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Frank P. Gates
Frank Perry Gates (1895 – January 2, 1975) was an American architect. He designed buildings in Mississippi, especially in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Clarksdale and Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He also designed 18 buildings on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Early life Frank Perry Gates was born in 1895 in Memphis, Tennessee. He had a brother and two sisters. He was educated at the Chicago Technology Academy. He moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1917 and served in the United States Army during World War I. Career Gates began his career as an architect in Clarksdale, where he designed the Elizabeth G. Dorr (Junior) High School, the (Old) American Legion Hall, and the Gates & Gates Veterinary Hospital, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Coahoma County, Mississippi, National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Clarksdale Historic Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee, after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-largest overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri Bootheel. One of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the Southern United States, Memphis has a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
