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Name
  
William Johnson

Died
  
1957

Role
  
Architect

Structures
  
San Diego Museum of Art

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William Templeton Johnson (1877 – 1957) was a notable San Diego architect. He was a fellow to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1939.

Johnson is known for his Spanish Revival buildings, all in San Diego unless otherwise noted:

  • La Jolla Public Library, now the La Jolla Athenaeum, 1921
  • Fine Arts Gallery in Balboa Park in 1932, now the San Diego Museum of Art, 1926
  • La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, 1926
  • The San Diego Trust & Savings Bank at Sixth and Broadway, 1928
  • The Serra Museum in Presidio Park, 1929
  • three buildings (one extant) for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, Seville, Spain
  • Mabel Shaw Bridges Music Auditorium, Pomona College, Claremont, California
  • The San Diego Natural History Museum, also in Balboa Park, 1932
  • The San Diego County Administration Center (with other architects)
  • References

    William Templeton Johnson Wikipedia