Weihe, Frick & Kruse Collection 1978.-03

Archives Staff

Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation.

University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives

1999

230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820

Berkeley, CA 94720-1820

designarchives@berkeley.edu

URL: https://ced.berkeley.edu/resources/environmental-design-archives

Contributing Institution: University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives

Title: Weihe, Frick, & Kruse Collection

Creator: Weihe, Frick & Kruse

Creator: Weihe, Ernest E., 1893-1968

Creator: Kruse, Lawrence A.

Creator: Frick, Edward L., 1891-1977

Creator: Fox, William B., 1911-1977

Identifier/Call Number: 1978.-03

Physical Description: 17 Linear Feet: 28 document boxes, 1 flat file drawer

Date (bulk): 1912-1976

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Weihe, Frick & Kruse Collection, (1978-3), Environmental Design Archives. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, California.

Biographical / Historical

The firm of Weihe, Frick & Kruse was established in San Francisco in 1941. Ernest Weihe and Edward Frick were already established San Francisco architects, both having worked for John Bakewell and Arthur Brown Jr. in the firm of Bakewell & Brown (1905-1927). After the breakup of that firm Weihe partnered with Bakewell to form Bakewell & Weihe (1927-1941). Large projects completed by Weihe, Frick & Kruse include the completion of Grace Cathedral (begun by Lewis P. Hobart), the San Francisco Hall of Justice, Stanford University's Encina Hall remodel, the Lake Merced Sports Center, the de Young Museum's Kress Collection addition, buildings for Humboldt State College, and several buildings for the UC Berkeley campus. Military projects include facilities at the Monterey Presidio, Castle Air Force Base, Fort Ord, and Hamilton Air Force Base (all in California). The firm also designed a national memorial of the Pacific in Hawaii.

Ernest Weihe (1893-1968) received his architecture degree from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1923. He went to work as an associate for Bakewell & Brown, and after the breakup of that firm in 1927, established Bakewell & Weihe with John Bakewell. The partnership ended in 1941, when Weihe established Weihe, Frick & Kruse with Edward Frick and Lawrence Kruse. Edward Frick was born in 1891 and went to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1913 after winning a scholarship from the Architectural League of the Pacific Coast. When the school closed due to World War I, Frick returned to San Francisco to work for Bakewell & Brown. He enlisted in the military in a detachment of engineers and architects and was sent to France. When the war ended, he finished his studies at the Ecole and received his degree in 1922. Lawrence Kruse was born in 1874 and received his architectural training at the Harvard School of Architecture, graduating in 1921. William Fox (1911-1977) graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in architecture in 1939, and joined Weihe, Frick & Kruse in 1954. When the firm dissolved in 1965, Fox established his own firm and retained several Weihe, Frick & Kruse clients. After 1970, Fox worked for the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, inspecting hospitals and government buildings for their adherence to fire and health safety codes. He also worked on home designs for builder Hal Rafael and engineers Wagner & Martinez.

Content Description

The bulk of the Weihe, Frick & Kruse collection consists of records documenting Weihe, Frick & Kruse projects, but the collection also contains some material that predates the establishment of Weihe, Frick & Kruse, as well as project files and documents that were created after the dissolution of the firm. The collection is organized into two series. Series I contains student work. Series II consists of the majority of Weihe, Frick & Kruse's projects, the project files and drawings of Arthur Brown Jr. and Bakewell & Weihe, the project files for the completion of Grace Cathedral, the largest project in the collection.

When William Fox closed his office in 1970, he wrote letters to former clients of Weihe, Frick & Kruse to inquire whether they would like to have the original design drawings. Some of these letters and corresponding drawings are included in the collection. The collection was donated after the death of William B. Fox in 1978.

Related Materials

Edward L. Frick Collection; (19XX-12), Environmental Design Archives

Bakewell & Brown Collection, (19XX-11), Environmental Design Archives

Arthur Brown, Jr. Papers, BANC MSS 81/142, The Bancroft Library

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Architects -- California.

