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Thomas Shirley Simons, Sr. (March 12, 1897 – August 1, 1963), commonly known as Shirley Simons was a prominent architect of Tyler, Texas. He was born in 1897 at Taylor, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historictyler.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/AZALEA_NR.pdf )〕 He graduated from Rice Institute in 1919 with a Bachelor of Science in architecture. He also served in the field artillery during World War I from September through November 1918. After practicing with William Ward Watkin in Houston, Simons moved to Lufkin, Texas in 1922 where he established his own architecture practice.〔 In the late 1920s, he moved his architectural practice to Tyler, Texas. He remained active as an architect in Tyler until his death in 1963. Shirley's three sons (T. Shirley Simons, Jr., Edwin Simons, and Watson Townes Simons) later joined his architectural practice.〔 A number of Simons' works, including the Tyler City Hall, San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail, and Austin Daily Tribune Building, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔(Angelina County MRA )〕 Works include (with attribution): ==Works in Tyler, Texas== *Bergfeld Park (tennis courts, amphitheater and restrooms), part of the Azalea Residential Historic District, 1400 Block South Broadway, Tyler, Texas〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historictyler.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/AZALEA_NR.pdf )〕 *Robert and Mattie Fair House (1937), 905 South Chilton Avenue, Tyler, Texas (part of the Azalea Residential Historic District) (Shirley Simons, Sr. and Allen Campbell)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historictyler.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/AZALEA_NR.pdf )〕 *Hanson-Cooper House (1931), 312 E. Charnwood, Tyler, Texas〔 *W. Howard and Vera Bryant House (1951), 2212 South Chilton Avenue, Tyler, Texas (part of the Azalea Residential Historic District)〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historictyler.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/AZALEA_NR.pdf )〕 *Marvin United Methodist Church (1942 remodel and parsonage), 300 W. Erwin St., Tyler, Texas, NHRP-listed〔〔 *Thomas and Edna Pollard House (1935), 801 Troup Highway, Tyler, Texas〔 *Ramey House (1935 interior remodel), 605 S. Broadway, Tyler, Texas (Simons, Shirley), NRHP-listed〔 *St. Gregory Elementary School, 400 South College Avenue, Tyler, Texas *St. John's AF & AM Lodge, 323 W. Front Street, Tyler, Texas (Simons, T. Shirley Sr.), NRHP-listed〔 *Shirley Simons Residence, 118 West Fourth, Tyler, Texas (part of the Azalea Residential Historic District)〔 *Tyler City Hall (1938), 212 N. Bonner Avenue, Tyler, Texas (Simons, T. Shirley, Sr.), NRHP-listed〔 *Tyler Junior College original campus building plan〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Texas State Historical Association )〕 *Tyler Little Theatre (1939), 1014 W. Houston, Tyler, Texas〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=City of Tyler, Texas )〕 *Tyler U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, aka William M. Steger U.S. Courthouse (1934), 211 W. Ferguson Street, Tyler, Texas (Simons, Shirley), NRHP-listed〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=U.S. General Services Administration )〕 *White House, aka The Castle (1929), 116 Lindsey Lane, Tyler, Texas〔 *Willow Brook Country Club, 3205 West Erwin Street, Tyler, Texas〔 *Witherup Home (1932), 212 West Dobbs Street, Tyler, Texas〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Historic Tyler )〕 *Woman's Building (1931), 911 South Broadway, Tyler, Texas (part of the Azalea Residential Historic District) (Shirley Simons, Sr., and Sam R. Hill)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shirley Simons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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