William Winstead Thomas Explained

William Winstead Thomas (1848–1904)^[1] was an American insurance company president and an architect.

He was president of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company.^[1]

Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.He designed the Octagon Mode Seney–Stovall Chapel, a $10,000 structure octagonal red brick building funded by George I. Seney.^{[2] [3] [4]}

His architectural works include:

• Jackson County Courthouse (1879), Jefferson, Georgia, one of his earlier works, NRHP-listed
• Seney-Stovall Chapel (1882–85), Lucy Cobb Institute Campus, 200 N. Milledge Ave., University of Georgia campus Athens, Georgia (Thomas, W.W.), NRHP-listed
• Oconee County Courthouse (no longer extant)
• Thomas-Carithers House, 530 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, Georgia, NRHP-listed
• White Hall, Whitehall and Simonton Bridge Rds., outside Atlanta in Whitehall, Georgia, NRHP-listed. One of his most notable residential works.
• McDaniel-Tichenor House, 319 McDaniel St. Monroe, Georgia, NRHP-listed
• One or more works in NRHP-listed McDaniel Street Historic District, S. Broad and McDaniel Streets, Monroe, Georgia

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001096}} Thematic National Register Nomination - Georgia Courthouses Architectural Survey: Jackson County Courthouse ]. National Park Service. (including two photos)
2. Book: Jones, Charles Edgeworth. Herbert Baxter Adams. Herbert Baxter Adams. Education in Georgia. Contributions to American educational history. 5. 1889. 110–112.
3. Web site: Seney-Stovall Chapel History. Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia. 11 February 2011.
4. Book: Thomas. Frances Taliaferro. Koch. Mary Levin. A Portrait of Historic Athens and Clarke County, Second edition. 2009. University of Georgia Press. 978-0-8203-1356-6.