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542: 530: 506: 127: 554: 210: 218: 145:, including Brenham, Dallas, Galveston, Palestine, and Tyler. He continued architectural work for residential properties in the Houston area. During the 1930s, partly because of his relationship with Jones, Finn worked for the federal government, and later his firm performed contract work for federal agencies. His public buildings included federal buildings, a college administration building and a complex of dormitories, and he designed the San Jacinto Monument. He was one of the leaders in the development of the 1260: 1159: 518: 226: 2403: 386: 494: 2462: 2412: 249:. Finn designed two buildings for Jones across the way from the Rice Hotel: the Foster Building, aka the Houston Chronicle Building, in 1914, and the Rusk Building in 1916. The corner of Texas and Travis was dominated by buildings built by Finn and Jones. In 1926, Finn designed a new seventeen-story wing for the Rice Hotel on behalf of Jones. Finn did architectural work for other commercial clients in the 1920s. He completed 2450: 2438: 137:(July 2, 1883 – June 26, 1964) was an American architect. He started in the profession with no formal training in 1904 as an apprentice for Sanguinet & Staats. He worked in their offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston. His credits during his tenure residential structures, but firm was a leader in steel-frame construction of skyscrapers. 140:
Finn practiced independently between 1913 and 1953, first subcontracting as a project manager for the Rice Hotel project. He collaborated on many projects in Houston with Jesse Jones as the pair changed the face of downtown Houston in the 1910s and 1920s. Meanwhile, Finn also supervised or designed
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Finn fathered two sons after marrying Mary Elizabeth Riley in 1909. In addition to membership at St. Paul's Methodist Church, he joined the Arabia Temple Shrine, the local Gray's Lodge York and Scottish Rite Freemason's chapter, the Houston Club, and the Rotary Club.
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The JPMorgan Chase building in downtown Houston underwent a major conversion of its lobby and mezzanine into a 20,000 square-foot dining hall. The new facility is called "Finn Hall," in honor of Finn, the building's architect.
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in Brenham, designed in 1925. Finn and Jones collaborated in the fruition of two theaters in Downtown Houston, the Metropolitan in 1926 and the Loew's State in 1927.
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while under the employ of Sanguinet & Staats, Finn moved and remodeled an 1890 Victorian house for Sarah Brashear Jones (
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Finn established a robust practice for residential architecture, especially in some wealthy Houston subdivisions such as
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without consulting the city of Houston, pledging $ 200,000 of his own capital. He engaged Finn and
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Administration. During the 1930s, Finn also designed buildings on behalf of the
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Finn served as the first Architectural Supervisor for the then recently formed
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in Dallas. After three years, he transferred to the firm's headquarters in
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in 1934. He took on this position while Jesse H. Jones was chairing the
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as a carpenter and draftsman. In 1904, he started as an apprentice for
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Alfred Charles Finn was born to Edwin E. and Bertha (Rogge) Finn in
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Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good
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for the interior design. Jones also promised a venue for the
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campus, an elongated Art Deco building completed in 1950.
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Finn's first commission was as project manager for the
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Illustration of the Gulf building, Houston, Texas, 1929
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State National Bank Building, 412 Main Street, Houston
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in 1929 — at that time the tallest building in Texas.
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A Brief History of the Simon Theatre - Brenham, Texas
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Finn: An Inventory of his Records 897: 201:on Montrose Boulevard (1912, NRHP-listed). 1149: 1135: 1007:Williams, Diane Elizabeth (20 June 2001). 1006: 879:. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. p. 11 732: 384: 224: 216: 208: 125: 1105: 1058:. Greater Houston Preservation Alliance 1014:. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. p. 3 844:. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. p. 2 801: 702:. Texas Historic Sites Atlas. p. 4 694: 2475: 2386:Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metro 1075: 836: 750: 523:Scottish Rite Temple, Galveston, Texas 369:(NRHP-listed) at Courthouse Square in 1130: 977:Texas Historical Commission (1992). 695:Axelrad, Herbert L. (July 8, 1982). 559:City National Bank Building, Houston 476:Houston Metropolitan Research Center 389:San Jacinto Monument, Baytown, Texas 159:National Register of Historic Places 130:James L. Autry House, Houston, Texas 1785:Texas A&M Health Science Center 900:The Country Houses of John F. Staub 871: 592:"Alfred C. Finn: Houston Architect" 465: 259:1928 Democratic National Convention 204: 13: 1076:Morago, Greg (November 30, 2018). 399:Reconstruction Finance Corporation 381:Public service and civic buildings 360:L. A. and Adelheid Machemehl House 237:, under contract with the firm of 213:Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas in 1916 14: 2519: 1115: 983:L.A. and Adelheid Machemehl House 625:Fox, Stephen (13 February 2017). 2483:20th-century American architects 2460: 2448: 2436: 2410: 2402: 2401: 1800:University of Houston–Clear Lake 1325:Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 1258: 1157: 552: 540: 528: 516: 504: 492: 456: 365:Finn designed the fifteen-story 1099: 1069: 1044: 1035: 1026: 1000: 970: 931: 906: 891: 865: 856: 837:London, K. L. (April 2, 1980). 830: 821: 795: 786: 772: 367:People's National Bank Building 1805:University of Houston–Downtown 723: 714: 688: 666: 583: 395:Federal Housing Administration 354:Finn was an architect for the 311:, his early work included the 241:. The owner of the new hotel, 164: 141:buildings in various parts of 1: 1687:Southwest Management District 576: 419:U.S. Post Office in Galveston 239:Mauran, Russell & Crowell 2503:People from Hempstead, Texas 2498:People from Bellville, Texas 1820:Houston Christian University 1441:List of companies in Houston 1340:Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark 1052:"Ezekiel W. Cullen Building" 809:. Texas Historic Sites Atlas 729:Fenberg (2011), pp. 140–141. 571:List of Alfred C. Finn works 431:China Springs Air Force Base 251:State National Bank Building 7: 590:Wilson, Michael E. (1983). 564: 407:Public Works Administration 10: 2524: 1765:Baylor College of Medicine 1041:Wilson (1983), pp. 71, 74. 872:Mod, Anna (22 July 2002). 744:November 19, 2008, at the 485: 447:Ezekiel W. Cullen Building 437:, temporary buildings for 284:Finn designed theaters in 2376: 2358:Houston Christian Huskies 2310: 1985: 1949: 1840:Houston Community College 1810:Texas Southern University 1780:MD Anderson Cancer Center 1752: 1449: 1388: 1267: 1256: 1183: 1170: 1106:Fenberg, Stephen (2011). 979:"Texas Settlement Marker" 962:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 827:Wilson (1983), pp. 66–67. 792:Wilson (1983), pp. 65–66. 441:, and defense housing in 269:in just four months. The 183:Southern Pacific Railroad 120: 99: 95: 85: 77: 69: 50: 28: 21: 2236:Sunset Terrace/Montclair 1830:University of St. Thomas 939:"Capitol Lofts, Houston" 411:Jefferson Davis Hospital 331:(1923). 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Index

Bellville, Texas
Houston
Rice Lofts
Gulf Building

Texas
Art Deco
Texas
Joseph Finger
National Register of Historic Places
Bellville, Texas
Hempstead, Texas
Houston
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sanguinet & Staats
Fort Worth
Courtlandt Place
Link-Lee House



Rice Hotel
Mauran, Russell & Crowell
Jesse H. Jones
Downtown Houston
State National Bank Building
John F. Staub
1928 Democratic National Convention
Kenneth Franzheim
Sam Houston Hall

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