Summary
James Edward Flanders (c. 1849 – 1928) was an American architect. He designed houses, courthouses and Masonic buildings in Texas, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
James E. Flanders | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Edward Flanders c. 1849 |
| Died | 1928 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Mary Stafford |
| Children | 4 |
Early life edit
James Edward Flanders was born circa 1849.[1]
Career edit
Flanders began his career in Chicago shortly after the Great Chicago Fire in the early 1870s.[1] By 1875, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] He moved to Dallas, Texas in 1876, and to San Diego, California in 1887.[1] Most of his architectural work is in Texas.[1]
Between 1886 and 1892, Flanders redesigned Texas Hall on the old campus of Trinity University in the Second Empire architectural style.[2]
Flanders designed houses like the Heard-Craig House in McKinney, Texas in 1900, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987,[3] or the Warren-Crowell House in Terrell, Texas in 1903,[4] listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[5]
Flanders designed several state courthouses like the Shackelford County Courthouse and the Navarro County Courthouse,[6] both listed on the NRHP.[1]
Flanders designed two buildings associated with the Freemasonry: the Grand Lodge Temple in Waco, Texas in 1904, and the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Fort Worth, Texas in 1906.[1]
Death edit
Flanders married Mary Stafford; they had four children.[1] He was a Scottish Rite Freemason.[1]
Flanders died in 1928 in Hollywood, California.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jim Willis research collection on James E. Flanders, 1910, 1971-2008". Texas Archival Resources Online. University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "About Us: History". Trinity Institute. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Heard-Craig House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Harwood, Buie (1993). Decorating Texas: Decorative Painting in the Lone Star State from the 1850s to the 1950s. Fort Worth, Texas: Texas Christian University Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780875651149. OCLC 779970664.
- ^ "Warren-Crowell House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 1, 2018.