Franklin O. Adams
Franklin O. Adams | |
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| Born | July 5, 1881 |
Franklin Oliver Adams Jr. (1881 – 1967) was an American architect in Tampa, Florida.[1]
Background
[edit]Adams was born in Waterproof, Louisiana on July 5, 1881.[2] Adams grew up on a cotton plantation and was taught by a governess. He graduated from Centenary College in 1901 with a Bachelor of Science degree and started out as a teacher, "teaching in a log house in Mississippi".[3] He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.[1]
After graduating, Adams worked as a draftsman for Newhall & Belvins in Boston. He worked as a draftsman and superintendent for Harry B. Wheelock in Birmingham from 1909–1914
He died on November 27, 1967.[4]
Works
[edit]His works include:[1]
- The third Tampa City Hall (1926)[5]
- Riverview Terrace[6]
- Plant High School (1927). Tampa, Florida.
- Lakeland Public Library (1927). Lakeland, Florida.
- Harry S. Mayhall Auditorium, demolished (1927–1969). Lakeland, Florida.
- the second Morrell Memorial Hospital[7]
- Plant City's South Florida Baptist Hospital (1953).[8]
Works that have been added to the National Register of Historic Places:
- House at 116 West Davis Boulevard (1925). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1989.
- House at 301 Caspian Street (1925). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1989.
- Bay Isle Commercial Building (1926). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1989.
- House at 131 West Davis Boulevard (1928). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1990
References
[edit]- ^ a b c American Architects Directory (PDF) (First ed.). R. R. Bowker for the American Institute of Architects. 1955. p. 3.
- ^ American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker. 1956. p. 3. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ Dovell, Junius Elmore (1952). Florida: historic, dramatic, contemporary. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. pp. 634–635.
- ^ "Franklin O. Adams". AIA Historical Directory of American Architects. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.[better source needed]
- ^ Rajtar, Steve (2007). A Guide to Historic Lakeland, Florida. Charleston, S.C.: History Press. ISBN 9781596292710.
- ^ Architectural Forum. 74 (1): 154. 1941.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ Flekke, Mary (2005). Lakeland. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 9780738541839.
- ^ East Hillsborough Historical Society (2005). Plant City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 20. ISBN 0738517380.