Henry Doelger (pronounced DOLE-jer;[1] June 23, 1896 – July 23, 1978) was an American real estate developer and builder known for the creation of large low-cost housing tracts in San Francisco and Daly City.
[3] Henry Doelger went into business with his two brothers Frank and John Jr, eventually becoming a major real estate developer in San Francisco.
[3] The 1932 art deco "Doelger Building" on Judah Street was designated in 2013 as an official landmark by the City of San Francisco.
[4] During the 1940s, Doelger built large sections of San Francisco's Sunset District, in the same part of the city where he had set up his headquarters since the 1930s.
Life Magazine featured photographs of the numerous rows of houses in the 1950s, which were immortalized in the song Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds.