John Parkinson (1861-1935)

Name

Parkinson, John

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    deceased 12/9/1935
Occupation:    American architect
Location (state):    CA

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AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1901-decease

Biographical Sources

Biographical Directories:
Entry in Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970)
Biographical information:
Contributed by the Getty Research Institute, Research Library
Architect John Parkinson was born in England and emigrated to North America at age 21. He worked in construction in Winnipeg and Minneapolis and opened his first architectural firm in Seattle. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1894 and formed a partnership with architect G. Edwin Bergstrom in 1905. With his son Donald, he formed the architectural firm Parkinson & Parkinson in 1920. Among the city landmarks designed by the father and son team are Los Angeles City Hall and Union Station.

Related Records

Father of Donald B. Parkinson

Archival Holdings

The American Institute of Architects Archives
Membership file may contain membership application, related correspondence. Contact the AIA Archives at archives@aia.org for further information.
Getty Research Institute, Research Library
John and Donald Parkinson architectural drawings for design and construction of the Union Station, Los Angeles, 1910-1991, Accession no. 990035
The collection comprises roughly 6,500 blueprints, architectural drawings, sketches, and photographic documentation of the construction site of the Union Station in downtown Los Angeles made between 1932 and 1939. Drawings dating from the 1940s to 1991 are for revisions to the building or its mechanical systems. Early drawings from 1910 to the 1920s all appear to be examples of railroad track standards.
For further information, see catalog record

Publications

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