John Robert Dillon

John Robert Dillon (died 1948)^[1] was an architect active in Atlanta, Georgia. He became associated with the Bruce and Morgan firm in 1903, which became Morgan and Dillon in 1904.^[2] A graduate of Northwestern School of Architecture, he was named a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1948.

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium with original brick facade

Masonic Temple, Atlanta 1909-1950

Healey Building

His works include:

• Early County Courthouse (1904–05)
• Georgia Railway and Power Building (1904-7)
• Healey Building (1913)
• Masonic Temple (Atlanta)
• Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Georgia), now the GSU Alumni Hall
• All Saints' Episcopal Church (Atlanta)
• Oglethorpe University - some buildings
• University of Chicago - some buildings
• Grant Estate. Now Cherokee Town Club
• Lena Swift Huntley Residence (wife of Charles Thomas Swift)^[3]
• Retail Credit Company Building^[4]

References

1. Atlanta and environs: a chronicle of its people and events : years of change By Harold H. Martin, Franklin Miller Garrett
2. Atlanta Architecture: Art deco to modern classic, 1929-1959 By Robert Michael Craig
3. "Kenan Research Center". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
4. "Kenan Research Center". Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2013.