John Parks Almand (May 8, 1885 – March 24, 1969) was an American architect who practiced in Arkansas from 1912 to 1962. Among other works, he designed the Art Deco Hot Springs Medical Arts Building, which was the tallest building in Arkansas from 1930 to 1958. Several of his works, including the Medical Arts Building and

Little Rock Central High School Little Rock Central High School (LRCHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of forced desegregation in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by ...

, are listed on the

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Biography

He was born in

Lithonia, Georgia Lithonia (, ; AAVE: ) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area. "Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the heart ...

. He received a bachelor of science degree from Emory College in 1907 and subsequently received a bachelor of architecture degree from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1911. He then worked as the head of the architecture department for a large engineering company in Cuba for one year. In 1912, he moved to Arkansas to work for the firm of Charles L. Thompson. He formed his own firm in 1914. He suffered a stroke in 1962 and died in 1969.

Works

A number of his works are listed on the

. His works include (with attribution as in sources): *Almand House (c. 1922), 324 West Daisy Bates Drive,

Little Rock, Arkansas ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

(Almand, John Parks) * Block Realty-Baker House, 1900 Beechwood, Little Rock, Arkansas (Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed *

Couchwood Couchwood is the summer estate of Harvey C. Couch, an industrialist and founder of Arkansas Power and Light in the early 20th century. The estate, located at 601 Couchwood Road, is southeast of Hot Springs, Arkansas, straddling the border of Garl ...

, main lodge (built in rustic style with red cedar logs from Oregon), 601 Couchwood Road,

Hot Springs, Arkansas Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is n ...

(Almand, John Parks), part of the NRHP-listed Couchwood Historic District *

Crossett Methodist Church The Crossett Methodist Church is now known as the First Methodist Church of Crossett. It is at 500 Main St., Crossett, Arkansas, United States, and was built in 1949. History It is the work of architect John Parks Almand and of Trapp, Clippor ...

, 500 Main Street,

Crossett, Arkansas Crossett is the largest city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 5,507, according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates. Combined with North Crossett and West Crossett, the population is 10,752. Crossett was incorporated in ...

(Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed *

First Church of Christ, Scientist The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the administrative headquarters and mother church of the Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as the Christian Science church. Christian Science was founded in the 19th century in Lynn, Massachusetts ...

, 20th and Louisiana Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas (Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed * First Presbyterian Church (Little Rock), 123 E. Eighth Street, Little Rock, Arkansas (Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed * First Presbyterian Church (Lonoke), 304 South Center Street,

Lonoke, Arkansas Lonoke () is the second most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. According to 2010 United States Census, the population of the city is 4,245. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little R ...

(Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed * First United Methodist Church, East 4th and Spring Streets,

Fordyce, Arkansas Fordyce is a small town in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. Its population has been decreasing since the 1980's when the town reached an all time high of 5,175. The population in 2020 was 3,396 down from 4,300 at the 2010 census, and fro ...

(Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed * Land's End Plantation, 1 Land's End Lane,

Scott, Arkansas Scott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lonoke and Pulaski counties in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Per the 2020 census, the population was 97. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little ...

(Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed * Lane Hotel, 121 West Poplar Street,

Rogers, Arkansas Rogers is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Ozarks, it is part of the Northwest Arkansas region, one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. Rogers was the location of the first Walmart store, whose cor ...

(Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed *

, 14th and Park Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas (Almand, Delony, Mann, Stern & Wittenbrg), NRHP-listed * Medical Arts Building (1930), now known as the Central Tower, 236 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas (Almand & Stuck), NRHP-listed *

Bentonville High School Bentonville High School (BHS) is a public high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1910, the school provides education for students in grades nine through twelve. It is one of two high schools of the Bentonville School Dist ...

, 410 Northwest Second Street,

Bentonville, Arkansas Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas, United States and the county seat of Benton County. The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the birthplace of and world headquarters locatio ...

(Almand, John Park), NRHP-listed *U. M. Rose School (1916), now known as the James Monroe Cox Administration Building, 900 West Daisy Bates Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas (Almand, John Parks), part of the NRHP-listed Philander Smith College Historic District * Portland United Methodist Church, 300 North Main Street,

Portland, Arkansas Portland is a town in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 430 at the 2010 census. Portland was first settled in the 1830s, and named for its early status as a steamboat port. It was incorporated in 1893. Geography Portland ...

(Almand, John Parks), NRHP-listed

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Almand, John Parks 1885 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American architects Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation alumni Emory University alumni Artists from Little Rock, Arkansas People from Lithonia, Georgia