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Note: 1880 US census New York, Richmond, West New Brighton
Oliver Johnson, head, male, 28, occ: tea mechant, b. New York, father b. Connecticut, mother b. Connecticut
Caroline Johnson, wife, female, 27, b. Maryland, father b. Maryland, mother b. Maryland
Millcant Johnson, daughter, female, 4, b. New York
Templeton Johnson, son, male, 2, b. New York
Margaret Johnson, daughter, female, 1, b. New York
Margaret Carrol, servant, female, 22, b. Ireland, father b. Ireland, mother b. Ireland
Mary Duinn, servant, female, 17, b. New York, father b. England, mother b. Ireland
1900 US census New York, Richmond, Borough of Richmond, ward 1, enumeration district 585, sheet 7B, household 111, family 117, Bement (Ave.)
Johnson, Oliver T., head, female, b. Sep 1852, 47, widowed, married 25 years, has had 4 children, all survive, b. Maryland, father b. Maryland, mother b. Maryland
Johnson, Millison, daughter, female, b. Feb 1876, 24, single, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Maryland, occ: artist
Johnson, W. Temple, son, male, b. Aug 1877, 22, single, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Maryland, occ: artist
Johnson, Margaret W., daughter, female, b. Dec 1877, 21, single, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Maryland, occ: teacher
Johnson, Elizabeth, sister-in-law, female, b. Jan 1800, 50, single, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. New York
Johnson, Laura, sister-in-law, female, b. May 1843, 37, single, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. New York
Winthrop, Elizabeth, aunt, female, b. Nov 1820, 79, single, b. New York, father b. US, mother b. US
Sullivan, Mary, servant, female, b. Sep 1875, 48, single, b. Ireland, father b. Ireland, mother b. Ireland, immigrated 1887
Picard, Josie, servant, female, b. Dec 1878, 21, single, b. New Jersey, father b. France, mother b. Ireland
Cassidy, Maggie, servant, female, b. Nov 1872, 27, single, b. Ireland, father b. Ireland, mother b. Ireland, immigrated 1892
US passport application, 2 Feb. 1907. State of New York, county of New York. William Templeton Johnson and wife Clara Sturgis Johnson and minor child: Winthrop Templeton Johnson, b. W. New Brighton, New York, 26 May 1906. Applicant swears he was born at West New Brighton, New York, 31 Aug. 1881. Res: 200 Riverside Dr., New York City. Occ: architect. Intends to return to US in 4 years. Description of applicant - age: 25, stature: 5'11", forehead: high, eyes: gray, nose: short, straight, mouth: rather small, chin: medium, hair: light brown, face: thin. Witness who affirms he has known applicant for 20 years - Arthur DuBois, Greenwich, Connecticut.
William and Clara's first home in San Diego County was built along Ocean Blvd. in Coronado.
World War I draft registration - Sept. 9, 1918. William Templeton Johnson, res: 4520 Trias St., San Diego, Cal. Age: 41, b. August 31, 1877. Present occ: town planner. Employer: US Shipping Board. Place of employment: 253 No. Broad St., Phila. Nearest relative: Mrs. W.T. Johnson, 4520 Trias St., San Diego, Cal. Physical description: tall, medium build, grey eyes, brown hair.
1920 US census California, San Diego County, San Diego, precinct 23, enumeration district 267, sheet 8A, enumerated Jan. 9&10, 1920. 4520 Trias, dwelling 182, family 191
Johnson, William T., head, owns home free of mortgage, male, white, 42, married, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Maryland, occ: architect - general
Johnson, Clara S., wife, female, white, 42, married, b. Illinois, father b. Ohio, mother b. Tennessee
Johnson, Winthrop T., son, male, white, 13, single, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Illinois
Johnson, Arthur D., son, male, white, 11, single, b. France, father b. New York, mother b. Illinois
Johnson, Alan W., son, male, white, 5, b. California, father b. New York, mother b. Illinois
Johnson, Katherine D., daughter, female, white, 2yr8mo, b. California, father b. New York, mother b. Illinois
Anderson, Hanna, servant, female, white, 21, single, b. Sweden, father b. Sweden, mother b. Sweden, immigrated 1901
Kent, Emma, servant, female, white, 21, single, b. Ohio, father b. ---, mother b. Germany
Carlson, Anna, servant, female, white, 21, single, b. Sweden, father b. Sweden, mother b. Sweden, immigrated 1895
Passenger lists: SS President Harding, sailing from Cherbourg, France, June 9, 1927, arriving New York, June 17, 1927
Johnson, William Templeton, 49, male, married, b. Aug. 1877, New York, New York. Res: 4520 Trias St., San Diego, Cal.
