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Building Notes

Pasadena architect Reginald D. Johnson (1882-1953) designed this Spanish Colonial Revival main post office for Santa Barbara toward the end of his "first" career. A document published by the Los Angeles Conservancy stated: "After a long and successful career designing some of the grandest estates in Southern California, Reginald Johnson planned to retire at age 53. He accepted one last commission, for the Santa Barbara Post Office in 1936." (See Architectural Resources Group, "Reginald D. Johnson, FAIA (1882-1952)," Garden Apartments of Los Angeles, Historic Context Statement, [Los Angeles: Los Angeles Conservancy, 10/2012], p. 49.) Johnson closed his practice doing expensive commercial and residential commissions for wealthy clients by the mid-1930s. In his second career, he became interested in the issue of public housing, and became involved with the renowned Baldwin Hills Village housing development of 1940-1941.