Timothy L. Pflueger

Timothy Ludwig Pflueger
Pflueger in 1936, sketched by Peter van Valkenburg. Signed: T. L. Pflueger
Born	(1892-09-26)September 26, 1892 San Francisco, California
Died	November 20, 1946(1946-11-20) (aged 54) San Francisco, California
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Miller and Colmesnil J. R. Miller Miller and Pflueger Timothy L. Pflueger and Associates
Buildings	Our Lady of the Wayside Church Castro Theater Alameda Theatre Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Building 450 Sutter Street Roosevelt Middle School San Francisco Stock Exchange 100 McAllister Street Paramount Theatre George Washington High School Transbay Terminal City College of San Francisco Abraham Lincoln High School I. Magnin flagship store at Union Square
Projects	600 Stockton Street expansion for Metropolitan Life Insurance Cirque Lounge, Fairmont Hotel Bay Bridge, consulting architect Patent Leather Bar, St. Francis Hotel Top of the Mark Golden Gate International Exposition Union Square Garage and Plaza

Timothy Ludwig Pflueger (September 26, 1892 – November 20, 1946) was a prominent architect, interior designer and architectural lighting designer in the San Francisco Bay Area in the first half of the 20th century. Together with James R. Miller, Pflueger designed some of the leading skyscrapers and movie theaters in San Francisco in the 1920s, and his works featured art by challenging new artists such as Ralph Stackpole and Diego Rivera. Rather than breaking new ground with his designs, Pflueger captured the spirit of the times and refined it, adding a distinct personal flair. His work influenced later architects such as Pietro Belluschi.

Pflueger, who started as a working-class draftsman and never went to college, established his imprint on the development of Art Deco in California architecture yet demonstrated facility in many styles including Streamline Moderne, neo-Mayan,Beaux-Arts, Mission Revival, Neoclassical and International. His work as an interior designer resulted in an array of influential interior spaces, including luxurious cocktail lounges such as the Top of the Mark at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, the Patent Leather Bar at the St. Francis Hotel and the Cirque Room at The Fairmont, three of the most successful San Francisco bars in their day.