Frederick Simon Stott (December 27, 1889 – September 14, 1968) was an American architect. Active in Nebraska and California,"Frederick S. Stott (1889-1968), Architect" - Nebraska State Historical SocietyWho's who in Engineering (1922), p. 1216 he was a member of the American Institute of Architects.
Life and career
Stott was born on December 27, 1889, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He married Agnes Cornelia Russell (1891–1982), with whom he had at least one child: son, Russell Frederick Stott (1922–2005). He was a Harvard University graduate, and was in the Construction Division of the United States Army during World War I.
In 1919, Stott opened an office at 216 Kennedy Building in Omaha, Nebraska. He was formerly with John McDonald.The American Architect, Volume CXVI, July 2, 1919, p. 149 He lived with his wife at 411 N. 40th Street.The University Journal, Volume 16, Issue 1, University of Nebraska (1920), p. 15
The St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha, completed in 1921, is "widely regarded as a quality example of the Prairie style of design". It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Stott was elected to the American Institute of Architects by 1925.Journal, Volume 13, American Institute of Architects (1925), p. 144
The following year, Stott designed the M. E. Smith Building in the Jobbers Canyon Historic District in Omaha. All but one of the 24 buildings in the district were demolished in 1989, the largest National Register historic district loss to date.Gratz, R.B. (1996) Living City: How America's Cities Are Being Revitalized by Thinking Small in a Big Way. John Wiley and Sons. p. V.National Trust for Historic Preservation and Zagars, J. (1997) Preservation Yellow Pages: The Complete Information Source for Homeowners, Communities, and Professionals. John Wiley and Sons. p.80.
Death Stott died in Los Angeles on September 14, 1968, aged 78. He is interred in the city's Mountain View Cemetery.
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