| Franklin O. Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1881-07-05)July 5, 1881 Waterproof, Louisiana |
Franklin Oliver Adams Jr. (1881 – 1967) was an American architect in Tampa, Florida.
Background
Adams was born in Waterproof, Louisiana on July 5, 1881. 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". He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
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.
Works
His works include:
- The third Tampa City Hall (1926)
- Riverview Terrace
- 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
- Plant City's South Florida Baptist Hospital (1953).
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
- ^ 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.
- 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.