J. N. Preston

J. N. Preston
Born(1832-10-05)October 5, 1832
Ira, New York
DiedDecember 8, 1922(1922-12-08) (aged 90)
Union City, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
AwardsFellow, American Institute of Architects (1889)
PracticeJ. N. Preston;
Preston & Ruffini;
J. N. Preston & Son;
Preston & Locke;
Preston & MacKenzie;
Preston & Marsh;
Preston & Seehorn
The Bell County Courthouse in Belton, designed by J. N. Preston & Son in the Italianate style and completed in 1885.
The Driskill Hotel in Austin, designed by J. N. Preston & Son in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and completed in 1886.
The second Los Angeles High School, designed by Preston in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and completed in 1890.
At right, the annex to the Los Angeles Normal School, designed by Preston & Locke in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and completed in 1894.
The former Coconino County Courthouse in Flagstaff, Arizona, designed by Preston in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and completed in 1895.
The former Pacific College of Osteopathy in Los Angeles, designed by Preston & Seehorn in the Beaux-Arts style and completed in 1904.

J. N. Preston FAIA (October 5, 1832 – December 8, 1922) was an American architect in practice in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles from 1875 until his retirement in 1907. During his lifetime he was one of the leading architects in Texas, and was responsible for major buildings in both states, including the Driskill Hotel in Austin, several Texas county courthouses and the second Los Angeles High School.