing in the form of a reprographic copy. Drawing depicts elevations and details of the alteration.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Reprographic copies
FlatFile 2

Santa Barbara Free Public Library (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 1916-1926

Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
creator: Hornsbostel, Henry
creator: Wilson, Francis W. , 1870-1947

Scope and Content note

19 original drawings and one blueprint. Drawings include: sections, foundation plans, floor plans (first and second floors), roof plan, elevations, details, and heating and lighting plans. Original drawings dated 1916. Blueprint is dated 1926 and depicts the restoration plan for the columns at the south end of the reading room. Francis Wilson worked on this project with fellow architect Henry Hornsbostel.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Architectural drawings
Blueprints