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[[Image:San diego natural history museum.JPG|right|250px|thumb|[[San Diego Natural History Museum]], [[Balboa Park, San Diego, California|Balboa Park]]]]
[[Image:San Diego Natural History Museum exterior.jpg|thumb|300px|[[San Diego Natural History Museum]], [[Balboa Park, San Diego, California|Balboa Park]]]]


'''William Templeton Johnson''' (1877 – 1957) was a notable [[San Diego]] architect. He was a fellow to the [[American Institute of Architects]] (AIA) in 1939.<ref>''A Civic Architect for San Diego: The Work of William Templeton Johnson'', The Journal of San Diego History, Summer 1999, Volume 45, Number 3, [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/99summer/johnson.htm available online]</ref>
'''William Templeton Johnson''' (1877 – 1957) was a notable [[San Diego]] architect. He was a fellow to the [[American Institute of Architects]] (AIA) in 1939.<ref>''A Civic Architect for San Diego: The Work of William Templeton Johnson'', The Journal of San Diego History, Summer 1999, Volume 45, Number 3, [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/99summer/johnson.htm available online]</ref>


Johnson is known for his Spanish Revival buildings, all in San Diego unless otherwise noted:
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
* [[La Jolla]] Public Library, now the La Jolla Athenaeum, 1921
* Fine Arts Gallery in [[Balboa Park, San Diego, California|Balboa Park]] in 1932, now the [[San Diego Museum of Art]], 1926
* Fine Arts Gallery in [[Balboa Park, San Diego, California|Balboa Park]] in 1932, now the [[San Diego Museum of Art]], 1926
* La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, 1926
* La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, 1926
* The San Diego Trust & Savings Bank at Sixth and Broadway, 1928
* The [[San Diego Trust and Savings Bank Building|San Diego Trust & Savings Bank]] at Sixth and Broadway, 1928
* The Serra Museum in [[Presidio Park]], 1929
* The Serra Museum in [[Presidio Park]], 1929
* three buildings (one extant) for the [[Ibero-American Exposition of 1929]], [[Seville]], [[Spain]]
* three buildings (one extant) for the [[Ibero-American Exposition of 1929]], [[Seville]], [[Spain]]
* [[Mabel Shaw Bridges Music Auditorium]], [[Pomona College]], [[Claremont, California]]<ref>{{cite web |title=About Bridges Auditorium |url=https://www.pomona.edu/administration/bridges-auditorium/about |publisher=[[Pomona College]] |accessdate=18 September 2020 |language=en |date=<!-- no date --> |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195632/https://www.pomona.edu/administration/bridges-auditorium/about |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The [[San Diego Natural History Museum]], also in Balboa Park, 1932 <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/johnson/johnson.htm |title=William Templeton Johnson|publisher=San Diego Historical Society}}</ref>
* The [[San Diego Natural History Museum]], also in Balboa Park, 1932 <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/johnson/johnson.htm |title=William Templeton Johnson|publisher=San Diego Historical Society}}</ref>
* The [[San Diego County Administration Center]] (with other architects)

==See also==
* [[El Cid Campeador (sculpture)|''El Cid Campeador'' (sculpture)]], San Diego, California


== References ==
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* [http://www.sdnhm.org/science/research-library/ The San Diego Natural History Museum Research Library] houses a significant collection of William Templeton Johnson's papers.
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Latest revision as of 02:59, 17 March 2024

San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park

William Templeton Johnson (1877 – 1957) was a notable San Diego architect. He was a fellow to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1939.[1]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ A Civic Architect for San Diego: The Work of William Templeton Johnson, The Journal of San Diego History, Summer 1999, Volume 45, Number 3, available online
  2. ^ "About Bridges Auditorium". Pomona College. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "William Templeton Johnson". San Diego Historical Society.

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