William Decker Holdredge (1903-1989) was a San Luis Obispo architect.
Holdredge was born in New York in 1903, and as a young boy moved with his family to Los Angeles.5 He was a graduate of USC and worked as an architect in California and Hawaii.6 After released from the army at Camp San Luis in 1946, he opened a practice as an architect in San Luis Obispo. Holdredge contracted with the county to restrict all county work to his firm.
In 1956 he moved to Texas, where he purchased the firm of Paul G. Silber & Co. of San Antonio, where he practiced architecture until his retirement.7
In 1956 Holdredge formed a partnership with John R. Ross, Holdredge and Ross, AIA.4 Although Holdredge moved to Texas, he retained interest in the firm.9
Holdredge passed away in Bremerton, Washington in 1989.7
Holdredge Projects in San Luis Obispo County
- San Luis Obispo City Hall, 990 Palm Street, 19513
- Veterans Memorial Building (supervising architect, from the plans of Harland B. Douglas), 195010
- County Health Center on Johnson Ave.9
- General Hospital annex
- Paso Robles City Hall9
- Nuss Memorial Swimming pool9
- County office building for the superintendent of schools9
- County Library
- County building at Bishop and Sierra Way, c. 19561
- Medical Building, 1237-1241 Garden Street, 19562
- Paso Robles Civic Center Building (needs more research)
- 883 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo8
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Citations
2. Ibid.
3. Architectural Evaluation for 1144 Chorro Street, SWCA, April 2020.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
10. Parsons, Pamela J., "History of the Veterans Memorial Building," La Vista, 2019, pp 63-73.
