George P. Washburn

George Putnam Washburn (March 21, 1846 – May 16, 1922) was a prominent architect practicing in Kansas. Washburn came to Kansas in 1870, worked as a carpenter and architect, and in 1882 opened an architecture practice in Ottawa, Kansas. His son joined his firm which became George P. Washburn & Son. In 1910 George P.'s son-in-law, Roy Stookey, joined the firm, and George P. retired. After George P. died in 1922 the firm became Washburn & Stookey.[1]

Washburn designed nine Carnegie library buildings in Kansas,[2] and is most known for the 13 courthouses he designed.[1] A number of his buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, with several of the libraries being listed under one study.[2]

Works (with attribution variations) include:

References
  1. "Kansapedia: George P. Washburn". Kansas Historical Society. January 2013.
  2. Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 21, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places nomination: Carnegie Libraries of Kansas (TR)".
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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