Frederick E. Emmons Thursday, August 26, 1999 1999 San Francisco Chronicle URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/08/26/MN77533.DTL Frederick E. Emmons, an architect who designed hundreds of homes, businesses and institutional buildings, died Monday at his Belvedere home after a brief illness. He was 91. Mr. Emmons began his career in 1929 and spent most of his working life with the firm of Jones & Emmons in Los Angeles. He designed several popular models of Eichler homes in the Bay Area as well as major buildings on five campuses of the University of California. He also designed buildings for the University of Hawaii and the American Consulate in Singapore. Mr. Emmons was born in Orlean, N.Y., on Dec. 19, 1907. After graduating from Cornell University in 1929, he started his career with a New York firm, then moved to Los Angeles in 1932, working for various companies. In 1950, he joined with A. Quincy Jones to form the firm he would work in the remainder of his career. In 1969, he was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and Quincy & Jones received the AIA's prestigious architectural firm award for distinguished design. He moved to Belvedere in 1973, where he spent 13 years as chairman of the City Planning Commission and was named the city's citizen of the year in 1985. He was a world traveler, visiting more than 125 countries and sailing on 80 passenger ships. He is the author of three books on maritime subjects. He is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Jones of Ross; a grandson, Trevor Jones of San Rafael and granddaughter, Lindsay Caruso of Santa Monica. At Mr. Emmon's request, no service is planned. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 4340 Redwood Highway, San Rafael, 94903. 1999 San Francisco Chronicle Page D2