Santa Barbara County Biographies

H. J. BURDICK

Submitted by Peggy Hooper

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H. J. BURDICK, a leading architect of Lompoc, was born in Oswego, New York, in 
1842. His father was a contractor and builder, and moved to Racine, "Wisconsin, in 
1855, where he carried on his trade. Subject learned his trade from his father, with 
whom he worked for twenty-eight years. He was married at Racine, in 1863, to Miss 
Fanny Hodeck, a native of Bohemia. They lived at Racine until January, 1882, when 
they came to Santa Barbara, and he continued at his trade. He built the Pavilion at 
the race track, and many of the prominent residences of the city, and in all, some 
200 houses, great and s-mall. In June, 1889, he came to Lompoc and bought a lot 
100 X 140 on H street, where he is now building; and he has more contract work than 
he can well attend to, being architect and building the houses for Sadden and William 
Cantley, the Town Hall and Roberts' Block; also architect for the Athletic Club and 
Engine House, which will soon be erected, and has put up many smaller buildings. Mr. 
and Mrs. Burdick have four children �three sons and one daughter. 

History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California  - by 
C.M. Gidney, Benjamin Brooks, Edwin M. Sheridan, Vol I, II.  -Lewis Publ. Co., 
Chicago, 1917.