Owen Southwell | |
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Born | Owen James Trainor Southwell September 20, 1892
New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | April 7, 1961 | (aged 68)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Owen J. T. Southwell |
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | St. Peter's Church |
Owen James Trainor Southwell (1892–1961) was an American architect who practiced in the early 1900s in Atlanta, Georgia; Beaumont, Texas; and New Iberia, Louisiana. His architecture style was a mixture of Southern Greek revival, other revival styles, and antebellum.
Southwell was born September 20, 1892, in New Iberia, Louisiana, to parents Catherine Trainor and William D. Southwell. [1] [2] Southwell's father lived in New York between 1885 and 1888 while studying architecture, returning to New Iberia to open an architecture practice in 1888. [3] Southwell attended high school in Beaumont, Texas. [2] Southwell attended Tulane University for two years before transferring to Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1915. [1] [3] At Carnegie Tech he studied with architect Henry Hornbostel. [3] Between 1914 and 1916, Southwell was hired as an instructor of architecture at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [4] [5]
During World War I, Southwell served in the Naval Reserve. [1] [3] He was married to Yvonne Arnandez (1895–1993). [6]
He lived in Atlanta from 1919 to 1931, moving there to manage Henry Hornbostel's local architecture office. [3] During the early years in Atlanta, Southwell worked on designing early buildings for Emory University. [3] By 1923, Southwell opened his own private architecture practice in Atlanta. [3] In 1931, Southwell moved back to New Iberia because of the Great Depression, and moving his private architecture practice with him. [7] [8]
Southwell died in April 1961, at the age of 68, and is buried in Saint Peter's Cemetery in New Iberia.
Owen Southwell | |
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Born | Owen James Trainor Southwell September 20, 1892
New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | April 7, 1961 | (aged 68)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Owen J. T. Southwell |
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | St. Peter's Church |
Owen James Trainor Southwell (1892–1961) was an American architect who practiced in the early 1900s in Atlanta, Georgia; Beaumont, Texas; and New Iberia, Louisiana. His architecture style was a mixture of Southern Greek revival, other revival styles, and antebellum.
Southwell was born September 20, 1892, in New Iberia, Louisiana, to parents Catherine Trainor and William D. Southwell. [1] [2] Southwell's father lived in New York between 1885 and 1888 while studying architecture, returning to New Iberia to open an architecture practice in 1888. [3] Southwell attended high school in Beaumont, Texas. [2] Southwell attended Tulane University for two years before transferring to Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1915. [1] [3] At Carnegie Tech he studied with architect Henry Hornbostel. [3] Between 1914 and 1916, Southwell was hired as an instructor of architecture at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [4] [5]
During World War I, Southwell served in the Naval Reserve. [1] [3] He was married to Yvonne Arnandez (1895–1993). [6]
He lived in Atlanta from 1919 to 1931, moving there to manage Henry Hornbostel's local architecture office. [3] During the early years in Atlanta, Southwell worked on designing early buildings for Emory University. [3] By 1923, Southwell opened his own private architecture practice in Atlanta. [3] In 1931, Southwell moved back to New Iberia because of the Great Depression, and moving his private architecture practice with him. [7] [8]
Southwell died in April 1961, at the age of 68, and is buried in Saint Peter's Cemetery in New Iberia.