John W. Gaddis (December 2, 1858 - September 5, 1931) was a noted architect of

Vincennes, Indiana Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the Southwestern Indiana, southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville, Indi ...

. He designed numerous buildings that are preserved and listed on the

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 ...

. His works include: *

Natchez Institute The Natchez Institute was a segregated K-12 public school "for whites-only" established in 1845 and closed in ? in Natchez, Mississippi. It was the first public, co-educational school in the city that offered a full course of classes. It is liste ...

Natchez, Mississippi Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, N ...

, 1901 * Perry County Courthouse,

Perryville, Missouri Perryville is a city in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,555 at the 2020 United States census. Perryville is the county seat of Perry County. History Perryville was selected the county seat of Perry County by Robert T. ...

, 1906 * Saline County Courthouse (demolished),

Harrisburg, Illinois Harrisburg () is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Illinois, United States. It is located about southwest of Evansville, Indiana, and southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Its 2020 population was 8,219, and the surrounding Harrisbur ...

, 1906 *

Dr. Nelson Wilson House The Dr. Nelson Wilson House is a place on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, Indiana. It was placed on the Register on June 26, 2008, due to its unique architecture (a mix of Queen Anne and Eastlake), and for being the work ...

, 103 E National Highway, Washington, IN (Gaddis, John W.) NRHP-listed * Case Library, Baker University, Eighth and Grove, Baldwin City, KS (Gaddis, J.W.) NRHP-listed * Clarksville High School, Greenwood Ave., Clarksville, TN (Gaddis, John W.) NRHP-listed * Clay County Courthouse, Bounded by US 40, Harrison, Jackson, and Alabama Sts., Brazil, IN (Gaddis, John W.) *

Olney Carnegie Library The Olney Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 401 E. Main St. in Olney, Illinois. Olney's library association was founded in 1882, but the city did not have its own library building until the Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904 ...

, 401 E. Main St. Olney IL (Gaddis) NRHP-listed *

Pineville Courthouse Square Historic District The Pineville Courthouse Square Historic District is a historic district in Pineville, Kentucky that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It includes the Bell County Courthouse and related government buildings and the cen ...

, Along Kentucky, Pine, Virginia, and Walnut Sts., Pineville, KY (Gaddis, John W.) NRHP-listed *

Shadowwood Shadowwood, also known as the Wharf Estate, is a historic estate located in Palmyra Township, Knox County, Indiana. The house was built on land purchased from Robert B. Patterson on what had been part of the Rose Hill Farmstead. The main ho ...

, 6451 E. Wheatland Rd., Vincennes, IN (Gaddis, J.W.) NRHP-listed *

Shriver House The Shriver House is a historic house located at 117 E. 3rd St. in Flora, Illinois. Built in 1893, the Queen Anne house was designed by architect John W. Gaddis. The house's exterior design features multiple gables on the front facade, original ...

, 117 E. 3rd. St., Flora, IL (Gaddis, J. W.) NRHP-listed *

Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence Vermillion County Jail and Sheriff's Residence is a historic combined jail and sheriff's residence located at Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana. The Sheriff's Residence was built in 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. I ...

, 220 E. Market St.,

Newport, Indiana Newport is a town in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 515 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Vermillion County. History A post office has been in operation at Newport since ...

NRHP-listed *

Vincennes Masonic Temple Vincennes (, ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is next to but does not include the Château de Vincennes and Bois de Vincennes, which are attached t ...

, 501 Broadway St., Vincennes, IN (Gaddis, J.W.) * Carnegie Library (demolished), Columbus, IN *Carnegie Library (demolished), Flora, IL He died in 1931.Pages/ahd1015120.aspx

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photos of Clay County Courthouse
19th-century American architects 1858 births 1931 deaths People from Vincennes, Indiana 20th-century American architects {{US-architect-stub