John Duncan Forsyth (1886 or 1887–1963) was a
Scottish-American architect who became prominent in
Oklahoma. Based in
Tulsa and working in a variety of styles, he was connected with a number of significant buildings around the state.
In 1921 Forsyth moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he became associated with Tulsa architect John McDonnell[4] He received his Oklahoma architect's license in 1925.[5] Soon he was hired for what became one of his most famous buildings, the
E. W. Marland Mansion in
Ponca City. The Marland mansion, which is operated as a museum, includes a room dedicated to Forsyth's work.[6]
Forsyth maintained a prolific practice. During
World War II, he left Oklahoma to serve with the U.S. Navy
Seabees in California and worked there after the war. In the 1950s, he returned to Tulsa.[4] He had been married a total of six times. Forsyth remained in Tulsa until his death in 1963.
In 2007, John Brooks Walton, a Tulsa architect who had worked for Forsyth, published a biography entitled The Art and Architecture of John Duncan Forsyth.[2]
Royalty Building (1929), built by oilman
E. W. Marland, a
mission style architecture building on 4th & East Grand Avenue in Ponca City with retail space on the lower floors and office space above for
E. W. Marland and the E. W. Marland Co. It was purchased from Marland in the 1940s and "is now owned by the Donahoes".The royalty building was purchased by Kevin and Tracy Emmons in early 2018.[7]
B.B. Blair Mansion (1958) a Southern plantation style home adjoining the
Arkansas River in Tulsa, inspired by
Beauvoir, the Mississippi home of
Jefferson Davis (demolished in February 2014 to make way for a park).[23][24][25][26]
John Duncan Forsyth (1886 or 1887–1963) was a
Scottish-American architect who became prominent in
Oklahoma. Based in
Tulsa and working in a variety of styles, he was connected with a number of significant buildings around the state.
In 1921 Forsyth moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he became associated with Tulsa architect John McDonnell[4] He received his Oklahoma architect's license in 1925.[5] Soon he was hired for what became one of his most famous buildings, the
E. W. Marland Mansion in
Ponca City. The Marland mansion, which is operated as a museum, includes a room dedicated to Forsyth's work.[6]
Forsyth maintained a prolific practice. During
World War II, he left Oklahoma to serve with the U.S. Navy
Seabees in California and worked there after the war. In the 1950s, he returned to Tulsa.[4] He had been married a total of six times. Forsyth remained in Tulsa until his death in 1963.
In 2007, John Brooks Walton, a Tulsa architect who had worked for Forsyth, published a biography entitled The Art and Architecture of John Duncan Forsyth.[2]
Royalty Building (1929), built by oilman
E. W. Marland, a
mission style architecture building on 4th & East Grand Avenue in Ponca City with retail space on the lower floors and office space above for
E. W. Marland and the E. W. Marland Co. It was purchased from Marland in the 1940s and "is now owned by the Donahoes".The royalty building was purchased by Kevin and Tracy Emmons in early 2018.[7]
B.B. Blair Mansion (1958) a Southern plantation style home adjoining the
Arkansas River in Tulsa, inspired by
Beauvoir, the Mississippi home of
Jefferson Davis (demolished in February 2014 to make way for a park).[23][24][25][26]