Brainerd Jones

Brainerd Jones

Brainerd Jones (1865-1949) was an American architect who designed and built most of the architecturally significant buildings in Petaluma, California.

Jones is best known for designing three Carnegie libraries in Sonoma County, two of which are still remain standing and listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1988000924.asp. Healdsburg] & [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1988000925.asp. Petaluma] ). Jones also has seven other buildings which he contributed to and nine of which are on the National Register.

The overall importance and character of the Petaluma downtown can be partially attributed to Brainerd Jones' contribution. In Santa Rosa, Jones also designed many significant buildings including the Exchange Bank (now destroyed), the Saturday Afternoon Club, the [http://petalumawomansclub.com/. Petaluma Women's Club] building, the [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1983001245.asp. Lumsden House] , and the [http://www.comstockhouse.org Oates-Comstock House] .

The D Street area has a wealth of important old houses, many of which are attributed to Brainerd Jones, including the Byce House, used for the filming of Peggy Sue Got Married; the Reynaud House as well as four other brick homes. Jones is known for his use of native stone in his buildings.

Other examples include: the 1917 Petaluma and [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1996000109.asp. Santa Rosa Electric Railway Depot] (now the West County Museum) in Sebastopol, the 1922 addition to the [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1986000386.asp. C.C. Silk Mill] in Petaluma, the 1911 remodel of the McNear Building in Petaluma and part of the [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1978000801.asp. McClay Building] , the 1920 Petaluma Post Office (now a retail store), the [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1982002276.asp. Simon Pinschower House] in Cloverdale, and the 1922 Petaluma Golf and Country Club Clubhouse.

Bibliography

* [http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/news_article.html?id=331. Rhinehart, Katherine J., Petaluma: a History in Architecture, Arcadia Publishing]

*Munro-Fraser, J. P. Alley, Bowen and Company, History of Sonoma County: Including its geology, topography, mountains, valleys and streams. Salem, Mass. : Higginson Book Co.

* [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/02/18/HOG3SH84AM1.DTL. Weinstein Dave, San Francisco Chronicle The man who built Petaluma: Brainerd Jones designed much of what is now the city's historic section, The Chronicle, Saturday, February 18, 2006] .

External links

* [http://www.sonic.net/~tdn/jones.html Brainerd Jones ] at www.sonic.net
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1978000801.asp National Register #78000801:Old Petaluma Opera House in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1988000924.asp National Register #88000924: Healdsburg Carnegie Library in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1988000925.asp National Register #88000925: Free Public Library of Petaluma in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1986000386.asp National Register #86000386: Petaluma Silk Mill in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1983001245.asp National Register #83001245: W. H. Lumsden House in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1982002276.asp National Register #82002276: Simon Pinschower House in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://www.noehill.com/sonoma/nat1996000109.asp National Register #96000109: Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway in Sonoma County ] at www.noehill.com
* [http://carnegie-libraries.org/california/regions/northcoast/petaluma.html Carnegie Libraries of California ] at carnegie-libraries.org
*http://www.krcb.org/television/on_demand/petaluma.htm
* [http://www.petalumamuseum.com/research/researchmain.htm. Petaluma Historical Society Website]
* [http://www.mcnears.com/history.shtml. McNear's Saloon] with info about Lyman Byce.


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