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Hawk & Parr was formed in 1914 as the partnership of architects J. W. Hawk and J. O. Parr. Hawk had been in practice in Oklahoma City since 1899, Parr since 1910. Hawk retired from practice in 1932, but Parr continued to practice under the Hawk & Parr name until his death in 1930.
282:. This was dissolved in 1904. The second, Hawk & Wells, was formed in early 1905 with William A. Wells. This was dissolved when Wells was appointed building commissioner in July. The third, Hawk & Collignon, was formed in early 1907 with George W. Collignon of 225:
After Parr's death, the firm was reorganized as Parr, Frye & Aderhold by William G. Parr, his son, Harvey D. Frye and George Aderhold. In 1941 it became Parr & Aderhold. Aderhold withdrew from the firm in 1961 to become architectural director for the
305:. They had one child, a daughter. Mrs. Hawk died in 1930, shortly before his retirement. In retirement Hawk briefly lived in Arkansas and Louisiana before returning to Oklahoma City. About the time of the outbreak of 277:
Before forming Hawk & Parr, Hawk practiced independently and as a member of four other partnerships. The first, Hawk & Van Meter, was formed in 1902 with George W. Van Meter, a recent graduate of the
230:. Parr briefly worked alone before forming the partnership of Parr & Watkins with Dudley Watkins in 1962. Parr returned to independent practice in 1967. He practiced into the 1980s and died in 1994. 213:. It was formed in 1914 as the merger of the offices of architects J. W. Hawk and J. O. Parr. After the retirement of Hawk in 1932 and the death of Parr in 1940, it was led by Parr's son into the 1980s. 146: 497: 960: 436: 187: 488: 356: 466: 515: 151: 139: 83: 965: 408: 175: 924: 387: 521: 420: 390:. Its Mission/Spanish Revival style Casa Grande Hotel, for example, was built in 1928 and was listed on the National Register in 1995. 600: 491:, Roughly bounded by Grand Ave., 19th St., Alabama Ave., and alley west of 15th St., Chickasha, OK (Smith & Parr), NRHP-listed 530: 375: 360: 344: 159: 417:
Concert Hall (Now part of the Seratean Center for the Performing Arts), Oklahoma A&M College, Stillwater, OK (J.W. Hawk)
290:, forming Layton, Wemyss-Smith & Hawk, commonly known as Layton, Smith & Hawk. With this firm, Hawk completed the 123: 378:(AIA) and local fraternal organizations. He died in Oklahoma City at the age of 62, following complications from a fall. 331:
to Josephus Constantine Parr, a farmer and Confederate veteran, and Elizabeth Parr, née Bridges. He was educated at the
255: 460: 103: 254:, where Jacob Hawk worked as an architect and builder. Hawk was educated in the Kirksville public schools and at the 332: 472: 430:), Oklahoma A&M College, Stillwater, OK (J.W. Hawk, successor to Hawk & Cook, Architects & Engineers) 336: 291: 227: 115: 448: 95: 90: 259: 478: 279: 351:. In 1905 he became a partner in the firm of Smith & Parr and opened a second office for the firm in 929: 355:. The partners moved to Oklahoma City in 1910. The work of this firm includes Troutt Hall (1911) of the 267: 509: 313:, the building of which had been completed by Hawk & Parr in 1926. He died there at the age of 83. 70: 328: 286:. This, too, was dissolved before the end of the year. In 1909 Hawk combined his office with that of 271: 251: 182: 551: 352: 283: 171: 503: 454: 399: 206: 685: 596: 442: 310: 287: 155: 119: 942: 590: 364: 340: 302: 135: 130: 110: 295: 263: 367:. Circa 1912 the partnership was dissolved, and Parr continued alone until joining Hawk. 427: 348: 191: 954: 371: 210: 99: 79: 75: 62: 306: 247: 298:. This was dissolved in 1911. He then practiced independently until joining Parr. 702: 550:
No longer a hotel, has been renovated for use as senior citizens apartments. See
