Theatre Architects

Born: 1888 (California)

Died: 1931 (San Francisco, CA)

Creston H. Jensen was born in California in 1888. He was an alumnus of UC Berkeley, and earned his architectural certificate from the state of California in 1919. Jensen was Reid Brothers’ chief draftsman for several years, prior to striking off on his own in 1921.

During the next twelve years, Jensen concentrated his architectural practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specialized in ecclesiastical work, and prepared many plans for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco. The Archbishop adopted these plans for structures that were erected in Salinas, Alameda, Mountain View, and San Jose.

In addition to his church designs, Jensen also worked on various community and commercial projects in Northern California. The most notable of these works include the Elks Club Gymnasium of Santa Cruz (1927), the Masonic Association’s Corinthian Hall in South San Francisco (1927), and the Daly City Theatre (1928). At the time of his death in 1931, Jensen’s office was located at 605 Market Street.

The University of California at Berkeley’s  Environmental Design Archives  houses a collection of Jensen’s papers.

Information sourced from the Online Archive of California .

Theatres on this website in which this architect was involved:

Daly City Theatre, Daly City, California, USA