Architecture -- California.

Architecture--California--San Francisco Bay Area--20th century.

Personal Papers I. 1912

Student Work A.

flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 1

San Francisco Architecture Club: Festival Hall and Open Air Theater

Project Records II. 1912-1976

[1013 Mission] San Francisco? 1975

Creator: Fox, William B., 1911-1977

Box 1, Folder 1

Manuscript

Box 1, Folder 1

Drawings

[Burton, Tom] c. 1975-1976

Box 1, Folder 1

Manuscript

[Sklar] c. 1975

Box 1, Folder 1

Manuscript

Box 1, Folder 1

Drawings

Bakewell, John, Jr. San Francisco CA 1924, 1928

Box 3, Folder 20

Manuscript

Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area CA 1963

Box 3, Folder 21

Manuscript

Baymiller, Frederick C. San Francisco CA 1936

flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 2

Drawings

Best Building [see Wagner & Martinez]

Bitter, Ray Millbrae CA 1974

Box 3, Folder 22

Manuscript

Box 3, Folder 22

Drawings

Bornfield, E.A, alterations and additions Menlo Park CA 1951

Box 3, Folder 23

Drawings

Bransten, Joseph San Francisco CA 1931

Box 3, Folder 24

Manuscript

Box 3, Folder 24, flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 3

Drawings

Brown, A. Lincoln San Francisco CA 1931

Box 3, Folder 25

Manuscript

Box 3, Folder 25, flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 4

Drawings

California Academy of Sciences San Francisco CA 1945-1953

Box 3, Folder 26-27, Box 4, Folder 31-32

Manuscript

Box 3, Folder 26, Box 4, Folder 28-31

Drawings

Box 3, Folder 26

Photographs

California Golf Club San Bruno CA 1946-1948, 1955-1961

Box 4, Folder 33, Box 5, Folder 34-35

Manuscript

Box 4, Folder 33, Box 5, Folder 34

Drawings

Challenge Cream and Butter Association (San Francisco Plant) San Francisco CA 1950

Box 5, Folder 36

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 36

Drawings

Box 5, Folder 36

Photographs

Coit Tower [see also San Francisco Recreation & Park Commission] San Francisco CA 1931

Box 5, Folder 37

Drawings

de Young Museum San Francisco CA 1944, 1953-1954

Box 5, Folder 39-40, Box 5, Folder 42

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 39, Box 5, Folder 41-42

Drawings

Box 5, Folder 41

Photographs

Dorward, David C. Kent Woodland (Marin County) CA 1953

Box 5, Folder 43

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 43

Drawings

Doty, Chris Lowell San Bruno CA c. 1973

Box 5, Folder 44

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 44

Drawings

Box 5, Folder 44

Photographs

Eichoff, Victor Lakeport CA 1953

Box 5, Folder 45

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 45

Drawings

Feathers Building [see Wagner & Martinez]

Fenton Residence Carmel CA circa 1970s

Box 5, Folder 46

Drawings

Box 5, Folder 46

Photographs

Ferry Morse Seed Co., remodeling Mountain View CA 1970

Box 5, Folder 47

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 47

Drawings

Field, Charles D. San Francisco CA 1948

Box 6, Folder 48

Manuscript

Box 6, Folder 48

Drawings

Fox, William B., alternations and additions Atherton CA 1951, 1953, 1969, 1976

Box 6, Folder 49

Manuscript

Box 6, Folder 49

Drawings

Fuller, Frank & Dana, stables Beresford CA 1929

flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 5

Drawings

Golden Gate International Exposition Treasure Island CA 1939-1940

Box 6, Folder 50

Photographs

Golden Gate Kindergarten Assoc. San Francisco CA 1961-1966

Box 6, Folder 51-58, Box 7, Folder 59-63, Box 8, Folder 68-69

Manuscript

Box 6, Folder 51, 55, 58, Box 7, Folder 59, 61, 63-65, Box 8, Folder 66-67, flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 6

