Edwin T. Banning
Edwin Thomas Banning (1864–1940) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island. Banning, the fourth of six children, was born in Danielson, Connecticut, to Rev. Carlos and Harriet Elizabeth (Pitman) Banning. Natives of Newport, Rhode Island, they returned there when their son was very young. He attended Rogers High School (Rhode Island), Rogers High School and Brown University."Edwin T. Banning Dies in San Diego". ''Newport Mercury'' 24 May 1940: 3. He dropped out in his junior year, and began working as a draftsman for Frank W. Angell, Gould & Angell, prominent Providence architects. Edwin Banning married Isabella Thornton (b. 1864 in Rochdale, Rochdale, England; d. 1915 in San Diego, San Diego, USA) on June 13, 1883 in Taunton, Massachusetts. They had one daughter, Bernice Thornton Banning (b. 1885 in Providence, Rhode Island; d. in 1954 Ventura, California). After the death of Isabella, he married Agnes Gertrude Cristadoro (b. 1879 in Kensington, Kensington, Engl ...
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San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States and the seat of San Diego County, the fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the second largest city in the state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the U.S. west coast. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, ...
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