Hanis Lloyde "Whitey" Therkelsen

Hanis Lloyde Therkelsen was born in Los Angeles on January 27, 1925 and graduated with with his BA from Cal in 1950. Therkelsen reportedly told at least one client he had studied with Frank Lloyd Wright and that he, his wife and 2 1/2 year old child lived in a tent at Taliesin. Whitey joined the San Diego chapter of the AIA in 1958, the same year he established his office in Del Mar.

According to the family of one of Therkelesen’s clients, they “…appreciated Therkelsen because he designed the house around them, and asked "how do you live", instead of forcing his ideas and ego on them… His office/home was on the southwest corner of Pine Needles Drive and Hidden Pines Lane, but the house was razed in the early 80's and never rebuilt.”

Dean Marshall interiors gained a great deal of notoriety for their published projects such as the Jungemann Residence and Robert Winsett Residence. The last known location of Mr. Therkelsen was in the late 1970's – he was in Hawaii living on his sailboat.

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Partial List of Projects

Jungemann Residence circa late 1950s

Jungemann Residence (1957)
4341 Osprey, Point Loma

Private Residence (ca. 1960)
367 Serpentine (possibly 376 Serpentine), Del Mar

Schuette Residence

Schuette Residence (1958)
425 Hidden Pines Lane, Del Mar

Vondracek Residence (1959)
851 Amiford, Point Loma

Winsett Residence circa late 1950s

Winsett, Robert Residence (late 1950s)
San Diego

Winsett Residence circa late 1950s

Winsett Residence circa late 1950s

Jungemann Residence circa late 1950s

Jungemann Residence circa late 1950s

Jungemann Residence circa late 1950s