Ella Castelhun

Ella Castelhun (1868–1961) was an American architect who operated primarily in San Francisco in the early 20th century.

Career

In 1905, Castelhun became the second woman to be registered as an architect in the state of California. In addition to her career as an architect, Castelhun was also an artist, and is believed to have studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco in the 1890s. In 1893, at the age of 25, Castelhun enrolled for the fall semester at the University of California, Berkeley. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1898, and later became certified to teach high school. However, she continued her graduate studies in architecture and was licensed in 1905.[1]

Only three buildings are specifically known to have been designed by Castelhun, three houses built for different women who were likely known to Castelhun.[1] These include Olander House at 265-67 Lexington Street, San Francisco, built for Mathilda Olander; and 48-50 Merritt Street (now 3054-56 Market Street), built for Winifred McKeown.[2] Another house was built at 68 Palm Street, San Francisco, for Margaret Doyle.[3] Likely due to difficulties in finding clients in the aftermath of World War 1, Castelhun gave up her architecture license in 1921.

She is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.[4]

See also

References
  1. Horton, Inge Schaefer (2010). Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 189–192. ISBN 978-0-7864-4656-8.
  2. Horton, Inge S. "Ella Castelhun - A Lesser Known Woman Architect". Guidelines. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Ella Castelhun: A Lesser-Known Woman Architect". Women Architects in Northern California. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. Colbruno, Michael (March 15, 2009). "Ella Castelhun (1868-1961) – Second Woman Architect Licensed in California". Lives of the Dead: Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.


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