John W. Gaddis

Dr. Nelson Wilson House

John W. Gaddis (December 2, 1858 - September 5, 1931) was a noted architect of Vincennes, Indiana. He designed numerous buildings that are preserved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

His works include:

• Shriver House, 117 E. 3rd. St., Flora, Illinois, 1893. NRHP-listed[1] in 1983, NRHP reference number 83000306
• Dr. Nelson Wilson House, 103 E National Highway, Washington, Indiana, 1896. NRHP-listed[1] in 2008, NRHP reference number 08000566.
• Vermillion County Jail, 220 E. Market St., Newport, Indiana, 1896. NRHP-listed[1] in 1999, NRHP reference number 99000305
• Natchez Institute, Natchez, Mississippi, 1901
• Columbus Public Library, corner of Fifth and Mechanics streets, Columbus, Indiana, 1903.[2] Demolished in 1969.[3]
• Flora Public Library, Flora, Illinois, 1904.[4] Demolished in 1990.
• Olney Carnegie Library, 401 E. Main St., Olney, Illinois, 1904 NRHP-listed[1] in 2002, NRHP reference number 02000037
• Perry County Courthouse, Perryville, Missouri, 1906. NRHP-listed[1] in 2016, NRHP reference number 16000286
• Saline County Courthouse (demolished), Harrisburg, Illinois, 1906
• Case Library, Baker University, Eighth and Grove, Baldwin City, Kansas, 1906.[5] NRHP-listed[1] in 1986, NRHP reference number 86001232
• Richland County Courthouse, Olney, Illinois, 1914[6]
• Clay County Courthouse, Bounded by US 40, Harrison, Jackson, and Alabama streets, Brazil, Indiana, 1914. NRHP-listed in 1999, NRHP reference number 99001109
• Adult High School (Clarksville, Tennessee), originally called Clarksville High School, Greenwood Ave., Clarksville, Tennessee, 1917. NRHP-listed[1] in 1983, NRHP reference number 83004281
• Vincennes Masonic Temple, 501 Broadway St., Vincennes, Indiana, 1917.[7]
• Shadowwood, also known as the Wharf Estate, 6451 E. Wheatland Rd., Vincennes, Indiana, 1917. NRHP-listed[1] in 2001, NRHP reference number 01000618
• Pineville Courthouse in the Pineville Courthouse Square Historic District, Along Kentucky, Pine, Virginia, and Walnut streets, Pineville, Kentucky, 1919. NRHP-listed[1] in 1990, NRHP reference number 90001019

He died in 1931.[8]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "A Magnificent Structure Is the Public Library," Columbus Republican (Columbus, Indiana), June 4, 1903.
3. "The Walls Come Tumbling Down," Republic (Columbus, Indiana), October 14, 1969.
4. Illinois Libraries by Katharine Lucinda Sharp, University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois), 1906. Accessed via https://archive.org/details/illinoislibrari01shargoog Illinois Libraries by Katherine Sharp
5. "Near Completion," Lawrence Weekly World (Lawrence, Kansas), August 23, 1906.
6. “Olney’s Celebration a Grand Success,” Olney Advocate (Olney, Illinois), July 9, 1914.
7. "Dedication of Masonic Temple," Vincennes Commercial (Vincennes, Indiana), November, 9, 1917.
8. Pages/ahd1015120.aspx Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• photos of Clay County Courthouse