Reid & Reid
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Reid & Reid was the architect
ural and engineering
firm of brothers, James W. Reid
(1851-1943), Merritt J. Reid
(1855-1932), and Watson Elkinah Reid (1858-1944) that began in Evansville, Indiana
in 1879.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
ural and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
firm of brothers, James W. Reid
James W. Reid (architect)
James William Reid was an American architect of the firm of Reid & Reid.Reid Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to William J. Reid and Lucinda Robinson, and went on to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Reid and brother Merritt J...
(1851-1943), Merritt J. Reid
Merritt J. Reid
Merritt J. Reid was an American architect of the firm of Reid & Reid.Reid Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to William J. Reid and Lucinda Robinson, and went on to graduate from École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Reid and brother James W...
(1855-1932), and Watson Elkinah Reid (1858-1944) that began in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
in 1879.
Notable projects
- 1877 Willard LibraryWillard LibraryThe Willard Library is a Gothic Revival style building in Evansville, Indiana that was designed by James W. Reid. Construction started in 1877, but due to market conditions was placed on hold until 1882. The library officially opened in 1885....
, Evansville, IndianaEvansville, IndianaEvansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the... - 1888 Hotel del CoronadoHotel del CoronadoHotel del Coronado is a beachfront luxury hotel in the city of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. It is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural genre: the wooden Victorian beach resort...
, San Diego, California - 1891 Business Men's Association Building, Evansville, Indiana (later the Grein Building, demolished 1972)
- 1892 The Oregonian Building, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
(destroyed 1950s) - 1898 The Call BuildingCentral Tower (San Francisco)Central Tower is a 21 floor of office building at Market- and Third-Streets in San Francisco, California. The building has undergone numerous renovations since its completion in 1898 as the Call Building and later, the Spreckels Building....
(now Central Tower), San Francisco - 1907 Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco
- 1909 222 Sutter Street, San Francisco
- 1909 Cliff House, San Francisco
- 1911 Yeon BuildingYeon BuildingThe Yeon Building is a historic , 15-story office building completed in 1911 in downtown Portland, Oregon. Almost completely clad in glazed terra-cotta, and culminating in a colonnade on the top floors, the Yeon Building once was illuminated at night by light sockets built into the cornices, but...
, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... - 1912 The Oregon Journal BuildingJackson TowerJackson Tower, formerly The Oregon Journal Building is a glazed terra-cotta historic office building in downtown Portland, Oregon. Located on the corner of Broadway and Yamhill Streets, it enjoys a prominent location adjacent to Pioneer Courthouse Square....
(now Jackson Tower), Portland, Oregon - 1926 Golden State Theatre, Monterey, CaliforniaMonterey, CaliforniaThe City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
- 1928 New Sequoia Theater Building, Redwood City, CaliforniaRedwood City, CaliforniaRedwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...
External links
- Reid & Reid at EmporisEmporisEmporis GmbH is a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The company collects and publishes data and photographs of buildings worldwide....