Leola Hall ( 1881 – 1930 ) , also known as Leola Hall Coggins , was an American architect and builder who worked in the American Craftsman style . During the prime years of her career , she was the only female architect active in Berkeley , California , making her the East Bay counterpart of the much more famous Julia Morgan in San Francisco . The large number of houses she built in Berkeley , California , following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake defined what is now often considered Berkeley 's signature version of the Craftsman style
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Leola Hall