George Awsumb
George Awsumb (20 July 1880 – 24 November 1959) was a Norwegian-American architect.[1] He served on the board of directors of the American Institute of Architects, and he designed "some of the most beautiful churches in the South."[2] He designed several buildings which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture, including the Dermon Building and the Baron Hirsch Synagogue in Memphis, Tennessee,[3][4] and Dorchester Academy near Midway, Georgia.[5]
Awsumb studied architecture at the University of Illinois and graduated in 1906. He worked J.C. Llewellyn in Chicago for two years, then traveled on scholarship studying architecture in France and England. He taught design for a period at the Art Institute of Chicago. He "moved to Memphis from Chicago in 1919 after he partnered with local architect Charles O. Pfeil to win the design competition for the old 1920-24 Municipal Auditorium and Market House on Main Street."[6]
Works include:
- Charles C. and Katharyn Sniteman House (1915), Prairie School-style, 319 Hewett St., Nellisville, Wisconsin (Awsumb, George), NRHP-listed[7]
- City Hall (1916), 203 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Awsumb,George), NRHP-listed[7]
- Municipal Auditorium and Market House (1920–24), on Main Street, Memphis[6]
- Humes Junior High School (1923–24), 659 Manassas, Memphis, NRHP-listed
- Dermon Building (1925) Memphis, NRHP-listed
- Idlewild Presbyterian Church (1926–27), 1750 Union Ave., Memphis (Awsumb, George), NRHP-listed[7]
- Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory (1935), 8787 East Oglethorpe Highway (US 84), Midway, Georgia (Awsumb,George), NRHP-listed[7]
- Lauderdale Courts Public Housing Project (1935–38) (with other designers)[6]
- Brownlee Hall and Sweeney Hall (1936), two Colonial Revival buildings, and the quadrangle (1936) of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis (Awsumb, George). These are three of the five elements of NRHP-listed LeMoyne College Historic District.[7][8]
- Samuel Abraham Chapel (1941) at Baron Hirsh Cemetery[6]
- Walker Wellford House (1948–49), Memphis, the only International Style house in Memphis[6]
- Baron Hirsch Synagogue (1950–52) in Memphis, NRHP-listed, also included in the Vollintine Hills Historic District[7][6]
See also
- Trinity Church, Main St. Mason, Tennessee (Awsumb,Wells), NRHP-listed[7]
References
- ↑ "Deaths Elsewhere". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 25, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved April 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
- ↑ "George Awsumb". The Tampa Tribune. November 25, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Dermon Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ Van West, Carroll; Binnicker, Margaret Duncan (2004). A History of Tennessee Arts: Creating Traditions, Expanding Horizons. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572332393. OCLC 52377497.
- ↑ Caridad de la Vega, Susan Cianci Salvatore (February 9, 2006), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory / Dorchester Center (PDF), National Park Service, archived from the original (pdf) on October 25, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Judith Johnson (January 2, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vollintine Hills Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2018. With accompanying 10 photos
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Michael Sicuro; Chandra Dennis (April 8, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: LeMoyne College Historic District / LeMoyne-Owen College". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2018. With accompanying 29 photos from 2005
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