Drawings

Box 8, Folder 67

Photographs

Grace Cathedral San Francisco CA 1957-1972

Box 22, Folder 1-11, Box 23, Folder 13-26, Box 24, Folder 27-29, 31-35, Box 25, Folder 36-46, Box 26, Folder 47-54, Box 27, Folder 55-71, 73-78, Box 28, Folder 79-90

Project files

Box 22, Folder 11, Box 23, Folder 14-14, 24, Box 24, Folder 29, 34-35, Box 25, Folder 37-39, 41-42, 44, Box 26, Folder 48, Box 27, Folder 55-56, 59-61, 64, 68, 71-73, 75, 77-78, Box 28, Folder 79-80, 83, 85-87

Drawings

Box 23, Folder 12, 26 , Box 24, Folder 30, Box 25, Folder 45, Box 26, Folder 47-48

Photographs

Hellman, Frederick, Jr. Hopland (Mendocino County CA 1953

Box 8, Folder 70

Manuscript

Box 8, Folder 70

Drawings

Hooker, Osgood Burlingame CA 1956

Box 9, Folder 71

Manuscript

Box 9, Folder 71

Drawings

Box 9, Folder 71

Photographs

Hosford, George Sonoma County CA 1946

Box 9, Folder 72

Drawings

Howard, Charles Hillsborough CA 1949

Box 9, Folder 73

Drawings

Howard, Lindsay Hillsborough CA 1929-30

Box 9, Folder 74

Manuscript

Box 9, Folder 74

Drawings

Hrynczak, Michael Palo Alto CA 1954, 1967-1968, 1974

Box 9, Folder 75

Manuscript

Box 9, Folder 75

Drawings

Box 9, Folder 75

Photographs

Humboldt State College Arcata CA 1950-1954

Box 9, Folder 76-81

Manuscript

Box 9, Folder 77-81

Drawings

Keady, William (originally Liebes Residence) Woodside CA 1953-1968

Box 9, Folder 82

Manuscript

Box 9, Folder 82

Drawings

Kent, Charles Millbrae CA 1965, 1974

Box 9, Folder 83

Manuscript

Box 9, Folder 83

Drawings

Box 9, Folder 83

Photographs

King, Frank B, alterations San Francisco CA 1946-1947

Box 11, Folder 88

Drawings

King, Frank B. San Francisco CA 1917

Box 10, Folder 84-87

Drawings

King, Frank B. bath house Woodside CA 1941

Box 11, Folder 89, flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 7

Drawings

Lake Merced Sports Center San Francisco CA 1952, 1956-1959

Box 11, Folder 90-93

Manuscript

Box 11, Folder 90, 94

Drawings

Box 11, Folder 95

Photographs

Liebes, Sidney Woodside CA 1946

Box 11, Folder 96

Manuscript

Box 11, Folder 96

Drawings

Lincoln High School Additions San Francisco CA 1939-1942, 1945-1950, 1959

Box 11, Folder 97, Box 12, Folder 98-99

Manuscript

Box 11, Folder 97, Box 12, Folder 99

Drawings

Box 12, Folder 98

Photographs

Liversedge Monument (proposed) Volcano CA 1973

Box 12, Folder 100

Manuscript

Los Gatos Civic Center Los Gatos CA 1963

Box 12, Folder 101

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 101

Drawings

Box 12, Folder 101

Photographs

National Memorial of the Pacific [see American Battle Monuments Commission]

Nordby Residence Mountain View CA 1974-1976

Box 12, Folder 102

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 102

Drawings

Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE): Ghiradelli San Francisco CA 1914

flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 8

Drawings

Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE): Horticulture San Francisco CA 1914

