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Title
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Mary Rockwell Hook: Pioneer Architect
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Mary Rockwell Hook, or Mary Hook (1877-1978), an early residential architect and native of Kansas City designing several residences (pictured with addresses, etc.) in the Kansas City area.
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Date
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1979
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Kansas City Architect: A. Wallace Love
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about A. Wallace Love (1859-1912), an architect and building contractor native to Michigan and coming to Kansas City in 1878. City official as City Councilman, superintendent of buildings, and Board of Public Works member, "[u]ndoubtedly the designer of many of his projects" including the City Workhouse at 2001 Vine Street (a castle-like structure co-designed by James Hogg in 1896), his own residence at 3801 Genesee Street in 1904 and adjacent apartments in 1908, etc.
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Date
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1981-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Kansas City Architect: James Oliver Hogg
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Description
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Photos, illustration, and biographical article about James Hogg, an architect born in Wisconsin "around 1858" and arriving in Kansas City in 1886. Designer of mostly commercial and storage buildings, including the Grand Avenue Storage Company warehouse at 1509-1511 Walnut Street in 1902, the Advance Thresher Company building at 1300 Liberty Avenue in 1907, the Harry Abernathy residence at 3600 Madison Street in 1901-1902, and the Daniel Dyer residence near the Blue Valley Industrial District in 1907 (destroyed in 1940), etc.
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Date
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1982-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Kansas City Architect: Clifton B. Sloan
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Clifton Breeden Sloan, or Clifton Sloan (1870-1958), an architect "responsible for some of Kansas City's most interesting architectural designs." Native of Illinois coming to Kansas City in 1889 as a brick layer before becoming a teacher at Manual Training High School and then an architect designing "a variety of structures: commercial buildings, theaters, and churches."
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Date
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1982-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Early Kansas City Architects: Horace LaPierre
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about Horace LaPierre, an artistic architect specializing in residential designs in Kansas City.
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Date
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1979-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
