Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.

Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr. (1880 – December 1937) was an American architect, known for his residential and commercial work in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.
Born	1880 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	December 1937 (aged 56–57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Architect
Known for	Spreckels Mansion

Early life

Kenneth MacDonald Jr. was born 1880 in Louisville, Kentucky.^[1] His father was an architect.^[1]

MacDonald trained at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, as did his early architecture partner George Adrian Applegarth.^[1]

Career

In 1906, he moved to San Francisco after school.^[1] The firm of MacDonald & Applegarth collaboration starting in 1907 and they worked together on over 30 residences in San Francisco, including the Spreckels Mansion (1912) in San Francisco owned by Adolph B. Spreckels.^[1]

MacDonald was partner in several design firms including San Francisco's MacDonald & Applegarth (1907–1912), Couchot & MacDonald (1912–1923), and his solo firm in Los Angeles (1923–).^[2] His office for Couchot & MacDonald were located at 234 Pine Street, San Francisco.^[3]

Kenneth MacDonald Jr. died in Los Angeles in December 1937.^[1]

Works

Architecture works by Kenneth MacDonald Jr.

Year	Name	Firm	Location	Notes
1929	Hill Garage		Los Angeles, California	[4]
1928	Pellissier Apartment House Project		Los Angeles, California	[2]
1927	Leon Kauffman Residence/Villa de Leon		Los Angeles, California	[5]
1927	Memorial Rotunda/Portal of the Folded Wings		Pierce Brothers/Valhalla Cemetery	[6]
1924	Lasky-Case-Fairbanks-Pickford Hotel Project		Hollywood, Los Angeles, California	[2]
1924–1925	Western Costume Building, 939 South Broadway Building	MacDonald & Kahn	Los Angeles, California	Renaissance Revival architecture style.[7] Was used for movie sets including Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy.[7]
1923	Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Passenger Depot #2	Couchot & MacDonald	Glendale, California	Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style.[2][8]
1922–1924	Spring Arcade	Couchot & MacDonald	Los Angeles, California	Also known as Broadway Arcade.[9]
1913	Clift Hotel (now The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel)	MacDonald & Applegart	Tenderloin, San Francisco, California	[2][10]
c. 1912–1913	Spreckels Mansion	MacDonald & Applegarth	Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California	Built for businessman Adolph B. Spreckels.[11]
1912	King George Hotel	MacDonald & Applegarth	Union Square, San Francisco, California	[12]
1911	5 Presidio Terrace, Dr. Hartland Law House	MacDonald & Applegart	San Francisco, California	[13]
1908	4 Presidio Terrace	MacDonald & Applegart	San Francisco, California	[13]
1908	3 Presidio Terrace	MacDonald & Applegart	San Francisco, California	[13]