Estes Wilson Mann Sr. (September 14, 1894 – February 13, 1958) was an American architect based in Memphis, Tennessee. Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mann was originally from Marianna, Arkansas. [1] He studied at the Armour Institute in Chicago graduating in 1916. [2] He worked as an architect in Memphis from 1919 until his death in 1958. [2]
Early in his career, Mann worked with M. P. Renfro in Denison, Iowa and with T. H. Albright (more likely J.H. Albright who died in 1922?) [3] in Fort Dodge, Iowa. [2] Renfro was also active in Porterville, California. [4] [5] He started his own firm in Memphis (Mann & Gatling), a partnership that lasted from 1919 until 1922 with projects in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. [2]
Mann bought out Gatling in 1922 and shifted his practice to mostly residential work. [2] George L. Richardson worked with him out of the Exchange Building in Memphis in 1928. [6]
In his thesis paper Architects in Tennessee until 1930, A Dictionary, preservationist and educator Joseph Lucian Herdon credits Mann with introducing the English Bungalow architecture and Spanish Colonial architecture styles to Memphis. [2] [7] Mann is credited with designing more than 1,800 residences before 1936. [2] He was a member of several professional organizations. [2] He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis.
Work
- Bateman-Griffith House (1930) at 316 Jefferson Street in Clarendon, Arkansas, NRHP listed [8]
- Abramson House for Rue Abramson at 127 Crescent Heights in Holly Grove, AR [9] NRHP listed
- Jefferies-Crabtree House NRHP listed
- Campbell House, 305 N. Forrest St. Forrest City, AR NRHP listed [10]
- Collison House, 206 N. Main St. Bald Knob, AR NRHP listed
- Building at 38 Poplar Street in Marianna, Arkansas [1]
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Marianna, Arkansas interior remodel (1949) [1]
- John H. McFadden House (1940 remodel) Bartlett, Tennessee in Shelby County, Tennessee [11] NRHP listed
References
- ^ a b c Silva, Rachel (21 July 2018). "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: Marianna Commercial Historic District". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 74 (2): 178–186. JSTOR 24477470.
- ^ a b c d e f g h [1][ dead link]
- ^ "The American Contractor". F. W. Dodge Corporation. 19 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Southwest Builder and Contractor". F.W. Dodge Company. 19 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Building and Engineering News". 19 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Michigan Technic". UM Libraries. 19 July 2018 – via Google Books.
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- ^ "National Register listing" (PDF). www.arkansaspreservation.com.
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- ^ "National Register of Historical Places - ARKANSAS (AR), St. Francis County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.
- ^ Estes W. Mann at archINFORM