William Templeton Johnson
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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
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

 (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
    San Diego Museum of Art
    The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine arts museum located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art. The San Diego Museum of Art opened as The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego on February 28, 1926, and changed its name to the San...

    , 1926
  • La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, 1926
  • The San Diego Trust & Savings Bank at Sixth and Broadway, 1928
  • The Serra Museum in Presidio Park
    Presidio Park
    Presidio Park is a city historic park in San Diego, California. It is the site where the San Diego Presidio and the San Diego Mission, the first European settlements in what is now the western United States, were founded in 1769...

    , 1929
  • three buildings (one extant) for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
    Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
    The Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 was a world's fair held in Seville, Spain, from the 9th of May 1929 until the 21st of June 1930. Countries in attendance of the exposition included: Portugal, The United States, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, the Republic of Colombia, Cuba,...

    , Seville
    Seville
    Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...

    , Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

  • The San Diego Natural History Museum
    San Diego Natural History Museum
    The San Diego Natural History Museum was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. The present location of the museum in San Diego's Balboa Park was dedicated on January 14, 1933....

    , also in Balboa Park, 1932
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