Frank Baldwin Hunter (June 17, 1883-Jan. 5, 1958) was an architect and pool designer in Indianapolis, Indiana. Part of his career was as the City Architect for Indianapolis.
Born in Covington, Kentucky, he moved to Indianapolis in 1889. He started his own practice in 1907. He had an office in the State Life Building. He designed residences, theaters, and a sanitarium.
Architect Edgar O. Hunter was his brother. Both brothers were members of the Commercial Club of Indianapolis. John H. Hunter, a traveling salesman in Indianapolis, was their father.
He patented a system for man-made beach pools.
He advertised himself as, "A designer of homes of distinction and beauty." He was pictured and quoted in an advertisement for Celotex insulation.
His wife was a music aficionado.
Work
- Lovel D. Millikan House (1911) in Indianapolis
- St. James Courts Apartments (1919) Saint James Court
- 4343 North Meridian Street (1920), designed for William N. Thompson, president of Stutz Motor Car Company, it served as the residence of the Governor of Indiana from 1945 to 1973.
- Ambassador Apartments (The Ambassador (Indianapolis, Indiana)) (1924)
- Zaring Egyptian Theatre (1925) in Indianapolis Closed 1965.
- Fountain Square Theatre (1928) in Indianapolis
References
- "Frank Baldwin Hunter". February 5, 2021.
- ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112494 – via Google Books.
- "Indiana Construction Recorder". December 13, 1920 – via Google Books.
- https://indianahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/rubush-and-hunter-architectural-firm-records.pdf
- Ind.), Commercial Club (Indianapolis (December 13, 1907). "Reports of Officers, Articles of Association, By-laws: List of Members and Stockholders, House Rules, Etc". Carlon & Hollenbeck – via Google Books.
- Obituary via Findagrave
- Office, United States Patent (December 13, 1935). "Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office". U.S. Patent Office. – via Google Books.
- "The INDAC, Indianapolis Athletic Club: Special Building Number, April, 1924". December 13, 1924 – via Google Books.
- "House & Garden". Condé Nast Publications. December 13, 1926 – via Google Books.
- Clubs, Indiana Federation of Music (December 13, 1936). "Indiana Composers, Native and Adopted". Indiana University – via Google Books.
- Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112494 – via Google Books.
- Sigler, Bernadette M.; Museum, Hudson River (December 13, 1990). The Sphinx and the Lotus: The Egyptian Movement in American Decorative Arts, 1865-1935 : the Hudson River Museum ... February 4 Through April 29, 1990. Hudson River Museum. ISBN 9780943651217 – via Google Books.
- https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/ISL_p181901coll1-493
- "Article clipped from the Indianapolis Star". The Indianapolis Star. 9 October 1965. p. 74.