Neel Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Neel Reid

prominent architect in Atlanta, Georgia in the early 20th century

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1885

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1926

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Neel Reid

  • Joseph Neel Reid (October 23, 1885 – February 14, 1926), also referred to as J.
  • Neel Reid or Neel Reid, was a prominent architect in Atlanta, Georgia in the early 20th century for his firm Hentz, Reid and Adler. Reid was born in Jacksonville, Alabama, in 1885.
  • He moved to Macon, Georgia,with his family in 1890.
  • After an apprenticeship with architect Curran Ellis, Reid moved to Atlanta to continue his career at the suggestion of his mentor.
  • Reid specialized in fine residential structures but also designed the 1908 Southern Railway passenger station (now Amtrak) and the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Oakhurst.
  • A three-story apartment building he designed on the south side of 7th St between Peachtree and Juniper is being renovated in a large construction project on that block as of 2006.
  • Other examples of Reid's industrial designs include the Haas-Howell Building (c.
  • 1920) in Atlanta's Fairlie-Poplar district and the Scottish Rite Convalescent Hospital for Crippled Children (c.
  • 1918 - now known as The Solarium at Historic Scottish Rite) in Decatur.
  • The Henry B.
  • Tompkins House (c.
  • 1922) in Atlanta was designed by Reid. In his later years, Reid lived in Mimosa Hall (built by Major John Dunwoody c.
  • 1840) in Roswell which he bought in 1916 and extensively renovated including designing the gardens.
  • Other Reid projects in Roswell include the front entrance of the Foster House and the design and build of the Brantley-Newton House.
  • In Athens, Georgia, Reid's work can be seen in the James White House on Prince Avenue, c.
  • 1923, which is the present day Delta Tau Delta fraternity house.
  • Reid also designed the current home of the Polk County Historical Society (originally the Hawkes Children's Library c.
  • 1921) in Cedartown, Georgia and the Hawkes Children's Library (c.
  • 1925) in Jackson, Georgia, one of his last architectural works. Reid died of brain cancer on February 14, 1926, at the age of 40 and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. A number of his works are listed on the U.S.
  • National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Works by Reid include: Alexander Hotel (St.
  • Petersburg, Florida), 535 Central Ave.
  • St.
  • Petersburg FL (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listed Ansley Park Historic District, Ansley Park and environs Atlanta GA (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listed Hawkes Library, 210 S.
  • 6th St.
  • Griffin GA (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listed Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, 321 W.
  • Hill St.
  • Decatur GA (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listed One or more buildings in Whitlock Avenue Historic District, Roughly bounded by McCord St., Oakmont St., Whitlock Ave., Powder Springs Rd., Trammel St., Maxwell Ave., and Hazel St.
  • Marietta GA (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listed Stuart Witham House, 2922 Andrews Dr., NW Atlanta GA (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listed the Langford House (1913), at 900 Main Street in Conyers, Georgia, which has a mix of Classical Revival and Italian Renaissance styles.
  • It has a symmetrical facade, identical side porches, and a front porch with a columned portico, and is a contributing building in the Conyers Residential Historic District (Reid, Neel), NRHP-listedAnd in conjunction with partners as Hentz, Reid and Adler: St.
  • George's Episcopal Church (Griffin, Georgia), 132 N.
  • Tenth St., Griffin, GA (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed Henry B.
  • Tompkins House, 125 W.
  • Wesley Rd., NW.
  • Atlanta GA (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed Villa Albicini, 150 Tucker Rd., Macon GA (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed Hawkes Children's Library, N.
  • College St., Cedartown GA (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed Robert E.
  • Dismukes, Sr., House, 1617 Summit Dr., Columbus GA (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed 310 West Church Street Apartments, 420 N.
  • Julia St., Jacksonville FL, which later became the Ambassador Hotel (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed

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