As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 1997
                                                      Registration No. _________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

            REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                        REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS, INC.
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

          Florida                                           59-2986466
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

     4651 Salisbury Road,Suite 400                            32256
          Jacksonville, Florida                             (zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                         REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS,INC.
             AMENDED AND RESTATED 1991 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                  David K. Robertson, Executive Vice President
                        Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
                         4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 400
                          Jacksonville, Florida 32256
                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (904) 296-2000
         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

              The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of
                   all orders, notices and communications to:

                           James L. Smith, III, Esq.
                              Troutman Sanders LLP
                     600 Peachtree Street, N.E.,Suite 5200
                          Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
                                 (404) 885-3111
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                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                 Proposed Maximum          Proposed Maxiumum           Amount of
     Title of securities      Amount to be        offering price                aggregate             registration
       to be registered      registered (1)        per share (2)           offering price (2)             fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>                      <C>                     <C>                        <C> 
Common Stock, $.01
par value                     50,000 shares            $12.28                  $614,000                   $186

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(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Act"),
         includes an  indeterminate  number of  additional  shares  which may be
         offered and issued to prevent  dilution  resulting  from stock  splits,
         stock  dividends or similar  transactions  a sprovided in the Reynolds,
         Smith and Hills, Inc. Amended and Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Options
         Plan (the "Plan")

(2)      Pursuant  to Rule  457(h)(I)  under  the  Act,  the  offering  price is
         estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on
         the basis of 50,000 additional shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
         to the  Plan at the  book  value  of  such  securities  computed  as of
         September 30, 1997.
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<PAGE>

                                Explanatory Note

         This  Registration  Statement relates to the amendment of the Reynolds,
Smith and Hills, Inc. Amended and Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan")  to  increase  the  number of shares  available  for  issuance  upon the
exercise of stock  options under the Plan form 50,000 to 100,000 (an increase of
50,000 shares).

         Part I - Information Required in the Seciton 10(A) Prospectus

Item 1.   Plan Information (1)
          --------------------
Item 2.   Registrant Information and Plan Annual Information (1)
          ------------------------------------------------------

(1)  Information  required  by  Part  I to  be  contained  in the Section  10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this  Registration  Statement in accordance  with the
Note to Part I of Form S-8

Part II - Information Required in the Registration Statement (2)

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference
          ---------------------------------------

         The contents of the registration  statements on Form S-8  (Registration
Nos.  33-40552  and  33-51102)  filed by  Reynolds,  Smith and  Hills,Inc.  (the
"Company")  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on May 13, 1991 and
August 24, 1992 each registering 25,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock are
hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 8.   Exhibits
          --------

          The  following  exhibits  are  filed  as  part  of  this  Registration
          Statement:

          Exhibit
          Number
          -------
          
          5         Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP

          23.1      Consent of Troutman  Sanders LLP (contained in opinion filed
                    in Exhibit 5)

          23.2      Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

(2) Certain information  required by Part II to be contained in the Registration
Statement  is  omitted  from this  Registration  Statement  in  accordance  with
Instruction E on Form S-8

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8 and has  duly  cuased  this
Registration Statement to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Jacksonville, State of Florida, on November 12, 1997.

                                   REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS, INC.
                                   (Registrant)

                            By:    /s/David K. Robertson
                                   -----------------------------------------
                            Name:  David K. Robertson
                            Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                   Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
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<CAPTION>

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statemen, as amended, has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<S>                                     <C>                                               <C> 
/s/Leerie T. Jenkins, Jr.               Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive         November 12, 1997
------------------------------          Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Leerie T. Jenkins, Jr.        

/s/David K. Robertson                   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial         November 12, 1997
------------------------------          Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal
David K. Robertson                      Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/Darold F. cole                       Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
Darold F. Cole


/s/J. Ronald Ratliff                    Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
J. Ronald Ratliff


                                        Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
David E. Thomas, Jr.


