1929 - Manning House - Palo Alto

"California Style Home...two-story early California style home to be built at University Avenue, Palo Alto for Mr. Manning. The approximate cost will be $50,000. A feature of the home will be a pipe organ." ( Architect and Engineer , October 1929, p. 111)

1929 - Dean S. Arnold House - Hillsborough

1937 - The Coral Casino, Santa Barbara

"Late 30s West Coast Moderne with a formal sense of the Regency, especially in its entrance and in its octagonal lighthouselike tower." (Gebhard and Winter 565)

Diamond-shaped building complex with pool and steam-heated sand beach at center, surrounded by dining room, meeting and changing rooms. Interesting tower and complex relationship between interior and exterior. ( Architectural Forum , December 1940 v 73, p. 497-500, Architect and Engineer , October 1938 v. 135, p 46)

1937 - Liebes House - Hillsboroughugh

Entry at landing, with bedrooms above and public areas below. Built of brick and board, ( House and Garden v. 72, September 1937, p. 13-60)

1937 - Lowe House - Woodside

First Prize for West in House Beautiful , January 1938. "The plan of the house, an inverted T, admirably separates service portion, living rooms and bedrooms. The distinction is deliberate and is emphasized by differing color schemes." ( House Beautiful v. 80, January 1938, p.14-23)

1937 - Lowe Guest/Pool House - Woodside

Pool and guest house with curved main room wall. Interesting wall construction to eliminate seams in wall. Open plan, using fireplace as dividing element. ( House Beautiful , v. 79 march 1937, p. 41-48, Architectural Forum , v.68, April 1937, p. 324-325)

1938 - House - 1750 Scott Street

"A Bay Region adaptation of the European International style, with less rigorous geometry and a pleasant courtyard plan. Dailey was fond of framing windows with half-round moldings." (Woodbridge)

1938 - House - 65 Montclair Terrace

"An example of Gardner Dailey's personal adaptation of the European International style." (Woodbridge 4:70)

"A fine example of late 30s Streamlined Moderne. The access to Montclair Terrace is from the famous twisting block of Lombard Street, whose lavish planting is maintained by the adjoining residents." (Gebhard 54)

1939 - The Brazil Pavillion, Treasure Island

"Italy, Brazil...on the west side of the Pacific Promenade, house themselves in buildings essentially in the modern idiom such as recent expositions in Europe have so effectively cultivated. Rather than symbolizing power of state or cultural traditions by resurrecting historic edifices burdened with bombastic ornament, these buildings achieve a new kind of beauty, simple, refreshing, effective in the honest use of contemporary materials...These buildings possess the undeniable decorative effectiveness that results from structural elements developed as decorative forms...The pavilions of Argentina and Brazil emphasize in their decorative ideas the natural beauty and agricultural resources of those countries.... (Eugen Neuhaus, The Art of Treasure Island , University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1939.

1939 - Good Housekeeping Model Home Menlo Park (Woodside Hills)

Built for the Fair. "A direct translation of the needs of modern country indoor-and-outdoor life" Sliding panel windows connect interior with exterior. C-shaped plan with one leg branched off at dog-leg angle. Divided into public, bedroom and servant wings. Also includes a garden room, connected by a wind-protected passage and a swimming pool, behind the windshield ( Architect and Engineer v.138 47-50, September 1939).

1939 - House - 44 Normandie Terrace

"A vertical box with a lid, a hallmark of early Bay Region Modernism. However, the pronounced picture frame moldings around the large windows look back to more traditional detail. The cylindrical stair tower is a nice foil for the main, rectangular mass. The entrance composition was added by Escherick, who originally worked on the house in Dailey's office. A comparison with the later WBE house at 10 Normandie Terrace shows both the strong influence of the work of Europeans like Walter Gropius on early Bay Region modernism, and the overtones of rural suburbia that characterized the mainstream post-World War II stage of modernism." (Woodbridge 1982) Patron was Rudy Sampson?

1939 - L.D. Owens House - 39 Atwood Avenue, Sausalito

"An inappropriate color scheme presently somewhat masks this classic example of early Bay Region Modernism." (Woodbridge 16:218)

"This crisply detailed house seems younger than it is, especially in the use of a metal flue and exposed mill frame, elements that have since become widely used in residential architecture." (Gebhard 199)

Rhomboid-shaped building to fit on odd-shaped lot. ( California Arts and Architecture , v.58, p. 22-25, March 1941)

Entire glass front gives living room a view of San Francisco across the Bay. Frame of Douglas fir posts on which are hung customary floor joists and roof rafters with glass between the posts. The sides of the plan follow the slanting lot lines thus increasing the house for a given depth. ( Architect and Engineer , v.145, p.16-53, June 1941)

Note discrepancies in dates in A&E vs. Woodbridge/Gebhard

1939 - House - 95 Parnassus Way, Berkeley

"A good example of Dailey's design in the late phase of the Streamlined Moderne." (Gebhard 244)

