Lewis Parsons Hobart

Education

Hobart received bachelor"s and master"s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and studied at the American Academy in Rome and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Career

Hobart played a role in the rebuilding efforts of the San Francisco Bay Area following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, designing several buildings. Hobart became the first President of the San Francisco Arts Commission in 1932 and was also appointed to the Board of Architects for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. Works include:

Newhall Estate, 1761 Manor Doctor Hillsborough, California (Hobart, Lewis Parsons), NRHP-listed

One or more works in Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District, roughly 1017-1067 Green Saint San Francisco, California (Hobart,LP), NRHP-listed

United States. Post Office (Portland, Oregon), 511 Northwest Broadway Portland, Oregon (Hobart,Lewis P), NRHP-listed

War Memorial Natatorium, Kalakaua Avenue.

Honolulu, Hawaii (Hobart,Lewis P), NRHP-listed.

Connections

Father:

Gorge Lewis Hobart

Mother:

Virginia (Easton) Hobart

Spouse:

Mabel Deming.

child:

Lewis Deming Hobart

child:

John Easton Hobart