Coxhead, Ernest A., 1863-1933

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Ernest Albert Coxhead (1863-1933) was born in England and received his architectural training at the Royal Academy and Architectural Association in London. In 1890, Coxhead and his brother Almeric began an architecture practice in San Francisco. Ernest Coxhead designed numerous churches and residences in the Bay Area, and was involved in the emergence of the Arts and Crafts style in California. From 1918 to 1919, Coxhead went to LeMans, France, to organize and direct the A.E.F. School of Architecture for members of the United States armed forces stationed in France.

From the description of Ernest Coxhead collection [graphic]. 1919-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 232304169

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Ernest Albert Coxhead was born in Eastbourne, England in 1863. He received his architectural training at the Royal Academy and Architectural Association in London. In 1886, Coxhead moved with his brother Almeric to Los Angeles, where the two began their archtitecture practice. Four years later they moved to San Francisco, where they remained until retirement.

At the beginning of his career, Ernest Coxhead focused on designing churches, primarily in the Gothic Revival style. His church of St. John the Evangelist in the Mission District was destroyed by the 1906 fire, but his Episcopal Church in Petaluma, California, and eleven (out of 17) church buildings remain in California.

After the mid 1890s, Coxhead focused on residential designs. He was involved in the emergence of the Arts and Crafts style in California, and his designs reflect that style. His residences include townhouses in San Francisco and large homes in Palo Alto, Alameda, and Berkeley.

From 1918 to 1919, Coxhead went to LeMans, France, to organize and direct the A.E.F. School of Architecture for members of the United States armed forces stationed in France. He was subsequently appointed Chief of the University Extension Field Work of the Fine Arts Department at the University School of Architecture in Beaune, France.

Coxhead returned to the United States and lived in Berkeley until his death in 1933.

From the guide to the Ernest Coxhead Collection, 1919-1988, (Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, California)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Coxhead, Ernest, 1863-1933. Ernest Coxhead collection of architectural drawings [graphic] California Digital Library
creatorOf Greene & Greene. Alterations of All saints church, Pasadena, Cal. [graphic] : / Greene & Greene, Arch'ts. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Douglas Tilden Papers, 1860-1970 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Ernest Coxhead Collection, 1919-1988 Environmental Design Archives
creatorOf Coxhead, Ernest, 1863-1933. Ernest Coxhead collection [graphic]. California Digital Library
creatorOf Greene, Charles Sumner, 1868-1957. All Saint's church, Pasadena, Cal. [graphic] : / Ernest A. Coxhead, architect. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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correspondedWith Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935 person
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Birth 1863

Death 1933-03-27

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