Background
Harold D. Mitchell was born in 1854 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
Harold D. Mitchell was born in 1854 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
Mr. Mitchell migrated to this country about 1870, subsequently settled in San Francisco. Beginning as a draftsman with the firm of Wright & Saunders, he started practice for himself in 1878 and in the following years planned a number of public and business structures in the Bay city, including St. Luke’s Church and several buildings for the Central Gas Light Company. He was also architect of the County Court House at Merced, Calif.