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Arthur R. Mann

Arthur R. Mann FAIA (June 28, 1877 – July 7, 1968) was an English-born American architect and engineer in practice in Hutchinson, Kansas from 1909 until his retirement in 1965. In 1924 he formed the firm of Mann & Company, which remained under family ownership until 1977 and is still in business.

Arthur R. Mann
Born(1877-06-28)June 28, 1877
Sheffield, England
DiedJuly 7, 1968(1968-07-07) (aged 91)
Hutchinson, Kansas
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect
AwardsFellow, American Institute of Architects (1955)
PracticeKelso, Mann & Kelso;
Kelso, Mann & Gerow;
Mann & Gerow;
Mann & Company
The former Grant School in Goodland, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1926.
The Dodge City Municipal Building in Dodge City, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1930.
The Lane County Courthouse in Dighton, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1931.
The Colby Community High School in Colby, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1935.
The Republic County Courthouse in Belleville, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1939.
The Ellis County Courthouse in Hays, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1942.
The Shallow Water School in Shallow Water, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1942.
The Stevens County Courthouse in Hugoton, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1952.
The Ellsworth County Courthouse in Ellsworth, designed by Mann & Company and completed in 1954.

Life and career

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Arthur Robert Mann was born June 28, 1877, in Sheffield, England to George Mann and Eliza Mann, née Lingard. The family immigrated to the United States in 1879, settling in Kansas. He became a naturalized citizen in 1887. Mann was educated at the defunct Nickerson Normal College and the University of Kansas, graduating from the latter in 1906 with a BS in engineering.[1] He worked for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad before moving to Hutchinson, where in 1909 he formed the partnership of Kelso, Mann & Kelso, architects and engineers. During this year he also completed a correspondence course in architecture.[2] The partnership was reorganized in 1910 as Kelso, Mann & Gerow and in 1911 as Mann & Gerow with the withdrawal of the Kelsos and the admission of Theodore M. Gerow. In 1924 Gerow withdrew from the partnership and Mann continued the firm as Mann & Company, a sole proprietorship. In 1934 Mann's son, Robert E. Mann AIA, joined the firm as a partner.[3][1] In 1965 Mann retired from the partnership, but continued as a consultant.[4]

In 1918 Mann was a founding member and first president of the Kansas Society of Architects, the first successful attempt to organize architects in the state.[5] In 1921 joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) as a member of the newly formed Kansas chapter. He was highly active in the organization, and was Kansas chapter president three times.[3] In 1955 he was elected a Fellow for service to the institute and for public service. Mann was the third Kansas architect to be elected a Fellow under the modern system instituted in 1898.[6]

Legacy

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Mann's architecture firm has continued into the present day. After his retirement architects Winston A. Schmidt AIA and Norman L. Mann AIA, Mann's grandson, became partners in the firm, followed in 1974 by Harry R. Rutledge FAIA and Lynn W. Schwartzkopf AIA. Robert E. Mann retired in 1977, and shortly thereafter Schimidt and Norman L. Mann died in a plane crash while returning from a client meeting. In 1978 the firm was purchased from the Mann estate by Rutledge and Schwartzkopf.[7] In 1981 they incorporated the firm as Mann & Company PA,[8] and in 1987 Rutledge withdrew to join BASCO Associates in York, Pennsylvania. Schwartzkopf has continued to lead the firm into the 21st century.

At least seven works by Mann and his partners have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Personal life

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Mann was married in 1904 to Ida May Smith. They had two children, Dorothy and Robert Eugene.[1] Mann died July 7, 1968, at the age of 91.[4]

Architectural works

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Kelso, Mann & Kelso, 1909–1910

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Kelso, Mann & Gerow, 1910–1911

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Mann & Gerow, 1911–1924

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Mann & Company, from 1924

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Notes

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  1. ^ A contributing resource to the Downtown Core South Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2004.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h NRHP-listed.
  3. ^ Now the Coronado Museum.
  4. ^ Now the Reno County Museum. A contributing resource to the Downtown Core South Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2004.
  5. ^ a b Demolished.
  6. ^ Formerly NRHP-listed. Demolished.
  7. ^ Designed by Mann & Company, architects, with John G. Seitz of Ellsworth, associate architect.
  8. ^ Structurally incorporating the original First National Bank Building, designed by D. H. Burnham & Company and completed in 1911.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mann, Arthur Robert" in Who's Who in America 34 (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1966): 1342.
  2. ^ a b Republic County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (2002)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mann, Arthur Robert" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 363.
  4. ^ a b "Mann, Arthur Robert" in Who Was Who in America (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1973): 456.
  5. ^ "Organize Architects" in American Architect 113, no. 2207 (April 30, 1918): 439.
  6. ^ "Newly Elected Fellows" in Journal of the American Institute of Architects 24, no. 1 (July, 1955): 30.
  7. ^ Engineering News-Record (1978): 56.
  8. ^ Kansas corporation filings
  9. ^ a b c Downtown Core South Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2004)
  10. ^ P. H. Meehan House NRHP Registration Form (2007)
  11. ^ Engineering Record (February 1, 1913): 50a.
  12. ^ American Architect (January 31, 1917): 10.
  13. ^ American Contractor (September 29, 1917): 56.
  14. ^ American Contractor (February 22, 1919): 73.
  15. ^ American Contractor (January 18, 1919): 58h.
  16. ^ a b Domestic Engineering (May 20, 1922): 346.
  17. ^ Engineering News-Record (February 26, 1920): 148.
  18. ^ Engineering News-Record (March 31, 1921): 182.
  19. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 323.
  20. ^ a b c David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 325.
  21. ^ Grant School NRHP Registration Form (2015)
  22. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 264.
  23. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 309.
  24. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 299.
  25. ^ Engineering News-Record (February 28, 1929): 72.
  26. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 328.
  27. ^ Dodge City Municipal Building NRHP Registration Form (2013)
  28. ^ Lyons High School NRHP Registration Form (2005)
  29. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 319.
  30. ^ Wolf Park Band Shell NRHP Registration Form (2003)
  31. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 287.
  32. ^ Engineering News-record (March 19, 1936): 34.
  33. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 190.
  34. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 266.
  35. ^ Shallow Water School NRHP Registration Form (2005)
  36. ^ Manweiler-Maupin Chevrolet NRHP Registration Form (2012)
  37. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 283.
  38. ^ Engineering News-Record (1948): 238.
  39. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 329.
  40. ^ a b "Mann, Robert E(ugene)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 363.
  41. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 281.
  42. ^ "Seitz, John G(oddard)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 497.
  43. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 271.
  44. ^ a b c "Mann, Arthur Robert" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1962): 459-460.
  45. ^ a b "Mann, Robert E(ugene)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1962): 460.
  46. ^ a b c "Mann, Robert E(ugene)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 592-593.
  47. ^ a b "Schmidt, Winston A." in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 810.
  48. ^ "Mann, Norman Lee" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 592.
  49. ^ David H. Sachs and George Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1996): 232.
  50. ^ a b Engineering News-Record (1976): 172.
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