Johnson, Winthrop T., 21, male, single, b. May 26, 1906, New York - Staten Island. Res: ditto
SS Leviathan, sailing from Cherbourg, France, June 24, 1928, arriving New York, June 30, 1928
Johnson, W. Templeton, 50, male, married, b. Aug. 31, 1877, New York, New York. Res: 4520 Trias St., San Diego, Cal.
SS Berlin, sailing from Southampton, 23 May 1929, arriving New York, June 1st, 1929
Johnson, W. Templeton, 51, male, married, b. Staten Island, New York, 31 Aug 1877. Res: 4520 Trias St., San Diego
Johnson, A. Delafield, 21, male, single, b. Paris, France, 8 May 1908
1930 US census California, San Diego County, San Diego, enumeration district 37, sheet 8A, enumerated April 11, 1930. 4520 Trias St., dwelling 208, family 217
Johnson, W. Templeton, head owns home worth $30,000, no radio, male, white, 52, first married at 27, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Maryland, can read/write, occ: architect - buildings
Johnson, Clara Sturgis, wife, female, white, 52, first married at 27, b. Illinois, father b. Ohio, mother b. Tennessee, can read/write
Johnson, Winthrop T., son, male, white, 23, first married at 23, can read/write, b. New York, father b. New York, mother b. Illinois, occ: reporter - newspaper
Johnson, A. Delafield, son, male, white, 21, single, attends school, can read/write
Johnson, Alan W., son, male, white, 16, single, attends school, can read/write
Johnson, Katherine D., daughter, female, white, 12, single, attends school, can read/write
A Civic Architect for San Diego: The Work of William Templeton Johnson by Sarah J. Schaffer. The Journal of San Diego History,
SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Summer 1999, Volume 45, Number 3 http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/99summer/johnson.htm
BUILDINGS BY WILLIAM TEMPLETON JOHNSON
1912-1916 Coronado and Mission Hills residences.
1913 Francis W. Parker School, first units 1913. Finished, 1924.
W.W.I. An emergency community near the shipyards at Philadelphia.
1916 San Diego residence (see Architectural Record, XL, November, 1916).
c. 1917 Dent H. Robert residence, Coronado.
1921 La Jolla Library.
1922-1924 La Jolla Junior High School.
1924-1926 Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego.
c. 1926 Henry Lippitt residence, San Diego.
c. 1926 Mrs. Arthur Brock residence, San Diego.
1926 La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, first unit (originally "Los Apartmentos de Seville").
1927 Peckham residence, Point Loma.
1927-1928
San Diego Trust & Savings Building.
Samuel I. Fox Building, now Lion's Clothing Store.
Serra Museum.
1930 Base (El Cid), Balboa Park.
1930-1933 Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park.
1932 Mabel Shaw Bridges Music Auditorium, Claremont College, Pomona.
1934 Supervised the construction of thirty-seven new schools, Long Beach.
1936-1938 County Administrative Building, Harbor Drive (with three others, Requa, I. Gill, S. W. Hamill).
1937 U.S. Post Office, Main Office, San Diego.
1940 Classroom and administrative unit, Muir Elementary School.
1940-1943 Fourth Church of Christ Scientist, La Jolla.
1942 Jackson Elementary School.
1943 Linda Vista Elementary School.
1947 Classroom, Fine Arts Gallery (demolished), also a proposed new wing.
1948 Bandini Elementary School (Old Sunshine School).
1948 Fremont Elementary School.
1948 Ocean Beach Community Center.
1949 Music Building, Roosevelt Junior High School.
1954 San Diego Public Library, main branch.
? Music Building, Wilson Junior High School (now a physical education building).
Between 1947-1957 three major projects designed, but never completed:
Stadium for Padres Baseball Team.
Administration Building for Lindbergh Field.
Administration Building, Solar.
NOTE: This list is representative only. When structures were designed by his firm, Johnson is credited as the major architect and received full acknowledgement. A number of these projects, particularly in his later years, were designed with associates.
He died in his home in the Mission Hills area of San Diego. It was a home he had designed.
A newspaper article about Johnson's AIA fellowship in 1939 had described him as "always active in San Diego civic and cultural affairs," and his 1957 obituary in a San Diego newspaper extolled him as "a cultural leader here since 1913." His official posts included the presidencies of the Fine Arts Society and of the San Diego Chapter of the AIA; he was also a member of the City Planning Commission, the Park Commission, the Library Commission, the board of the San Diego Symphony Association, the University Club, the Cuyamaca Club, and the Executive Committee of the National Conference on City Planning.
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