                                        Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
Alexander P. Zechella


</TABLE>


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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 1997
                                                      Registration No. _________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

            REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                        REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS, INC.
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

          Florida                                           59-2986466
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

     4651 Salisbury Road,Suite 400                            32256
          Jacksonville, Florida                             (zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                         REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS,INC.
             AMENDED AND RESTATED 1991 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                  David K. Robertson, Executive Vice President
                        Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
                         4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 400
                          Jacksonville, Florida 32256
                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (904) 296-2000
         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

              The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of
                   all orders, notices and communications to:

                           James L. Smith, III, Esq.
                              Troutman Sanders LLP
                     600 Peachtree Street, N.E.,Suite 5200
                          Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
                                 (404) 885-3111
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Proposed Maximum          Proposed Maxiumum           Amount of
     Title of securities      Amount to be        offering price                aggregate             registration
       to be registered      registered (1)        per share (2)           offering price (2)             fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01
par value                     50,000 shares            $12.28                  $614,000                   $186

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Act"),
         includes an  indeterminate  number of  additional  shares  which may be
         offered and issued to prevent  dilution  resulting  from stock  splits,
         stock  dividends or similar  transactions  a sprovided in the Reynolds,
         Smith and Hills, Inc. Amended and Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Options
         Plan (the "Plan")

(2)      Pursuant  to Rule  457(h)(I)  under  the  Act,  the  offering  price is
         estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on
         the basis of 50,000 additional shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
         to the  Plan at the  book  value  of  such  securities  computed  as of
         September 30, 1997.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanatory Note

         This  Registration  Statement relates to the amendment of the Reynolds,
Smith and Hills, Inc. Amended and Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan")  to  increase  the  number of shares  available  for  issuance  upon the
exercise of stock  options under the Plan form 50,000 to 100,000 (an increase of
50,000 shares).

         Part I - Information Required in the Seciton 10(A) Prospectus

Item 1.   Plan Information (1)
          --------------------
Item 2.   Registrant Information and Plan Annual Information (1)
          ------------------------------------------------------

(1)  Information  required  by  Part  I to  be  contained  in the Section  10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this  Registration  Statement in accordance  with the
Note to Part I of Form S-8

Part II - Information Required in the Registration Statement (2)

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference
          ---------------------------------------

         The contents of the registration  statements on Form S-8  (Registration
Nos.  33-40552  and  33-51102)  filed by  Reynolds,  Smith and  Hills,Inc.  (the
"Company")  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on May 13, 1991 and
August 24, 1992 each registering 25,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock are
hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 8.   Exhibits
          --------

          The  following  exhibits  are  filed  as  part  of  this  Registration
          Statement:

          Exhibit
          Number
          -------
          
          5         Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP

          23.1      Consent of Troutman  Sanders LLP (contained in opinion filed
                    in Exhibit 5)

          23.2      Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

(2) Certain information  required by Part II to be contained in the Registration
Statement  is  omitted  from this  Registration  Statement  in  accordance  with
Instruction E on Form S-8

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8 and has  duly  cuased  this
Registration Statement to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Jacksonville, State of Florida, on November 12, 1997.

                                   REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS, INC.
                                   (Registrant)

                            By:    /s/David K. Robertson
                                   -----------------------------------------
                            Name:  David K. Robertson
                            Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                   Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statemen, as amended, has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/Leerie T. Jenkins, Jr.               Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive         November 12, 1997
------------------------------          Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Leerie T. Jenkins, Jr.        

/s/David K. Robertson                   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial         November 12, 1997
------------------------------          Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal
David K. Robertson                      Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/Darold F. cole                       Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
Darold F. Cole

/s/J. Ronald Ratliff                    Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
J. Ronald Ratliff

                                        Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
David E. Thomas, Jr.

                                        Director                                          November 12, 1997
------------------------------
Alexander P. Zechella
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