J. L. Wees (1861-1942) Drawings and manuscript material, Paris, Texas 1909-1983

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J. L. Wees (1861-1942) Drawings and manuscript material, Paris, Texas 1909-1983

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Wees (1861-1942) was a German-born architect who practiced in St. Louis and Paris, Tex. where he settled after being called there to rebuild the city which was destroyed by fire in 1916. Reports, an oral interview, abstracts, specifications and newspaper clippings (together measuring .25 linear feet) and 118 drawings covering the period 1909-1983, provide information about buildings that architect J.L. Wees designed for Rufus F. Scott in Paris, Tex.

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Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Scott, R. F.

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Scott, Mrs. R. F.

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R.F. Scott Residence (Paris, Tex.)

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Wees, J. L., 1861-1942

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Wees (1861-1942) was a German-born architect who practiced in St. Louis and Paris, Tex. where he settled after being called there to rebuild the city which was destroyed by fire in 1916. From the description of J.L. Wees papers, 1909-1983. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28382903 "Outstanding Paris Buildings Work of J.L. Wees, Veteran of Architecture" Paris News, Sunday, August 28, 1938 Responsible for many of Paris' ...