Gotteland, Roger J.
Naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in 1940, Roger Jacques Gotteland was born in Paris, France in 1914. His formal architectural training began at the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he obtained a diploma from the National Society of French Architects. Other training was acquired from the University of Washington School of Architecture.
Gotteland gained valuable experience while working in the architectural offices of Thiry & Shay from 1936 to 1940. During the war years, he was employed by private contractors who provided architectural work to the US Navy. His earliest known work in Seattle is the International style Savinoff Furniture Studio (1946) at 217 9th Ave in Seattle. Perhaps his best known work however, is the Dr. John Lehmann House (1951) which was featured in 1953 book, Practical Houses for Contemporary Living.
Other known projects by Gotteland & Associates include the Palisades Retreat Center (1956) in Federal Way, the Seamen’s Club (1957) in Seattle, Visitation Retreat House for Women (1957) in Seattle and St. Luke’s Church & School (1957) in Shoreline which was featured in advertisement for Pittsburg Spandrel Plate Glass.
In the late 1950s, Gotteland took on an additional partner, Roy Koczarski. Together, Gotteland & Koczarski designed many notable projects including the Harvard Ave Apartments (1958) which was featured in Architectural Record, Seattle’s Our Lady of the Lake Church (1961), Sacred Heart Church in Morton (1962), St. Joseph Church in Lynden (1963), and Egan Hall at St. John Church (1963) in Seattle.
Gotteland passed away in Seattle on May 27, 1999.
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