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Bounded by Holloway and 19th Avenues, Brotherhood Way, and Lakemerced Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94132

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Existing Site Plan for Parkmerced

Parkmerced History By DOCOMOMO US Northern California Chapter

Letter of Support from National Trust for Historic Preservation

Parkmerced Residents’ Organization Letter to SFSU Campus Planning”

“Parkmerced: Symbol of future or the past?” San Francisco Chronicle, May 2008.

“Parkmerced tries 'domination' to gain visibility.” San Francisco Business Times, July 2007.

Parkmerced Blog

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Rainey, Reuben and JC Miller. Modern Public Gardens: Robert Royston and the Suburban Park. San Francisco: William Stout Publishers, 2006.

Designer Bios

Thomas D. Church (1902-1978) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He began practicing landscape architecture during a time of tremendous transition and experimentation in the field. Church's approach to design sought direction from three major sources: the site, the architecture of the structures, and the client's personality or preferences. Along with consulting on several California campuses, Church designed more than 2,000 gardens during his forty year career. Notable projects include Valencia Public Housing (1939-1943) and Park Merced (1941-1950) both in San Francisco and the General Motors Technical Center (1949-1959) outside Detroit.

Robert Royston (1918-2008) read more...

Leonard Schultze, FAIA (1877-1951) established Leonard Schultze and Associates in New York, New York. The architectural firm was well-known for its design of large apartment buildings, high-rise hotels, hospitals, and clubs across the country throughout the 1920’s and 1930s. Along with Parkmerced in San Francisco, the firm designed other large-scale residential developments including Parkfairfax in Virginia and Park La Brea in Los Angeles.

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American Society of Landscape Architects’ Indiana, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Minnesota, Northern California, Texas, Upstate New York, and Washington Chapters • Astorino • Charles Butt • Design Within Reach • Topher Delaney • Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli • Fathom • Tom Fox • Hillman Foundation • Indianapolis Museum of Art • Lorraine Osmundson • Richard T. Murphy • National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast, Southwest, and Western Offices- with funds from the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation of New York, Dodge Jones Foundation Intervention Fund, and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Fund • James Richards • Seibert & Rice • Diana & Bruce Shuman • Ann Stack • SWA Group • TBG Partners • Michal and Jeffrey William Tincup • Unilock Inc. • The Woltz Charitable Trust


San Francisco, California Parkmerced Intro history threat help learn Learn Site Parkmerced Bounded by Holloway and 19th Avenues, Brotherhood Way, and Lakemerced Blvd San Francisco, CA 94132 Online Existing Site Plan for Parkmerced Parkmerced History By DOCOMOMO US Northern California Chapter Letter of Support from National Trust for Historic Preservation Parkmerced Residents’ Organization Letter to SFSU Campus Planning” “Parkmerced: Symbol of future or the past?” San Francisco Chronicle, May 2008. “Parkmerced tries 'domination' to gain visibility.” San Francisco Business Times, July 2007. Parkmerced Blog Print Rainey, Reuben and JC Miller. Modern Public Gardens: Robert Royston and the Suburban Park. San Francisco: William Stout Publishers, 2006. Designer Bios Thomas D. Church (1902-1978) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He began practicing landscape architecture during a time of tremendous transition and experimentation in the field. Church's approach to design sought direction from three major sources: the site, the architecture of the structures, and the client's personality or preferences. Along with consulting on several California campuses, Church designed more than 2,000 gardens during his forty year career. Notable projects include Valencia Public Housing (1939-1943) and Park Merced (1941-1950) both in San Francisco and the General Motors Technical Center (1949-1959) outside Detroit. Robert Royston (1918-2008) read more... Leonard Schultze, FAIA (1877-1951) established Leonard Schultze and Associates in New York, New York. The architectural firm was well-known for its design of large apartment buildings, high-rise hotels, hospitals, and clubs across the country throughout the 1920’s and 1930s. Along with Parkmerced in San Francisco, the firm designed other large-scale residential developments including Parkfairfax in Virginia and Park La Brea in Los Angeles. back \| next	Boston City Hall Plaza Boston, Massachusetts Estates Drive Reservoir Oakland, California Heritage Plaza Heritage Park Fort Worth, Texas Kaiser Roof Garden Kaiser Center Oakland, California Lake Elizabeth Allegheny Commons Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Manhattan Square Park Rochester, New York Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Kent, Washington Miller Garden Columbus, Indiana El Monte Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Pacific Science Center Courtyard Seattle, Washington Parkmerced San Francisco, California Peavey Plaza Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota Home \| Map \| Exhibit \| Artists \| Press
education partners Additional Sponsors American Society of Landscape Architects’ Indiana, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Minnesota, Northern California, Texas, Upstate New York, and Washington Chapters • Astorino • Charles Butt • Design Within Reach • Topher Delaney • Sandy Donnell & Justin Faggioli • Fathom • Tom Fox • Hillman Foundation • Indianapolis Museum of Art • Lorraine Osmundson • Richard T. Murphy • National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast, Southwest, and Western Offices- with funds from the Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation of New York, Dodge Jones Foundation Intervention Fund, and Eastern Massachusetts Preservation Fund • James Richards • Seibert & Rice • Diana & Bruce Shuman • Ann Stack • SWA Group • TBG Partners • Michal and Jeffrey William Tincup • Unilock Inc. • The Woltz Charitable Trust