James Flood Walker (1868-February 24, 1924) was an architect in the United States who worked in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boise, and San Antonio. Some of Walker's work is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Dr. Frank R. Burroughs House and the St. Anthony Hotel. Other buildings designed by Walker are part of National Register historic districts, including the West End Theatre and the Lawrence Building listed in the Downtown Santa Ana Historic Districts. And Walker designed the John T. Morrison House, listed in the State Street Historic District in Boise.

James Flood Walker
Born1868
DiedFebruary 24, 1924
Santa Barbara, California
Other namesJ. Flood Walker
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsThe St. Anthony Hotel

Career

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Walker began his career in Los Angeles, working for Robert Brown Young. Later he located in Seattle and formed a partnership with Edward C. McManus.[1] While in Boise, Walker designed the Idaho Building for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. After the Exposition, Walker moved to San Antonio, and he later returned to California.

Death

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Walker died in Santa Barbara in 1924.[2]

Oro Vista Mining and Milling Company

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In 1896 Walker became a director and minor shareholder in the Oro Vista Mining and Milling Co. of California.[3] By 1905, the company charter had been forfeited for nonpayment of business taxes.[4]

If an association existed between James Flood Walker and Comstock Lode miner James Clair Flood, it has not been established.

Works

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Ritzville, Washington

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Seattle

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  • M.F. Backus Apartment Building (1901)
  • M.S. Boothe House (1902)
  • Cyrus F. Clapp Building (1902)
  • H.E. Daniels House (1902)
  • George W. Dilling House (1902)
  • Carrie B. Friend Apartment Building (1902)
  • W.K. Green Houses (1902)
  • Rosa Lobe Apartment Building (1901)
  • W.D. Perkins House (1902)

St. Louis, Missouri

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St. Anthony, Idaho

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  • Juvenile Correctional Center (1904)[5]

Twin Falls

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  • Hotel Perrine (1905)[6]

Boise

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San Antonio, Texas

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Pasadena, California

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  • Mission Court

Santa Ana

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  • West End Theatre (1915)[7]
  • Lawrence Building (1915)[7]

References

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  1. ^ "James Flood Walker (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Santa Barbara Cemetery WA". Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "New Mining Company". The Herald. Los Angeles. June 10, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Certified Copy of Compiled Statement of Domestic Corporations Whose Charters Have Been Forfeited... California State Printing Office. 1906. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Lynette Staker (June 9, 2003). "JCC: The first 50 years". Standard Journal. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Mychel Matthews (April 4, 2013). "Hidden History: Buildings Lost over the Years". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Mitra Nejad (1994). Ronald Reagan Federal Building-United States Courthouse, Orange County: Environmental Impact Statement. Fugro-McClelland (West), Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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