Reid & Reid
Reid & Reid was an architectural 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, and moved to San Francisco, California.[1]
| Reid & Reid | |
|---|---|
 Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | James W. Reid Merritt J. Reid Watson Elkinah Reid |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Dissolved | 1932 |
| Location | San Francisco San Diego |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Willard Library Hotel del Coronado The Call Building Fairmont San Francisco |
Background
In the late 19tth century, Canadian brothers James W. Reid and Merritt J. Reid, immigrated to Evansville, Indiana and worked at the architectural firm of Boy and Brickley.[1] In 1879, they purchased the contracts from Boy & Brickley, and opened Reid Brothers.[1] Their most notable work in Evansville is the Willard Library (1886).[1]
Around 1888, they moved to the West Coast and became the most prominent architects in San Francisco, California under the name Reid & Reid. Their younger brother, Watson Elkinah Reid worked with them for a short time.
Notable projects
- 1877 Willard Library, Evansville, Indiana
- 1884 McCoy Memorial Library, McLeansboro, Illinois
- 1886 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Evansville, Indiana
- 1888 Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California
- 1890 Germond Block, Spokane, Washington
- 1891 Business Men's Association Building (later Grein Building) Evansville, Indiana (demolished 1972)
- 1892 The Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon (demolished 1950)
- 1898 The Call Building (now Central Tower), San Francisco, California
- 1900 Spreckels Temple of Music, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California[2]
- 1907 Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- 1907 Merritt Building, San Francisco, California
- 1909 222 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California
- 1909 Cliff House, San Francisco, California
- 1911 Yeon Building, Portland, Oregon
- 1912 The Oregon Journal Building (now Jackson Tower), Portland, Oregon
- 1926 Golden State Theatre, Monterey, California
- 1926 Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, California
- 1929 New Sequoia Theater Building, Redwood City, California
- 1931 State Theater, South San Francisco, California
- 1934 Sebastiani Building, Sonoma, California
- Destroyed, demolished or significantly altered
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Grein Building (c.1895)
Call building (now Central Tower) before 1938 redesign
References
- Western Neighborhoods Project. "The Reid Brothers". Outside Lands. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- "Speckes' Gift To The Park". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 25 Feb 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- "The Reid Brothers". Western Neighborhoods Project. 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- David Parry (2010). "Pacific Heights Architects #31 - Reid Brothers". McGuire Real Estate. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
Further reading
- Cynthia Barwick Malinick, "The lives and works of the Reid brothers, architects 1852-1943". (M.A. thesis, University of San Diego, 1992)
External links
- Reid & Reid at Emporis
- Theatres by the Reid Brothers via Cinema Treasures