Here's an article about the archives: Glenda Winders wrote this profile for Sonoma County Features about Margo Warnecke Merck and the remarkable Warnecke Architectural Archive housed at her family's ranch.

Visitors are invited to experience the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy, designed by architect John Carl Warnecke.

For the Warnecke archives, this tour offers a rare opportunity to see his work in context: not as an isolated monument, but as part of a carefully tended hillside of oaks, magnolias, and long views over Washington, D.C.

Moses is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Occidental College whose work focuses on critical contemporary issues in the architectural and urban landscape of Pacific island cities. She joins us at the Warnecke Archives to research for her current project.

The Historic Bank of Guerneville Building, designed by Carl I. Warnecke, is the winner of a 2020 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation.

A fascinating video presentation by Bridget Maley, architectural historian and writer, founder of Architecture + History LLC, who examined how Warnecke’s work reveals a deeply contextual approach which began early and continued throughout his career. 

Paul Turner Video Lecture, Stanford Historical Society

A special exhibition from the Warnecke Archives showcases a design for a trailer for H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 1951. The exhibition includes original project designs, autobiographical excerpts, design descriptions, photos, floor plans, and job records.

Doors Open California is two-day celebration of architecture and culture featuring more than 70 on-site tours and access to historic places.

Warnecke Architectural Archives participates annually.