Drawings

Phoenix Assurance Co. Bldg San Francisco CA 1928

Box 14, Flat-File 10

Drawings

Piedmont Community Church Piedmont CA 1945-1946

Box 12, Folder 103

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 103

Drawings

Rhodes, Dan San Francisco CA 1953-1955

Box 12, Folder 104

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 104

Drawings

Ross Hall Corp. Palo Alto CA 1976

Box 12, Folder 105

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 105

Drawings

Roumasset, Charles San Carlos CA 1974

Box 12, Folder 106

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 106

Drawings

San Francisco Chronicle Building, remodeling San Francisco CA 1950-1951

Box 12, Folder 109

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 109

Drawings

Photographs

San Francisco City Hall San Francisco CA 1912-1913

Box 12, Folder 110

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 110, flat-file-drawer 8.20, flat-file 12

Drawings

San Francisco City Hall, remodel San Francisco CA 1950, 1956-1958, 1964

Box 13, Folder 111-112

Manuscript

flat-file-drawer 8.20, Folder 12

Drawings

San Francisco Department of Public Works [see San Francisco Fire Department]

San Francisco Fire Department: Engine/Fire Houses 26, 34, 40 San Francisco CA 1954-1956

Box 13, Folder 113

Manuscript

Box 13, Folder 113

Drawings

Box 13, Folder 114

Photographs

San Francisco Hall of Justice San Francisco CA 1953-1961

Box 13, Folder 115-121, Box 14, Folder 122-129, Box 16, Folder 139-141, Box 17, Folder 142-143

Manuscript

Box 13, Folder 115, 121 , Box 14, Folder 122, 128, Box 15, Folder 130-134, Box 16, Folder 135-137, flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 13

Drawings

Box 16, Folder 138

Photographs

San Francisco Public Library: Sunset Community Center San Francisco CA 1947-1951

Box 17, Folder 144

Manuscript

San Francisco Recreation & Park Commission: Coit Tower Repairs San Francisco CA 1950-1951

Box 5, Folder 38

Manuscript

Box 5, Folder 38

Drawings

Sandberg, E.A. San Bruno CA 1973-1973

Box 12, Folder 108

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 108

Drawings

Box 12, Folder 108

Photographs

Schindler, D.M. Oakland CA 1946

Box 17, Folder 145

Drawings

Schofield, Allison: Rental Cottage Muir Beach CA 1953

Box 17, Folder 146

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 146

Drawings

Box 17, Folder 146

Photographs

Sequoias Lawn Bowling Club: Proposed Clubhouse Portola Valley CA 1967

Box 17, Folder 147

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 147

Drawings

St. Paulus Lutheran Congregation: Day School Addition San Francisco CA 1950

Box 12, Folder 107

Manuscript

Box 12, Folder 107

Drawings

Box 12, Folder 107

Photographs

Stanford Univeristy: Encina Hall, Remodel Palo Alto CA 1956-1959, 1965

Box 17, Folder 150-152

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 150-151

Drawings

Stanford University: Business School, Basement Remodel Palo Alto CA 1952

Box 17, Folder 148

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 148

Drawings

Stanford University: Eating Clubs Palo Alto CA 1950-1953

Box 17, Folder 149

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 149

Drawings

Stanford University: Law School Palo Alto CA 1946-1950

Box 17, Folder 153, Box 18, Folder 155

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 153, Box 18, Folder 154-155

Drawings

Box 18, Folder 154

Photographs

Stanford University: Memorial Theater, Orchestra Lift Palo Alto CA 1953

Box 18, Folder 156

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 156

Photographs

Stanford University: Old Key Plan Palo Alto CA 1941

Box 18, Folder 157

Drawings

Stanford University: Proposed Student Housing Project Palo Alto CA 1970

Box 18, Folder 158

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 158

Drawings

Stanford University: Research Center Palo Alto CA 1954

Box 18, Folder 159

Drawings

Stanford University: Roble Hall, Remodel Palo Alto CA 1959-1960

Box 18, Folder 160

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 160

Drawings

Stanford University: War Memorial Palo Alto CA 1949

Box 18, Folder 161

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 161

Drawings

Box 18, Folder 161

Photographs

Stivers, Howard San Francisco CA 1969

Box 18, Folder 162

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 162

Drawings

Sullivan, Walter unknown 1929, 1970

Box 18, Folder 163

Manuscript

flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 14

Drawings

Sunset Community Center [see San Francisco Public Library]

