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Merritt J. Reid
Reid & Reid, also known as Reid Brothers, was an American architectural and engineering firm that was active from 1880 to 1932. Established in Indiana by Canadian immigrants, the firm moved to the West Coast and became was the most prominent firm in San Francisco, California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. History Brothers James William Reid (1851-1943), Merritt Jonathan Reid (1855-1932), and Watson Elkinah Reid (1858–1944) were born in Harvey, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, three of the eight children of Lucinda Robinson and William James Reid, a farmer and house joiner. James worked as a house joiner and studied industrial arts at the Lowell School of Practical Design in Boston before attending McGill University in Montreal and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris 1874. before graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Merri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Elkinah Reid
Watson Elkinah Reid (1858–1944) was a Canadian architect, a one time member of the California architectural firm, Reid & Reid. Early life Reid was born in Harvey, Albert County, New Brunswick to William J. Reid and Lucinda Robinson. He was the youngest of three sons who all followed the same profession. He studied at Mount Allison University. Career About 1888, he joined his brothers James W. Reid (architect), James W. and Merritt J. Reid, Merritt in California, where he ran their San Diego office of Reid & Reid, overseeing construction of the massive Hotel del Coronado to his brother's designs. He returned to Canada in 1892 and had a few commissions there under the auspices of Senator Abner Reid McClelan such as Senator McClelan's home built in 1893 called Victoria Manor, the Riverside-Albert Consolidated School and the Albert County Court House. Personal life In 1890, he married Janie R. Turner of Harvey. They had five children, all born before 1901. In his later yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
