Emil Ernest Gloor (January 29, 1884 – Sept. 29, 1946) immigrated to America in 1904 from Bern, Switzerland, best known for the White & Gloor Masonry company he started in San Francisco.

Marriage and children

Emil E. Gloor was born in Bern, Switzerland. He is the son of Emil and Lisette Gloor of Switzerland. They had two children:

  • Nancy Louise Gloor (1925-2013) born in Berkeley, California.
  • Emil Herbert Gloor (1928-2014) born in Berkeley, California.

Early life

Gloor wanted to find diamonds in South Africa, but his mother said he could not go. In 1898, he ended up going to Liverpool, England at age 14. In England, he saved enough money to immigrate to America in 1904.[1] He got a job as an elevator boy in New York City. On the boat coming to America, he met a man named Milton J. White. 

Professional life


White & Gloor Co.

When Gloor traveled from New York to San Francisco, he meet White again who had become a foreman and brick layer. They became good friends and decided to start the White & Gloor brick & masonry business. They helped build the following buildings: 

  • 80 Oak Ridge Road Home in Berkeley, California (1925)
  • San Francisco Western Furniture Exchange (1937)[2]
  • Sante Fe Passenger Terminal (1938)[3]
  • Psychopathic Hospital, San Francisco (1938)[3]
  • Heinz's Plant in Tracy (1946)
  • the accounting building in Martinez
  • Library at the University or Oregon
  • stone work for the pool at the Hearst Castle
  • tile work on the Toll Plaza for the Bay Bridge
  • Huntington Hotel

Specialities included using Terracotta tiles. 

Death

Emil Gloor died September 29, 1946, in Berkeley, California.[4]

References

  1.  United States of America Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, December 31, 1909
  2.  "San Francisco Is Honored and Proud To Welcome The New Home Oof the Western Furniture Exchange And Merchandise Mart". The San Francisco Examiner. www.newspapers.com. 1937-08-02.
  3.  "Architect and Engineer". archive.org. Architect and Engineer, Inc. 1938. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4.  California Death Index, 1940-1997

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