Francis Joseph McCarthy earned his certificate as a registered architect in 1941. He had studied briefly at Stanford and the California School of Fine Arts, but the bulk of his professional training came from working in a number of architectural offices, including the firm of William Wilson Wurster. McCarthy's work encompassed numerous residential, municipal, and commercial commissions throughout California, but he specialized in library buildings, designing the Stanford University Library, Santa Rosa Public Library, and Inyo County Public Library, among others. McCarthy was a founding member of Telesis, an organization formed in 1938 by design professionals of varying disciplines who were interested in invigorating city and regional planning in the Bay Area. He was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1957.
From the description of Francis Joseph McCarthy collection 1935-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82282058