166: 374:. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. He was a member of the 250:, to Jacob Hawk and Mary A. Hawk, née Cambell. Circa 1869 the family moved to 17: 457:, 105 N. Hudson, Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk, J.W. and Parr, J.O.), NRHP-listed 195: 463:, 722 N. Broadway St., Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 445:, 1521 N. Hudson Ave., Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 512:, 524 W. Will Rogers Blvd., Claremore, OK (Hawk and Parr), NRHP-listed 423:, 218 N. Harvey St., Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 506:, 1100 Classen Dr., Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 500:, 1433 Classen Dr., Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 451:, 420 W. Main St., Oklahoma City, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 414:
Commerce Exchange Building, Oklahoma City, OK, no longer surviving
181: 165: 145: 129: 109: 89: 69: 919: 402:, 121 E. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 518:, 900 E. Oklahoma, Guthrie, OK (Parr & Hawk), NRHP-listed 481:, 329 S. Peters Ave., Norman, OK (Hawk and Parr), NRHP-listed 433:
Farmers National Bank, Oklahoma City, OK, no longer surviving
411:, 103 E. Third St., Elk City, OK (Hawk and Parr), NRHP-listed 386:
The firm designed many buildings that are listed on the U.S.
533:, 1001 Millington St., Winfield, KS (Parr,J.D.), NRHP-listed 524:, 112 N. 7th St., Tonkawa, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 475:, Courthouse Sq., Purcell, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 327:(February 17, 1877 – January 26, 1940) was born in rural 527:
Tradesman's National Bank, Oklahoma City, OK, built 1921
754:"Important consolidation of architectural interests," 439:, W. Broadway, Enid, OK (Hawk & Parr), NRHP-listed 405:
Biltmore Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK, no longer surviving
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Oklahoma Club, Oklahoma City, OK, no longer surviving
347:. Parr joined the office of architect E. C. Smith in 469:, 300 Courthouse Drive, Perry, Oklahoma, NRHP-listed 58: 50: 42: 37: 32: 301:Hawk was married in 1892 to Harriet E. Coffey in 246:(March 26, 1864 – December 21, 1947) was born in 780:"J. W. Hawk, 83, pioneer city architect, dies," 494:Perrine Building, Oklahoma City, OK, built 1927 309:he moved into the Masonic Home for the Aged in 262:. He was trained as an architect in offices in 8: 658:(New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 695. 645:(New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 968. 489:Oklahoma College for Women Historic District 632:(New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 6. 370:Parr was married in 1907 to Ida Gamble in 357:University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 29: 679: 677: 914: 912: 910: 908: 906: 904: 902: 900: 687:A standard history of Oklahoma, Volume 3 898: 896: 894: 892: 890: 888: 886: 884: 882: 880: 566: 543: 274:. He settled in Oklahoma City in 1899. 920:"National Register Information System" 584: 582: 580: 578: 576: 574: 572: 570: 522:Tonkawa Lodge No. 157 A.F. & A.M. 194:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 174:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 158:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 138:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 122:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 102:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 82:, designed by Hawk & Parr in the 7: 961:Architecture firms based in Oklahoma 925:National Register of Historic Places 857:"J. O. Parr dies in Oklahoma City," 388:National Register of Historic Places 134:The former Norman Public Library in 589:Terry L. Griffith (November 1999). 