1940 - Hudson House - Monterey, CA

First Prize in House Competition. House has three bedroom wings, one for children and nurses, one for the master bedroom and a third for guests, with the central living room/dining room connecting them. Wide eaves keep glare out of the large windows. Terrace off of living room. ( House Beautiful v.83 18-29, February, 1941)

1941 - City House - San Francisco

House with major forecourt (motor court). Entry is one story above parking. Curved main interior expressed on exterior of rear-view side of home. ( Pencil Points v. 22, December 1941, p. 771-776)

1941 - Heil House (studio residence) - 2674 Broadway

"Designed when Joseph Escherick worked in Dailey's office, this house shows Escherick's hand in its clear geometry and simplicity of detail. When built it was a milestone of Modernism." (Woodbridge)

"Built for then director of the de Young Museum, this International style box has one of the most spectacular Bay Area views possible." (Gebhard 42)

Redwood siding, includes a greenhouse between the garage and house. No fireplace because the conservatory to take central place in plan. ( Architectural Forum v.82 134-137, March, 1945)

Built to give maximum space to garden, on rear of lot-best views. ( House and Garden , v.88, p. 52-55, August, 1946)

1941 - Hiatt House - Modesto, CA

Oiled redwood siding, L-shaped plan with heavily overhanging eaves to provide shade. ( California Arts and Architecture , v.58 June 1941 p. 28-29)

1941?--House - Woodside

Simple house. Plan is an open L-shape with bedrooms in one end and public areas in the other. "This striking design borrows some of the best features of the Victorian style to produce a sort of Hudson River Bracketed minus the brackets." ( The Architectural Forum ?? April 1941)

1941 - Price House - Woodside

Set into a hill, natural materials allow building to become one of the oversized elements of the landscape. Heavy eaves shadow windows. ( California Arts and Architecture v. 58 September 1941, 30-31)

1942 - Chairman of the Citizen's Master Plan Committee - San Francisco Chronicle , Tuesday, June 16, 1942 p 24, 1.

1942 - House - 351 Filbert Street

"Below Pioneer Park, where Coit Tower stands, Filbert becomes a flight of steps. No. 351 is a building that exemplifies early Bay Area Modernism in its cubistic form." (Woodbridge, 3:50)

"The classic San Francisco dwelling of wood with bay-windows and slab sides restated in modern terms with the addition of balconies." (Gebhard 56)

1942 - Gardener Dailey House - 275 Telegraph Hill Boulevard

"Designed for himself by one of the Bay Area's most prominent architects of the Modern period, whose work influenced the evolution of a regional expression. This smooth but tasteful box all but vanishes into the streetscape and blends in with its neighbors, which also reflect the beginnings of Modernism. The apartment house at 301 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, 1928, offers an instructive comparison. The architecture wisely does not compete with the splendid view across the street." (Woodbridge)

Angled windows capture view and spaces have been designed to be as useful as possible. Building has three floors, two studio apartments on each floor with a courtyard in the center. ( Architectural Forum v.88 p.80 March 1947)

Interiors redesigned in 1986 by Andree Putnam.-gave design date as 1939? ( House and Garden , v.158, April 1986, p. 182-189)

1942 - Barracks for Shipment

Dailey designed a innovative building system with a roof piece that was hinged at the factory, allowing for quick erection in the field. ( Architectural Forum v.76, p. 91-95)

1942? - House Marin County

Y-shaped house on a hill overlooking a canyon. Low one-story house with natural materials and deep eaves. Central living room at center of plan with a kitchen/garage/servants wing off to one side and a bedroom/playroom wing to the other side. House set on grade, so it steps up with the land. Asian influence seen in open breezeways, living room ceiling, detailing of eaves. ( New Pencil Points v.24 p64-75 May 1943)

1943 - Rubber Development Corporation of Brazil chief Architect (Architect and Engineer v.164, March 1946, p.9)

1943 - Berliner House Address Unknown (urban setting)

Natural redwood home with public spaces on the first floor--including a physician's office, and four bedrooms on the second floor. House does a good job making the most of a small lot. (on cover Western Building 22:8 August, 1943)

1943? - West Coast Maritime School

Highly economical, cheap materials and good craftsmanship combine to create pleasant spaces for the dormitories and classrooms of the Merchant Marines. ( Architectural Forum v. 9 p. 55-59 September 1943)

1944 - President of the San Francisco Planning Commission (Architect and Engineer v.164, March 1946, p.9)

1945 - House near Geyserville, CA

High on a hill, with a view of mountains. Japanese influence, with high hipped roofs and sheltered skirting porches. House set on posts, holding building above the ground, rather than leveling it. L-shaped plan with service and bedrooms wings. Main entry into living room, on end of service wing of home. ( Architectural Forum v.83, p.98-100 December 1945)

1947 - Brown House - San Francisco

Dailey remodeled an existing Victorian into a modern two-flat. Added a penthouse on the roof, connecting it with the original by a new spiral stair in a side addition. Penthouse incorporates both a deck with chamfered roof and a living room. He removed the bay windows on the lower floors, modernizing fenestration. (Architectural Forum v.87 80-81, August, 1947)

1947 - David House Ross - California

Set into the hill, inventive roof construction, using airplane wing technology. Roof and building meander with site. Garage set below house, passage between garage and home protected by glass on prevailing wind side. ( Architectural Forum v.86 March 1947, 78-79) This home pictured in exhibition catalog for Domestic Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Region Show.

