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American architect
James Flood Walker
Born 1868 Died February 24, 1924Santa Barbara, California
Other names J. Flood Walker Occupation Architect Buildings
The St. Anthony Hotel
James Flood Walker (1868-February 24, 1924) was an architect in the United States who worked in
Los Angeles ,
Seattle ,
Boise , and
San Antonio . Some of Walker's work is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places , including the
Dr. Frank R. Burroughs House and the
St. Anthony Hotel . Other buildings designed by Walker are part of National Register historic districts, including the West End Theatre and the Lawrence Building listed in the
Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts . And Walker designed the John T. Morrison House, listed in the
State Street Historic District in Boise.
Career
Walker began his career in Los Angeles, working for
Robert Brown Young . Later he located in Seattle and formed a partnership with Edward C. McManus.
[1] While in Boise, Walker designed the
Idaho Building for the 1904
Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. After the Exposition, Walker moved to San Antonio, and he later returned to California.
Death
Walker died in Santa Barbara in 1924.
[2]
Oro Vista Mining and Milling Company
In 1896 Walker became a director and minor shareholder in the Oro Vista Mining and Milling Co. of California.
[3] By 1905, the company charter had been forfeited for nonpayment of business taxes.
[4]
If an association existed between James Flood Walker and
Comstock Lode miner
James Clair Flood , it has not been established.
Works
Ritzville, Washington
Seattle
M.F. Backus Apartment Building (1901)
M.S. Boothe House (1902)
Cyrus F. Clapp Building (1902)
H.E. Daniels House (1902)
George W. Dilling House (1902)
Carrie B. Friend Apartment Building (1902)
W.K. Green Houses (1902)
Rosa Lobe Apartment Building (1901)
W.D. Perkins House (1902)
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Anthony, Idaho
Juvenile Correctional Center (1904)
[5]
Twin Falls
Boise
San Antonio, Texas
Pasadena, California
Santa Ana
West End Theatre (1915)
[7]
Lawrence Building (1915)
[7]
References
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"James Flood Walker (Architect)" . Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
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"Santa Barbara Cemetery WA" . Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
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"New Mining Company" . The Herald . Los Angeles. June 10, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
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Certified Copy of Compiled Statement of Domestic Corporations Whose Charters Have Been Forfeited... California State Printing Office. 1906. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
^ Lynette Staker (June 9, 2003).
"JCC: The first 50 years" . Standard Journal . Archived from
the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
^ Mychel Matthews (April 4, 2013).
"Hidden History: Buildings Lost over the Years" . Times-News . Twin Falls, Idaho. Archived from
the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
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a
b Mitra Nejad (1994).
Ronald Reagan Federal Building-United States Courthouse, Orange County: Environmental Impact Statement . Fugro-McClelland (West), Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2019 .
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