The American Battle Monuments Commission Honolulu HI 1949-1970

Box 1, Folder 2-9, Box 2, Folder 10-12, 14, Box 3, Folder 18

Manuscript

Box 1, Folder 2-4, 8-9, Box 2, Folder 10, 12-15, Box 3, Folder 16-17, flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 1-3

Drawings

Box 1, Folder 4, Box 2, Folder 12, Box 3, Folder 19

Photographs

Thordsen, Jesse Daly City CA 1965

Box 18, Folder 164

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 164

Drawings

Turner, Hugh CA undated

Box 18, Folder 165

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 165

Drawings

U.S. Air Force: Castle Air Force Base Atwater CA 1957

Drawings

U.S. Air Force: Hamilton Air Force Base San Rafael CA 1957

Drawings

U.S. Dept of Labor & Interstate Commerce Commission Washington DC c. 1932

Drawings

U.S. Public Housing Administration: Defense Housing Project: Mountain Home Air Force Base Mountain Home ID 1952

Box 21, Folder 180

Manuscript

University of California: Doe Library Annex Berkeley CA 1947-1954, 1965

Box 19, Folder 168-170

Manuscript

Box 19, Folder 168, 171, Box 20, Folder 172-173

Drawings

Box 19, Folder 168

Photographs

University of California: Dwinnelle Hall Berkeley CA 1948-1950

Box 20, Folder 174-175, Box 21, Folder 178

Manuscript

Box 20, Folder 174-176

Drawings

Box 20, Folder 177

Photographs

University of California: Residence Hall Competition Berkeley CA 1956

Box 21, Folder 179

Manuscript

Box 21, Folder 179

Drawings

Box 21, Folder 179

Photographs

University of California:Cowell Hospital, Metabolic Unit Berkeley CA 1952-1955, 1970

Box 18, Folder 166, Box 19, Folder 167

Manuscript

Vasconcellos, A.R. Watsonville CA 1950-1951

Box 21, Folder 181

Manuscript

Box 21, Folder 181

Drawings

Box 21, Folder 181

Photography

Wagner & Martinez: Best Building Remodel San Leandro CA 1967-1970

Box 21, Folder 183

Manuscript

Box 21, Folder 183

Drawings

Box 21, Folder 183

Photographs

Wagner & Martinez: Feathers Building Addition Oakland CA 1970

Box 22, Folder 184

Manuscript

Box 22, Folder 184

Drawings

Wagner & Martinez: Holeman Grigsby Portola Valley CA c. 1971

Box 22, Folder 185

Manuscript

Wagner & Martinez: Remodeling Offices of 780 Welch Road for 4 Doctors Palo Alto CA 1971

Box 22, Folder 185

Manuscript

Box 22, Folder 185

Drawings

Wagner, George San Francisco CA 1959

Box 21, Folder 182

Drawings

Box 21, Folder 182

Photographs

Wagner, George, alterations San Francisco CA 1928

flat-file-drawer R 34.1, Flat-File 18

Drawings

Walker, Sandy Menlo Park CA 1974

Box 22, Folder 186

Manuscript

Box 22, Folder 186

Drawings

Box 22, Folder 186

Photographs

Weise, J. Harold, alternations and additions San Francisco CA 1954, 1969

Box 22, Folder 187

Manuscript

Box 22, Folder 187

Drawings

Westrum, Carl, addition and alterations Palo Alto CA 1976

Box 22, Folder 188

Manuscript

Box 22, Folder 188

Drawings

Box 22, Folder 188

Photographs