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Franklin O. Adams
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 Ho ...
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Waterproof, Louisiana
Waterproof is a village in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States with a population of 688 as of the 2010 census. The village in 2010 was 91.7 percent African American. Some 24 percent of Waterproof residents in 2010 were aged sixty or above.2010 U.S. census figures Waterproof is approximately north of Ferriday, one of the two principal communities of Concordia Parish. The village is named for its relative safety from flooding prior to construction of the Mississippi River levee system. With a population dependent on agriculture, the rural village struggles with poverty. Mechanization has decreased the need for farm labor. Industrial-scale cotton is the major commodity crop, but corn and soybeans are also important. In 2008, drought destroyed much of the corn crop. The former Hunter's Brothers Store, once a mainstay of Waterproof, is featured in an article in the first volume of the publication ''North Louisiana History''. On December 8, 2018, the village e ...
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Plant City
Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 39,764 at the 2020 census. Despite many thinking it was named for flora grown at plant nurseries (especially vegetables and fruits, as well as tropical houseplants) in its tropical Gulf Coast climate, it was named after prominent railroad developer Henry B. Plant (see Plant System). Plant City is known as the winter strawberry capital of the world and hosts the annual Florida Strawberry Festival in the late winter (usually in February or early March), which is attended by people from all over the United States as well as many people from around the world. History Plant City's original name given during the middle 1800s was ''Ichepuckesassa'' (also known as ''Idasukshed'') after the Indian village that once occupied the territory. Its name caused so much confusion that the city was renamed "Cork", after the pos ...
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Architects From Florida
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the ...
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Architects From Louisiana
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the ...
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People From Tampa, Florida
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ...
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Centenary College Of Louisiana Alumni
{{other uses, Centennial (other), Centenary (other) A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century, a period of 100 years. Notable events Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include: * Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First official World's Fair in the United States, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. About 10 million visitors attended, equivalent to about 20% of the population of the United States at the time. The exhibition ran from May 10, 1876, to November 10, 1876. (It included a monorail.) * New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, 1939–1940, celebrated one hundred years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and the subsequent mass European settlement of New Zealand. 2,641,043 (2.6 million) visitors attended the exhibition, which ran from 8 November 1939 until 4 May 1940. * 1967 ...
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People From Waterproof, Louisiana
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ...
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House At 131 West Davis Boulevard
The House at 131 West Davis Boulevard is a historic home in Tampa, Florida. It is located at 131 West Davis Boulevard. On January 8, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Franklin O. Adams 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 ... was the building's architect. References External links Hillsborough County listingsaNational Register of Historic Places Houses in Tampa, Florida History of Tampa, Florida Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, Florida Mediterranean Revival architecture of Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida {{HillsboroughCountyFL-NRHP-struct-stub ...
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Bay Isle Commercial Building
The Bay Isle Commercial Building is a historic site in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is located at 238 East Davis Boulevard. On August 3, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v .... References External links Hillsborough County listingsaNational Register of Historic PlacesFlorida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs*Hillsborough County listings*Bay Isle Commercial Building Buildings and structures in Tampa, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Tampa, Florida Mediterranean Revival architecture of Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida 1926 establishments in Florida {{HillsboroughCountyFL-NRHP-struct-stub ...
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House At 301 Caspian Street
The House at 301 Caspian Street is a historic home in Tampa, Florida. It is located at 301 Caspian Street. On August 3, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v .... It was designed by Franklin O. Adams. The House has 5 bedrooms and 6 full baths and 3 half-baths. An addition to the house was completed in 2007, adding 1 master bedroom and 1 1/2 Baths to the house. The house was sold to the Harris family on May 18, 2000. References External links Hillsborough County listingsaNational Register of Historic Places Gallery Image:Tampa DI 301 Caspian St02.jpg, Image:Tampa DI 301 Caspian St03.jpg, Image:Tampa DI 301 Caspian St04.jpg, Houses in Tampa, Florida History of Tampa, Florida Houses on the Natio ...
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House At 116 West Davis Boulevard
The House at 116 West Davis Boulevard is a historic home in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is located at 116 West Davis Boulevard. On August 3, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v .... Designed by architect Franklin O. Adams, Jr. and built in 1925, it is an example of the Mediterranean Revival style. It was the home of D.P. Davis (1885-1926), the developer of Davis Islands in Tampa and Davis Shores in St. Augustine, and one of the most prominent figures in the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s. References Gallery Image:Tampa DI 116 W Davis Blvd02.jpg, Houses in Tampa, Florida History of Tampa, Florida Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, Florida Medit ...
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