PROJECTS
We have chosen several high-profile projects prepared by Chris VerPlanck over the last decade or so. The write-ups for each project indicate the year that each project was completed, the client, and if any other people were involved in the completion of the project. The projects represent a cross-section of some of Mr. VerPlanck's best-known and most compelling work, including historic resource inventories, historic context statements, CEQA studies, National Register nominations, and local landmark nominations. Most of the projects are located in San Francisco, although several are located within the greater Bay Area and beyond.
What links this body of work together is the intellect, care, and enthusiasm that went into each and every one of them. These projects are not just Mr. VerPlanck's livelihood — they are what make him get up every morning and continue to engage him with local and regional history, as well as the hundreds of different property types that characterize California's built environment in the early 21st century. We invite you to peruse the projects pages and to learn about any projects that are interesting to you. If for any reason you still have questions about any of them, please feel free to call or email Chris VerPlanck.
San Francisco American Indian Multiple Property Document
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: American Indian Cultural District (AICD)
George Washington High School National Register Nomination
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: George Washington High School Alumni Association
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Historic Resource Study
Location: San Francisco, Marin County, and San Mateo County, California
Client: OAH and the National Park Service
Bing Crosby Residence Historic Resource Evaluation
Location: Hillsborough, California
Client: KC Family Investments
Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society City Landmark Nomination
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Law Office of Stephen Williams
City of Sausalito On-call Preservation Services
Location: Sausalito, California
Client: City of Sausalito
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District On-call Preservation Services
Location: Hayward, California
Client: Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse Historic Resources Technical Report
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Abide International and the U.S. GSA
Stanford University Preservation Services
Location: Stanford, California
Client: Stanford University
Duboce Triangle Survey and Historic Context Statement
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association
San Francisco New Deal Historic Context Statement
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: San Francisco Heritage
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Historic Resource Evaluations
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
San Francisco Street Railway Tracks Historic Context Statement
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: ICF and San Francisco Public Works
Latino Citywide Historic Context Statement
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: City and County of San Francisco
Hibernia Bank Federal Tax Credits
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Landmark Construction
Offerman and Dielmann House National Register Nominations
Location: Redwood City, California
Client: Mrs. Judith Collas
African American Citywide Historic Context Statement
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Hall of Justice Replacement Project Historic Resource Evaluation
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: SWCA and the San Francisco Department of Public Works
Del Monte Warehouse Design Consultation
Location: Alameda, California
Client: BAR Architects and Tim Lewis Communities
Pacific Rolling Mill Co. Plant Historic Resource Evaluation
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Potrero Partners
R. Stanley Dollar Sr. Residence National Register Evaluation
Location: Walnut Creek, California
Client: SOS Stanley Dollar Clubhouse
Moccasin Survey and Historic Resource Evaluation
Location: Tuolumne County, California
Client: ESA and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
55 Laguna Street Section 106
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: ESA and the Mayor's Office of Housing
Prado/Plaza de Panama Historic Resources Technical Report
Location: San Diego, California
Client: Recon Environmental
Bayview-Hunters Point Historic Context
Statement and Survey
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Recon Environmental
Dogpatch Historic District
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Dogpatch Neighborhood Association
Former San José City Hall Historic
Resource Evaluation
Location: San Jose, California
Client: County of Santa Clara Planning Office
Hibernia Bank Historic Structure Report and Federal Tax Credit Tax Application
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Dolmen Group
California Student Center/Lower Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Historic Structure Report
Location: University of California, Berkeley, California
Client: University of California – Berkeley
Beatty Ranch and Bear Creek Stables Complex Historic Resource Evaluations
Location: near Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California
Client: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
10848 and 10860 San Pablo Avenue Historic Resource Evaluation
Location: El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California
Client: Eden Housing and the El Cerrito Redevelopment Agency
Transit Center Survey
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: City and County of San Francisco
Kolb Ranch Relocation and Rehabilitation
Location: Dublin, California
Client: City of Dublin, California
Marinship Survey and Historic Context Statement
Location: Sausalito, California
Client: City of Sausalito, California
Shipwright's Cottage
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: India Basin Neighborhood Association
Los Angeles Civic Center Survey
Location: Los Angeles, California
Client: Los Angeles Conservancy
Sacred Heart National Register Nomination
Location: San Francisco, California
Client: Save Our Sacred Heart
