W. H. Weeks

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William Henry Weeks (died 1936) was an early 20th century architect who designed many public buildings in California, including schools and many of the Carnegie libraries in Northern California. He was well-known for his monumental Greek Revival neoclassical style of architecture, although he used other styles. He was based in Watsonville.

List of buildings designed by Weeks

Los Gatos High School

Schools

• Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, California (1925)
• Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, California (1925)
• Jean Harvey School, Walnut Grove, California (1926) — now a community center [link]
• Herbert Hoover Junior High School, San Jose, California (1931) — now vacant
• Bishop Union High School, Independence, California
• Big Pine School, Independence, California
• Owens Valley School, Independence, California — now demolished
• Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, California (1920s)
• San Luis Obispo High School, San Luis Obispo, California (1916) — now demolished

Libraries

• Bayliss Carnegie Library, Glenn, California (1917)
• Gilroy Carnegie Library, Gilroy, California (1910) — now a museum
• Livermore Carnegie Library, Livermore, California (1911) — now a museum
• Lompoc Carnegie Library, Lompoc, California (1911) — now a museum
• Monterey Carnegie Library, Monterey, California (1911) — now part of a school
• Nevada City Carnegie Library, Nevada City, California (1907) — now a historical research library
• Oakland Melrose Branch Carnegie Library, Oakland, California (1915)
• Orland Carnegie Library, Orland, California (1920) — now a community center
• Oroville Carnegie Library, Oroville, California (1912) — now vacant
• Paso Robles Carnegie Library, Paso Robles, California (1908) — now a museum
• Richmond Carnegie Library, Richmond, California (1910) — now a museum
• Roseville Carnegie Library, Roseville, California (1912) — now a museum
• San Leandro Carnegie Library, San Leandro, California (1909, demolished 1959)
• San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library, San Luis Obispo, California (1905) — now a museum
• Santa Cruz Main Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1904, demolished 1966)
• Santa Cruz East Cliff Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1915) — now a museum
• Santa Cruz Eastside Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1921, demolished 1968)
• Santa Cruz Garfield Park Carnegie Library, Santa Cruz, California (1915)
• South San Francisco Carnegie Library, South San Francisco, California (1916)
• Watsonville Carnegie Library, Watsonville, California (1905, demolished 1975)
• Yolo Carnegie Library, Yolo, California (1917)
• Yreka Carnegie Library, Yreka, California (1915) — now a police department

Other

• Inyo County Courthouse, Independence, California (1922)
• Rebekah Children Services, Gilroy, California (1921)
• Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge, Pacific Grove, California (1905) — now Pacific Grove Art Center
• Foskett and Elworthy Building (commercial), Concord, California (1911)
• Spreckels Sugar Beet Factory, Spreckels, California (1898)

References

• [Carnegie Libraries of California] — Page of libraries designed by Weeks
• [Inyo County Courthouse history]
• [Fremont Union High School District history]
• [Hoover School history]
• [Los Gatos High School history]
• [Rebekah Children's Services history]
• [National Trust article on Santa Rosa High School]
• [Monterey County Herald article on Pacific Grove Art Center]
• [City of Concord Historical Buildings]

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