| William J. Gage | |
| Birth Date: | March 8, 1891 |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Death Date: | September 28, 1965 |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles County, California |
| Occupation: | Architect |
William J. Gage (March 8, 1891 – September 28, 1965) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Los Angeles County, California, including Beverly Hills and Bel Air.[1]
William John Gage was born in New York City. Gage had been trained at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His career began in architectural firms in Chicago, Illinois. With architect Harry G. Koerner (c. 1881 - 1935), Gage designed private residences and government buildings in Beverly Hills. In the mid-1920s, they designed a seven-bedroom house in the Renaissance Revival style.[2] In 1931, they designed the Beverly Hills City Hall in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and the two men attended its dedication in April 1932.[3]
Gage designed the Scout House for the Beverly Hills chapter of the Boy Scouts of America in 1934.[4] He designed a Neocolonial house in Beverly Hills in 1938; it belonged to actress Donna Reed.[5] He also designed the Shepherd Residence in the Neoclassical and Regency styles in Bel Air in 1938.[6]