John H. Felt (1867,

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– 1938,

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) was an architect who designed many churches, schools, and government buildings in Missouri and Kansas. He was born in

and moved to

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in 1898 where he formed J.H. Felt & Company. In 1937 he moved to Kansas City where he was senior at the firm Felt, Dunham & Kriehn, and in 1936 following Mr. Dunham's withdrawal, continued under the name of Felt & Kriehn. Among the buildings he designed are the Administration Buildings at

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and

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and the Boone County, Missouri Courthouse. In 1904 he became publisher of ''Modern Architecture'' magazine.

Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places

Felt has multiple structures in two historic districts, a city hall and two schools on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Felt, John H. 1867 births 1938 deaths Architects from Indiana Architects from Missouri American publishers (people) People from St. Joseph, Missouri