1947? - "Me or Thee" House - San Francisco Bay Region

Set on a sloping site, functional divisions integrated into slope. Entry is at large motor court, then up a set of steps to rock garden and central patio. ( House Beautiful v.89, September 1947, p. 79-113)

1947 - Royal Hawaiian - Hawaii

Renovation of hotel consisting primarily of cantilevered porches to create new lounges and sun decks. ( Architectural Forum v.87 82-87, October 1947)

1948 - Bradley Residence - San Francisco

Three-story home set in a hill that creates two circulation systems, one for formal, adult areas and a second for children and servants. Main formal spaces grouped around a central courtyard for adult functions, while a second, rear patio provides exterior play areas. Includes curved stair. ( Architectural Record v.100 88-91, September, 1948)

1949 - Domestic Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Region Show at S. F. Museum of Art

To paraphrase Dailey's essay on what contemporary domestic architecture in the San Francisco Bay Region is - This is the first showing of the "Post-War House." Which is not a "House of the Future" - a plastic, push-button house, since houses change as people change, a slow, gradual incorporation of new materials and technology. This show is about the emergence of the "Large-Small House" defined with the following elements - one large room, an elimination of waste space, one or no maids bedrooms, no basement, a simple garage, the emergence of the "dual-purpose room," no pantry, an increased amount of storage space, and built-in furniture. Visually, the Post-War house reacts against too much horizontality , rejoicing in the vertical line. These homes return to pitched roofs. They have inventive construction and use the cantilever. These houses have an increased use of rigid bents (dog-legs), are predominantly made of wood, less stucco than used before. These houses also have a west-coast character, balancing individuality and restraint. There is an increased interest in landscaping and getting the house and it's site to work together, including the use of exterior patios. ( Domestic Architecture of the San Francisco Bay Region , catalog published for exhibition of same name at the San Francisco Museum of Art, September 16- October 30, 1949) Exhibition catalog included the Davis House, Ross California.

1950 - Red Cross Building [demolished] - 1550 Sutter Street

"Americanized International style enlivened by board-form concrete texture and some Bay Region touches such as small-paned windows. There is a pleasant court and an elegant stairway in the lobby." (Woodbridge 7:112)

"Chaste International style enlivened by one of the early examples of designed form board texture and some Bay Region touches like small-paned glass." (Gebhard 78)

Built at low-cost, building is functional and will also withstand fire and earthquake to a greater degree than other buildings. Building surrounds a courtyard in center. Exposed concrete walls and open office plan. Auditorium and roof garden on top floor. Exciting interior stair with tube-steel handrails. ( Architectural Forum v.90 82-87 February, 1949)

1951 - House 1 Raycliff Terrace

"Raycliff Terrace is a rare collection of Bay Region Modernism that reveals its evolution over two decades. The other houses provide the traditional context against which Modernism took its stand." (Woodbridge 6:98-99)

1955 - Ground Floor Remodeling, Tiki Bob's - 593-599 Post Street

"The remodeled ground level includes a restaurant and bar, a rare Polynesian period piece called Tiki Bob's by Gardner Dailey." (Page & Assoc. 158)

1956 - US Embassy Staff Apartments - Manila

Proposed three-story building surrounding central courtyard. ( Architectural Record v. 117 189, May, 1955)

1957 - Physics Lecture Hall - Stanford University

1959 - Academic Office Unit I Univ. of California, Davis

1958 - Hertz Hall Univ. of California, Berkeley

1960 - Ford Home

Article praises house for "finally understanding Japanese architecture" The home largely borrows Japanese materials, forms, style. In plan, similar to other Dailey plans, with meandering plans doing most of the circulation space work, allowing maximum exposure to exterior. ( House Beautiful v.102, September 1960, p. 120-125)

1963 - Academic Office Unit II Univ. of California, Davis

Classroom Unit I. Long Range Campus Development Plan

1965 - M.H. DeYoung Memorial Museum

Conclusion - 2690 Broadway

A consideration in evaluating the house at 2690 Broadway is that the building has been compromised over time, resulting in a loss of clarity in Dailey's original design. The house at 2690 Broadway, while an unusual example of the work of Gardiner Dailey, does little to complete our understanding of his work as a whole. The issues raised above speak to the house at 2690 Broadway as an anomaly: it neither exemplifies the characteristics seen in his earlier work, nor does it mark a shift in his design intentions which were more fully developed later in his career. For a better understanding of Dailey's work, we can look to far better examples of his residential designs located at a close proximity to 2690 Broadway. The Dailey design on Raycliff Terrace offers a glimpse into his work in the context of other examples of Bay Region Modernism, while the Heil House on Broadway more clearly represents the design intentions which brought Dailey great acclaim.

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