Background
Gregg, John William was born on January 8, 1880 in Weare, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Frank Pierce and Ruth Adelia (Sleeper) Gregg.
Gregg, John William was born on January 8, 1880 in Weare, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Frank Pierce and Ruth Adelia (Sleeper) Gregg.
Gregg was raised on a small ranch in rural New Hampshire. He received his Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Gregg designed the townsites of California census-designated places Delhi, California and Ballico, California as twentieth century model agriculture townships. He and University of California, Los Angeles artchitect, William Hays, designed the original Beaux-Arts architecture master concept plans for the University of California, Davis"s campus in the early 1920s. Gregg worked with University of California Botanical Garden director Thomas Harper Goodspeed to move the botanical garden from its central campus location to the hills above the campus.
He started the Landscape Architecture program at Pennsylvania State College.
He then followed Doctor Hunt the dean of the college to the University of California Berkeley, where he started the Landscape Architecture program The Landscape design program was originally under the College of Agriculture, as a separate department.
Member University Landscape Architects’ Society, Association Landscape Architects, American Society Landscape Architects (fellow), Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Sigma, Phi Phi.
Married Mary Jennings, January 27, 1906. Children: John Jennings, Ruth Greenwood, Donald Franklin.