John H. Christie (1878–1960) was an American architect who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad, and was the railroad's chief architect from 1924 to 1947.
Christie was born Johann Heinrich Christiansen in 1878, emigrated from Germany, and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1899. He studied architecture in Pennsylvania and Europe, then returned to Oakland, California. He was hired by Southern Pacific as a junior draftsman in 1904 working for civil engineer John D. Isaacs, and was certified to practice architecture in California in 1913. Christie succeeded Daniel J. Patterson as chief architect in 1924, and became a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1926. He retired from Southern Pacific in 1947 but continued to work in private practice.[1] At least four stations Christie designed have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
remodeling of Southern Pacific's 1915 Fresno depot[11]
Grand Lake Lutheran Church complex, Oakland, California[1]
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Southern Pacific Railroad Station, Salem, Oregon
Southern Pacific Railroad Diridon Station, San Jose, California
Union Station, Los Angeles, California (contributor)
Southern Pacific Station, Palo Alto, California
References
^ abcdefgBender, Henry E. Jr. (2013). Southern Pacific Line Standard-Design Depots. Berkeley and Wilton, California: Signature Press. pp. 43, 287–288. ISBN9781930013339.
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