G. Stanley Wilson

A studio portrait of California architect G. Stanley Wilson, circa 1922.

George Stanley Wilson (1879–1958) was an American architect and builder based in Riverside, California.

Wilson was born in Bournemouth, England in 1879. He came to Riverside, California in 1895 with his family at age 16.[1]

He started his career as a carpenter around 1900 and progressed to become an independent builder by 1903. In 1909, he opened the office of G. Stanley Wilson, Architect. In 1919, he hired Peter J. Weber as his lead designer, a collaboration that lasted thirty-seven years and produced an estimated 1,000 projects across Southern California.

In 1923, Wilson received his license as an architect from the California State Board of Architecture after initial certification by the International Correspondence School. He was an active civic booster in the city of Riverside, belonged to many fraternal organizations, was a regional Vice President of the American Institute of Architects, and served on the California State Board of Architectural Examiners.

Eleven of his firm’s projects are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture:[2]

His firm closed in 1956 and he died in 1958. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside's first cemetery.

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References

  1. ^ "G. (George) Stanley Wilson". Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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