Weeks and Day
| Company type | Architectural firm |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Founder | Charles Peter Weeks, William Peyton Day |
| Defunct | 1953 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
Area served | San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States |
Key people | Charles Peter Weeks, William Peyton Day |
Weeks and Day was an architectural practice established in 1916 by architect Charles Peter Weeks (1870–1928) and engineer William Peyton Day (1886–1966). The company mainly served the San Francisco Bay Area in California, with numerous projects recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
Originating from Copley, Ohio, Weeks studied under Victor Laloux at the École des Beaux-Arts between 1892 and 1895 and briefly collaborated with John Galen Howard. Day worked alongside San Francisco's reinforced concrete expert John B. Leonard.
Established in 1916, Weeks and Day merged Weeks' architectural design talents with Day's engineering expertise. Their work focused heavily on live and cinema theaters, including several notable movie palaces primarily located in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Los Angeles and San Diego. Their projects also encompassed a variety of hotels and commercial structures.
The firm experienced its most active period prior to Weeks' passing in 1928. Following this, Day led the firm until it ceased operations in 1953.[1]
In San Francisco
- Baker and Hamilton Building (1905), designed by Weeks and Sutton
- Don Lee Cadillac Building (1921)
- Huntington Apartments (1922)
- Treasure Island Administration Building (1938), created by Day and Kelham
- Treasure Island Hall of Transportation (1938), by Day and Kelham
- Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts (1938), designed by Day and Kelham
Elsewhere
- Woolworth's Building, part of the Broadway Theater and Commercial District, Los Angeles (1920)[2]
- Loew's State Theatre, within the Broadway Theater and Commercial District, Los Angeles (1921)[2]
- California State Office Building, Library and Courts Building, plus fountain court, included in the Capitol Extension District, Sacramento (1922–1928)[3]
- Hotel Sainte Claire, San Jose (1926)
- Fox Oakland Theatre, Oakland (1928)
In San Francisco
- Headquarters for the San Francisco Chronicle (1924)
- Mark Hopkins Hotel (1925), designated as a California Historical Landmark
- Brocklebank Apartments (1926)
- Schlage Lock "Old Office" and Plant 1 (1926)
- Sir Francis Drake Hotel (1928)
- Cathedral Apartments (1930)
Elsewhere
- Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto (1925)
- Peninsula Theatre, Burlingame (1926)
- California Theatre, San Jose (1927)
- Fox Theater, San Diego (1928)
- I. Magnin Building, Oakland (1931)
External links
- Weeks and Day profile on Cinema Treasures
- William Peyton Day collection at Internet Archive
- Compilation of San Francisco structures by Weeks and Day
- Archive of William Peyton Day documents
- Video featuring 1201 California Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco
- ↑ sjlibrary digital collection
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