25: 943:County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR 684:Joseph Bradfield Thoburn (1916). 628:"Aderhold, George Washington" in 592:Oklahoma City: Statehood to 1930 531:Winfield Public Carnegie Library 376:American Institute of Architects 361:Winfield Public Carnegie Library 345:Illinois Institute of Technology 700:"George William Van Meter" in 690:. American Historical Society. 426:Engineering Building (renamed 1: 966:Architects from Oklahoma City 656:American Architects Directory 643:American Architects Directory 630:American Architects Directory 498:Pilgrim Congregational Church 654:"Parr, William Gustavus" in 256:First District Normal School 198:style and completed in 1936. 178:style and completed in 1930. 162:style and completed in 1929. 142:style and completed in 1929. 126:style and completed in 1928. 106:style and completed in 1920. 86:style and completed in 1916. 461:Magnolia Petroleum Building 140:Italian Renaissance Revival 84:Italian Renaissance Revival 27:American architectural firm 982: 833:Southwestern Building News 741:"New firm of architects," 641:"Watkins, Ewel Dudley" in 437:Garfield County Courthouse 333:North Texas Normal College 188:Garfield County Courthouse 615:"An architectural firm," 473:McClain County Courthouse 449:Harbour-Longmire Building 337:University of North Texas 292:Beckham County Courthouse 228:Federal Bureau of Prisons 170:The Will Rogers Hotel in 116:McClain County Courthouse 421:Cotton-Exchange Building 176:Spanish Colonial Revival 96:City Presbyterian Church 859:Denton Record-Chronicle 797:, February 10, 1936, 1. 795:Denton Record-Chronicle 784:, December 22, 1947, 9. 671:, December 14, 1994, 33 619:, October 31, 1940, A7. 467:Noble County Courthouse 260:Truman State University 234:Biographies of partners 874:, January 27, 1940, 7. 861:, January 27, 1940, 4. 745:, January 10, 1907, 6. 280:University of Illinois 199: 179: 163: 143: 127: 107: 87: 46:J. W. Hawk; J. O. Parr 930:National Park Service 835:, March 23, 1910, 12. 822:, August 31, 1905, 7. 820:The McAlester Capital 806:"Closing Exercises," 771:, March 15, 1911, 12. 758:, January 3, 1909, 3. 706:(February, 1920): 20. 703:The Western Architect 487:One or more works in 479:Norman Public Library 322:Josephus Overton Parr 185: 169: 149: 133: 113: 93: 73: 808:Denton County Record 715:"City news briefs," 667:"Parr, William G.," 617:The El Reno American 516:Scottish Rite Temple 329:Denton County, Texas 272:St. Joseph, Missouri 252:Kirksville, Missouri 152:Scottish Rite Temple 38:Practice information 872:The Daily Oklahoman 782:The Daily Oklahoman 769:The Daily Oklahoman 756:The Daily Oklahoman 743:The Daily Oklahoman 732:, July 18, 1905, 3. 730:The Daily Oklahoman 719:, June 23, 1904, 8. 717:The Daily Oklahoman 669:The Daily Oklahoman 552:Claremore, Oklahoma 394:Architectural works 353:McAlester, Oklahoma 284:Birmingham, Alabama 810:, June 8, 1899, 1. 455:Hightower Building 288:Layton & Smith 207:architectural firm 200: 180: 164: 144: 128: 108: 88: 932:. 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Hales House 409:Casa Grande Hotel 244:James Watson Hawk 160:Classical Revival 68: 67: 16:(Redirected from 973: 945: 940: 934: 933: 916: 875: 868: 862: 855: 849: 842: 836: 829: 823: 817: 811: 804: 798: 791: 785: 778: 772: 765: 759: 752: 746: 739: 733: 726: 720: 713: 707: 698: 692: 691: 681: 672: 665: 659: 652: 646: 639: 633: 626: 620: 613: 607: 606: 586: 554: 548: 365:Winfield, Kansas 341:Armour Institute 326: 303:Albany, Missouri 205:was an American 124:Colonial Revival 30: 21: 981: 980: 976: 975: 974: 972: 971: 970: 951: 950: 949: 948: 941: 937: 918: 917: 878: 869: 865: 856: 852: 844:"Parr-Gamble," 843: 839: 830: 826: 818: 814: 805: 801: 792: 788: 779: 775: 767:"Dissolution," 766: 