Samuel Newsom

Samuel Newsom (1852 – 1908) was a Canadian-born American architect. Together with his brother Joseph Cather Newsom founded the architecture firm Newsom and Newsom (or the Newsom Brothers), practicing in Northern and Southern California. Their most celebrated house is the Carson Mansion in Eureka, California. His father Levens worked at a plant nursery.

Career In 1877, the Newsom brothers, Samuel and Joseph Cather Newsom maintained their architectural office (for Newsom and Newsom) at 321 California Street in San Francisco in 1877, followed by an office at 504 Kearny Street in San Francisco in 1883, and then in Oakland by 1884. By 1886, they had a Los Angeles office, which was run by Joseph. They built around 650 buildings which included single family homes, two family homes, flats, apartments and hotels. The Newsom brothers published pattern books on the different decorative styles.

His two sons joined the firm, Sidney Newsom in 1893, and Noble Newsom in 1906. 1884 – Berkeley City Hall, Berkeley, California, demolished 1904 1887 – San Dimas Hotel, 121 N. San Dimas Avenue, San Dimas, California c.1887 – Bradbury Mansion, 147 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, was located in the Bunker Hill neighborhood and was demolished in 1929. Built at the cost of $80,000 for Lewis L. Bradbury. The house, a 35-room structure with five chimneys and five turrets, stood at the corner of Hill and Court streets. prior to 1888 – Magnin House, 1478–1482 Page Street, San Francisco, California, this is a two family style house and a prior owner was Isaac Magnin and his two daughters lived next door. 1889 – Carson House (or the "Pink Lady"), 202 M Street, Eureka, California 1892 – 3198 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, California c.1892 – Simpson-Vance House, 904 G Street, Eureka, California 1905 – Old City Hall, Gilroy, California

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(originally published in 1884)