Our very own Joanne Garrison, author of the Burlingame Centennial book, has a retrospective piece in the Daily Journal about local architectural legend George Howard. In it she notes
Most of George’s architectural projects were either Neoclassical or English Tudor in design, reflecting the Gilded Age preference for all things European. The one major exception was the project for which he is best known, the Burlingame train station. In 1893, the newly formed Burlingame Country Club sought its own train station to welcome guests in style from San Francisco. George and his architect partner Joachim Mathisen chose a quintessentially California design for the station—that of a California mission. The train station, completed in 1894, is now designated as a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due primarily to its architectural significance as the earliest permanent example of California Mission Revival architecture.
If you would care to learn more and perhaps add a bit of info (for you old timers), the Historical Society has a place for that too. Here's the aforementioned book which is available at Books, Inc. and makes a great present during the holidays.
Kudos to Joanne and hopes that she contributes more ink to the Journal...the coot who replaced Michael Svanivik a few years ago usually writes an unreadable,and sometimes unreliable history column, in my opinion.
Posted by: pat giorni | November 19, 2012 at 04:23 PM
i just saw photo of a train ststion in New Mexico that looks indentical to the Burlingame Station.
It may have been the "New Mexico Magazine"
The last few months.
Did the peson who bulit Burlingame, buid the same in NM?
They look identical.
Posted by: Holyroller | November 19, 2012 at 08:11 PM
Are any of these structures in NM in mission revival style what you saw? Scroll way down the page-
http://harvey-house.info/new_mexico_2
Some definitely look similar, but I'm fairly certain that Howard did not design any of them. The Burlingame station is highly unusual because it was not funded by the railroad, nor designed by Southern Pacific, but by private (wealthy) citizens who wanted something special for the arrival of Burlingame Country Club members.
Posted by: jennifer | November 20, 2012 at 05:45 PM
I will look through any on line info@NMM. to see if I can find out.
I do remember some connection.I will let you know.
Happy Thanksgiving-or whatever.
Happy
Posted by: Holyroller | November 20, 2012 at 06:17 PM
How many people that viewed this site in the last 24 hours, months, or years are interested in G. Howard?
Awesome story..
Posted by: Holyroller | November 20, 2012 at 09:47 PM
Plenty of our readers are interested in architecture. Now they know they are interested in Mr. Howard. Next up--Norberg? What say you, Joanne?
Posted by: Joe | November 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM