A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
From the Sacramento Bee, California, September 20, 1998: Sacramento architect Wesley J. Barnum left his signature throughout Northern California - from midtown to Placerville to Tomales Bay - in the form of churches, schools and hospitals.
Mr. Barnum's buildings include the high-rise retirement home called St. Francis Manor on J Street, St. John the Evangelist Parish in Carmichael and the Maidu Branch Library in Roseville.
Mr. Barnum was particularly involved with the Roman Catholic Church and worked on the design of at least one church a year, said Ron Folsom, who describes his former business partner as a thorough and meticulous man. A longtime Sacramento resident, Mr. Barnum died Wednesday of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 72. Born Nov. 12, 1925, he lived in Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, until he graduated from high school. After receiving a degree in architecture from the University of Oregon, Eugene, he took a position in Carmel. From there, he moved to Sacramento in 1957. He spent one year at an established firm before launching his own - initially called Mau and Barnum - one year later.
"He would draw when he could. When the disease took over he would make phone calls until his medicine worked so he could draw again," said his wife of 13 years, Janet. "He was an extraordinary man." When he retired at 67, the firm was called Barnum and Folsom. Mr. Barnum was past president and district governor of the Serra Club, a Catholic men's club. He also served on the Sacramento County Recreation and Park Commission. After retiring, he spent time golfing and traveling. Besides his wife, Mr. Barnum is survived by son Terrance of Walnut Creek; daughter Vicki McIntosh of Damascus, Syria; brother Earl of Alamo; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ila Barnum.
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