John W. Reid Jr. (December 26, 1879 – December 15, 1968) was a California architect who served as the

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city architect from 1918-1930. Reid was born in

. He studied architecture at the

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under

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, and then continued at the

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in Paris. Upon his return, he joined

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's firm, where he worked as a draftsman for architect

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. In 1911 he established his own office, which designed a number of city buildings. He served as city architect during the tenure of mayor (later governor)

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, who was married to Reid's sister. As city architect, he drew up designs for buildings as directed by the board of public works, and supervised their construction, for which he was paid a fee of 6% of the total construction cost. Reid was a consulting architect for the

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, including the

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, and best known for his designs of city schools and libraries, the San Francisco Fire Chief's House, and the Union Iron Works Turbine Machine Shop.

References

Pacific Coast Architecture Database
* "The Work of John Reid, Jr.", ''Architect and Engineer'', volume 60, 02/1920, pages 43–85. * ''Phi Delta Theta Chapter House, Alameda County, California'', Margaret Brentano, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, 1981, nomination document, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C. * ''California Appellate Decisions'', Volume 29, California District Courts of Appeal, pages 672-675.

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