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'''William Ernest Spink''' was an architect who practiced | '''William Ernest Spink''' was an architect who practiced in [[Birmingham]] from the late 1890s to the early 1910s. | ||
Spink came to Birmingham from Indiana and was esteemed for his Classical-style designs. | Spink came to Birmingham from Indiana and was esteemed for his Classical-style designs. In [[1904]] to [[1909]] Spink kept offices in Room 812 of the [[Title Building]]. His daughter, [[Marguerite Spink|Marguerite]] worked with him. | ||
In [[1909]] Spink kept offices in Room 812 of the [[Title Building]]. | |||
By [[1917]] Spink was working from offices in San Francisco and Berkeley, California. | By [[1917]] Spink was working from offices in San Francisco and Berkeley, California. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 9 March 2019
William Ernest Spink was an architect who practiced in Birmingham from the late 1890s to the early 1910s.
Spink came to Birmingham from Indiana and was esteemed for his Classical-style designs. In 1904 to 1909 Spink kept offices in Room 812 of the Title Building. His daughter, Marguerite worked with him.
By 1917 Spink was working from offices in San Francisco and Berkeley, California.
Notable buildings
- Baptist church, Pratt City (1898)
- Ensley School (1901)
- Marion County Courthouse, Hamilton (1901)
- George Search residence, Tuscaloosa (1904)
- James Donnelly residence, Highland Avenue (1906)
- Birmingham Railway Light & Power Co. laundry facility (1907)
- Vine Street Presbyterian Church (1907)
- Kerner & Williams Shoe Co. remodeling (1907)
- Stallworth Dormitory, Alabama Girls Industrial School, Montevallo (1908)
- Alabama Girls Industrial School power house and boiler room, Montevallo (1908)
- Athens High School, Athens, Georgia (1908)
- East Athens School, Athens, Georgia (1908)
- Tuscaloosa County Courthouse (1908)
- Graymont School additions (1908)
- Dormitory for University of Mississippi, Oxford (1909)
- Alburto Martin School additions (1909)
- William Spink residence, Chattanooga Street, San Francisco, California (1917)
- C. A. Park residence, 40th Street, Oakland, California (1917)
- Pere Marquette Building, New Orleans, Louisiana (with S. Scott Joy, 1925)
- Iberville Garage, New Orleans, Louisiana (1925)
- Palm Terrace subdivision, New Orleans, Louisiana (with Sigmund Tarnok, 1926)
- Iberville Housing Project, New Orleans, Louisiana (with Herbert Benson & George Christy, 1940)
- St Bernard Housing Project, New Orleans, Louisiana (with Herbert Benson & George Christy, 1940)
References
- Dabney, Richard (2006) Birmingham's Highland Park. Images of America Series. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Press. ISBN 9780738543437