Eldridge Spencer secured his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal in 1922. Following graduation Mr. Spencer worked for Bernard Maybeck and Grosvenor Atterbury. Spencer has been recognized for his designs of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite (1925-27), and buildings on the Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis campuses. The firm Spencer & Lee’s only known San Diego project is Vacation Village (1963).
Eldridge Spencer was. Born on July 3, 1892 and secured his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal in 1922. Following graduation Mr. Spencer served as designer in Bernard Maybeck’s San Francisco office and Grosvenor Atterbury in New York.
Spencer was recognized for his designs of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite (1925-27), and buildings on the Stanford, Cal and UC Davis campuses.
He was partner in Eldridge T. Spencer, Westley A. Talley, & Alton S. Lee, Associated Architects, organized in 1946. Following this, he was a partner in Spencer, Lee and Busse Architects in Palo Alto (through 1974).
While much of their work was in the San Francisco Bay Area, Spencer & Lee was the architecture firm of record for Vacation Village at Mission Bay. Designed by Zach Stewart, Val Agnoli, Dan Osborn and W.A. Kibby working for Eldridge Spencer, the grand resort village stands today in much of its original splendor.
Vacation Village (1963)
1404 Vacation Road
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