Franklin O. Adams Explained

Birth Date:	5 July 1881
Birth Place:	Waterproof, Louisiana

Franklin Oliver Adams Jr. (1881 – 1967) was an American architect in Tampa, Florida.^[1]

Background

Adams was born in Waterproof, Louisiana on July 5, 1881.^[2] Adams grew up on a cotton plantation and was taught by a governess. He graduated from Centenary College in 1901 with a Bachelor of Science degree and started out as a teacher, "teaching in a log house in Mississippi".^[3] He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

After graduating, Adams worked as a draftsman for Newhall & Belvins in Boston. He worked as a draftsman and superintendent for Harry B. Wheelock in Birmingham from 1909–1914

He died on November 27, 1967.^[4]

Works

His works include:

• The third Tampa City Hall (1926)^[5]
• Riverview Terrace^[6]
• Plant High School (1927). Tampa, Florida.
• Lakeland Public Library (1927). Lakeland, Florida.
• Harry S. Mayhall Auditorium, demolished (1927–1969). Lakeland, Florida.
• the second Morrell Memorial Hospital^[7]
• Plant City's South Florida Baptist Hospital (1953).^[8]

Works that have been added to the National Register of Historic Places:

• House at 116 West Davis Boulevard (1925). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1989.
• House at 301 Caspian Street (1925). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1989.
• Bay Isle Commercial Building (1926). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1989.
• House at 131 West Davis Boulevard (1928). Tampa, Florida; Added in 1990

External links

• Franklin O. Adams papers, n.d., 1868-1944 | University of Miami Special Collections

Notes and References

1. Book: American Architects Directory . . 1955 . First . 3.
2. Book: American Architects Directory. 1956. R. R. Bowker. New York. 3. 2012-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20091215162821/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory.aspx. 2009-12-15. dead.
3. Book: Dovell, Junius Elmore. Florida: historic, dramatic, contemporary. 1952. Lewis Historical Pub. Co.. New York. 634–635.
4. Web site: AIA Historical Directory of American Architects. Franklin O. Adams. 26 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130224003853/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1000171.aspx. 24 February 2013. dead.
5. Book: Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Lakeland, Florida. 2007. History Press. Charleston, S.C.. 9781596292710.
6. none. Architectural Forum. 1941. 74. 1. 154.
7. Book: Flekke, Mary . Lakeland . Arcadia . 2005 . 9780738541839 . Charleston, SC.
8. Book: East Hillsborough Historical Society. Plant City. 2005. Arcadia. Charleston, SC. 0738517380. 20.