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'''Thomas Ustick Walter III''' (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died | '''Thomas Ustick Walter III''' (born [[1864]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died [[1931]] in Virginia) was an architect practicing in [[Birmingham]] from the late 1890s to the 1910s. | ||
Walter was the grandson of the eminent architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887), designer of the U. S. capitol dome and second president of the American Institute of Architects. | Walter was the grandson of the eminent architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887), designer of the U. S. capitol dome and second president of the American Institute of Architects. He followed his grandfather's career and designed several buildings in Virginia and around the South in the late 19th century. | ||
Walter came to [[Birmingham]] in the late 1890s and undertook his first major commission, for [[St Vincent's Hospital]], almost immediately. He collaborated with landscape architect Samuel Parsons on the design for [[Glen Iris]] and was the architect of [[Robert Jemison, Sr]]'s [[Robert Jemison, Sr residence|residence]] there. | Walter came to [[Birmingham]] in the late 1890s and undertook his first major commission, for [[St Vincent's Hospital]], almost immediately. He collaborated with landscape architect Samuel Parsons on the design for [[Glen Iris]] and was the architect of [[Robert Jemison, Sr]]'s [[Robert Jemison, Sr residence|residence]] there. He then joined Jemison as a partner in the [[Glenview Realty Company]]. | ||
About [[1905]] Walter designed a home for himself on [[Cliff Road]] in Jemison's [[Mountain Terrace]] subdivision. He agreed to trade that home with [[Hill Ferguson]] in [[1908]], moving to her former home at 1213 [[21st Street South]]. | About [[1905]] Walter designed a home for himself on [[Cliff Road]] in Jemison's [[Mountain Terrace]] subdivision. He agreed to trade that home with [[Hill Ferguson]] in [[1908]], moving to her former home at 1213 [[21st Street South]]. | ||
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Short on money, Walter borrowed a sum from fellow architect [[D. O. Whilldin]], secured by his grandfather's drawings of the U. S. Capitol dome. When Walter was unable to repay the loan, Whilldin accepted the drawings, later donating them to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]. | Short on money, Walter borrowed a sum from fellow architect [[D. O. Whilldin]], secured by his grandfather's drawings of the U. S. Capitol dome. When Walter was unable to repay the loan, Whilldin accepted the drawings, later donating them to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]. | ||
Walter died in Virginia in [[1931]], leaving a daughter, Agnes. | |||
==Notable projects== | ==Notable projects== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{Satterfield-1985}} | |||
* "T. U. Walter" in the Hill Ferguson Papers, quoted in {{Browne-1992}} | * "T. U. Walter" in the Hill Ferguson Papers, quoted in {{Browne-1992}} | ||
* {{Fazio-2010}} | * {{Fazio-2010}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1864 births]] | ||
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[[Category:Architects]] | [[Category:Architects]] | ||
[[Category:T. U. Walter buildings|*]] | [[Category:T. U. Walter buildings|*]] | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 6 December 2010
Thomas Ustick Walter III (born 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died 1931 in Virginia) was an architect practicing in Birmingham from the late 1890s to the 1910s.
Walter was the grandson of the eminent architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887), designer of the U. S. capitol dome and second president of the American Institute of Architects. He followed his grandfather's career and designed several buildings in Virginia and around the South in the late 19th century.
Walter came to Birmingham in the late 1890s and undertook his first major commission, for St Vincent's Hospital, almost immediately. He collaborated with landscape architect Samuel Parsons on the design for Glen Iris and was the architect of Robert Jemison, Sr's residence there. He then joined Jemison as a partner in the Glenview Realty Company.
About 1905 Walter designed a home for himself on Cliff Road in Jemison's Mountain Terrace subdivision. He agreed to trade that home with Hill Ferguson in 1908, moving to her former home at 1213 21st Street South.
By then Walter had largely given up architectural design in favor of real estate development. He acted as sales agent for Mountain Terrace as an employee of the Jemison Companies. He and appraiser Jerome Tucker derived the "Tucker-Walter Rule" used to determine the depth of residential lots on Birmingham's hillsides. Walter is also credited with establishing the limits of downtown Birmingham as the area between 13th and 26th Streets and between 8th Avenue North and 8th Avenue South.
Short on money, Walter borrowed a sum from fellow architect D. O. Whilldin, secured by his grandfather's drawings of the U. S. Capitol dome. When Walter was unable to repay the loan, Whilldin accepted the drawings, later donating them to the Birmingham Museum of Art.
Walter died in Virginia in 1931, leaving a daughter, Agnes.
Notable projects
- St Vincent's Hospital (1898)
- William Hassinger residence, Highland Avenue (1898)
- Robert Jemison, Sr residence, Glen Iris (1901)
- Lee Bradley residence, Idlewild Circle (1902)
- T. U. Walter residence, Mountain Terrace (1905)
References
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1985) Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama. revised edition. Birmingham: Jefferson County Historical Commission/Gray Printing Company
- "T. U. Walter" in the Hill Ferguson Papers, quoted in Browne, Catherine Greene (1992) The History of Forest Park. Birmingham: Cather Publishing Company
- Fazio, Michael W. (2010) Landscape of Transformations: Architecture and Birmingham, Alabama. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press ISBN 9781572336872