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Notes on Lilian J. Rice compiled by S. W. HamillDescription
Typed notes prepared by architect S. W. Hamill describing the life, education, and professional work of architect Lilian J. Rice. The document states that Hamill worked for several months in 1923 as a junior draftsman in Rice’s office and later maintained contact with her while working with the firm Requa and Jackson in San Diego. The notes describe Rice’s participation with Requa and Jackson in the design of the Rancho Santa Fe village center, including the civic center plan, Rancho Santa Fe Inn, school and library, commercial buildings, and service station, and reference additional architectural work such as residences in Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla, and San Diego, the ZLAC Rowing Club clubhouse, restoration work on the Osuna adobe, the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club House, and other regional projects. The second page summarizes biographical information about Rice, including her birth in National City, California in 1888, her education at the University of California, Berkeley School of Architecture, her teaching work in San Diego, and her professional role with the firm Requa and Jackson before establishing and operating the Rancho Santa Fe branch office beginning in 1923.Creator
Hamill, Sam W.
