San Luis Obispo County Architecture

James Papp, an architectural historian based in San Luis Obispo, served for five years on the city's historic preservation commission, including three terms as chair. He also works on the California Preservation Foundation's education committee. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles; he also did a postdoc at the Freie Universität Berlin, served in the Peace Corps in Slovakia, and--for many years--gave architecture tours of New York City and, later, San Luis Obispo. The History Center of San Luis Obispo County generously provided most of the photographs included in this book.