Neel Reid

Joseph Neel Reid , 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 and the Scottish Rite Childrens 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 Reids industrial designs include the HaasHowell Building in Atlantas FairliePoplar district and the Scottish Rite Convalescent Hospital for Crippled Children in Decatur. The Henry B. Tompkins House in Atlanta was designed by Reid.

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