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 over 900 projects across Southern California from Newport Beach to Blythe, Lee Vining to Murrieta.
Wilson was an active civic booster, belonged to several fraternal organizations, was a Fellow and regional Vice President of the American Institute of Architects, and served on the California State Board of Architectural Examiners.
Ten of his firm’s projects are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture:[2]
- Arlington Branch Library and Fire Hall (1927–28 renovation), Riverside, NRHP-listed
- United States Post Office (Redlands, California), 201 Brookside Ave., Riverside, NRHP-listed
- Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Soldier's Memorial Building, 3485 7th St., Riverside, NRHP-listed (completed after the death of principal architect Arthur B. Benton)
- Riverside-Arlington Heights Fruit Exchange, 3391 7th St., Riverside, NRHP-listed
- Arlington Branch Library (Renovations to original building by Seeley Pillar), Riverside, 1928, NRHP-listed
- M. H. Simons Undertaking Chapel, 3610 11th St., Riverside, NRHP-listed
- Corona High School, 815 W. 6th St., Corona, California, NRHP-listed
- Fullerton City Hall (1939-42), 237 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, California, NRHP-listed
- Lake Norconian Club, junction of Fifth and Western Ave., Norco, California, NRHP-listed
- The Mission Inn (1928 - 1931 additions that include International Rotunda wing, 1928 - 1931), 3649 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, California, NRHP-listed
His firm closed in 1956 and he died in 1958. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside's first cemetery.
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edit- ^ "G. (George) Stanley Wilson". Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.