762: 753: 749: 740: 736: 727: 723: 714: 710: 699: 695: 683: 682: 675: 666: 662: 653: 649: 640: 636: 627: 623: 614: 610: 603: 588: 587: 568: 563: 558: 557: 549: 545: 540: 396: 384: 324: 319: 264:Omaha, Nebraska 241: 236: 219: 203:Hawk & Parr 33:Hawk & Parr 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 979: 977: 969: 968: 963: 953: 952: 947: 946: 935: 876: 870:"J. O. Parr," 863: 850: 837: 824: 812: 799: 793:"J. C. Parr," 786: 773: 760: 747: 734: 721: 708: 693: 673: 660: 647: 634: 621: 608: 601: 565: 564: 562: 559: 556: 555: 542: 541: 539: 536: 535: 534: 528: 525: 519: 513: 507: 501: 495: 492: 485: 482: 476: 470: 464: 458: 452: 446: 440: 434: 431: 428:Gundersen Hall 424: 418: 415: 412: 406: 403: 395: 392: 383: 380: 318: 315: 240: 237: 235: 232: 218: 215: 104:Gothic Revival 66: 65: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 44: 40: 39: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 978: 967: 964: 962: 959: 958: 956: 944: 939: 936: 931: 927: 926: 921: 915: 913: 911: 909: 907: 905: 903: 901: 899: 897: 895: 893: 891: 889: 887: 885: 883: 881: 877: 873: 867: 864: 860: 854: 851: 847: 841: 838: 834: 831:"Personals," 828: 825: 821: 816: 813: 809: 803: 800: 796: 790: 787: 783: 777: 774: 770: 764: 761: 757: 751: 748: 744: 738: 735: 731: 725: 722: 718: 712: 709: 705: 704: 697: 694: 689: 688: 680: 678: 674: 670: 664: 661: 657: 651: 648: 644: 638: 635: 631: 625: 622: 618: 612: 609: 604: 602:9780738503141 598: 594: 593: 585: 583: 581: 579: 577: 575: 573: 571: 567: 560: 553: 547: 544: 537: 532: 529: 526: 523: 520: 517: 514: 511: 508: 505: 502: 499: 496: 493: 490: 486: 483: 480: 477: 474: 471: 468: 465: 462: 459: 456: 453: 450: 447: 444: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 425: 422: 419: 416: 413: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 397: 393: 391: 389: 381: 379: 377: 373: 368: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 339:, and at the 338: 334: 330: 323: 316: 314: 312: 308: 304: 299: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 275: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 238: 233: 231: 229: 223: 216: 214: 212: 211:Oklahoma City 208: 204: 197: 193: 189: 184: 177: 173: 168: 161: 157: 153: 148: 141: 137: 132: 125: 121: 117: 112: 105: 101: 100:Oklahoma City 97: 92: 85: 81: 80:Oklahoma City 77: 76:Hales Mansion 72: 64: 63:Oklahoma City 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 36: 31: 19: 18:Hawk and Parr 938: 923: 871: 866: 858: 853: 845: 840: 832: 827: 819: 815: 807: 802: 794: 789: 781: 776: 768: 763: 755: 750: 742: 737: 729: 724: 716: 711: 701: 696: 686: 668: 663: 655: 650: 642: 637: 629: 624: 616: 611: 591: 546: 385: 369: 321: 320: 307:World War II 300: 276: 248:Kenton, Ohio 243: 242: 224: 220: 202: 201: 595:. Arcadia. 504:Plaza Court 400:Besse Hotel 268:Kansas City 955:Categories 561:References 363:(1912) in 343:, now the 335:, now the 317:J. O. Parr 294:(1911) in 239:J. W. Hawk 209:active in 172:Claremore 359:and the 196:Art Deco 59:Location 43:Founders 349:Denison 311:Guthrie 266:and in 217:History 156:Guthrie 120:Purcell 51:Founded 599:  382:Legacy 372:McLean 258:, now 136:Norman 538:Notes 296:Sayre 597:ISBN 270:and 192:Enid 186:The 150:The 114:The 94:The 74:The 54:1914 325:AIA 190:in 154:in 118:in 98:in 78:in 957:: 928:. 922:. 879:^ 676:^ 569:^ 605:. 20:)

Index

Hawk and Parr
Oklahoma City

Hales Mansion
Oklahoma City
Italian Renaissance Revival

City Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma City
Gothic Revival

McClain County Courthouse
Purcell
Colonial Revival

Norman
Italian Renaissance Revival

Scottish Rite Temple
Guthrie
Classical Revival

Claremore
Spanish Colonial Revival

Garfield County Courthouse
Enid
Art Deco
architectural firm
Oklahoma City

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