Willis F. Denny
Willis F. Denny (1874-1905) was an architect active in
Atlanta, Georgia around the turn of the twentieth century. He was the architect of Rhodes Hall (1903) and the Kriegshaber House (1900, now Wrecking Bar Brewpub), both listed on the National Register, as well as the demolished Piedmont Hotel (1903).[1]
His father-in-law was Major Asbury Fletcher Moreland, who lived on what is now
Moreland Avenue and after whom the avenue was named.[2]
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Works include (with variations in attribution):
- Piedmont Hotel (1903), demolished.[1]
- the Methodist church in Conyers, Georgia (1902), Late Gothic Revival, in red brick, a contributing building in the Conyers Residential Historic District,[4]
- First Baptist Church of Augusta, Greene and 8th Sts., Augusta, Georgia (Denny, Willis Franklin), NRHP-listed[3]
- Hartwell Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Howell St., Hartwell, Georgia (Denny, Willis F.), NRHP-listed[3]
- One or more works in Atlanta, Georgia (Denny, Willis F.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Jefferson County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq., Louisville, Georgia (Denny, W.F.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Atlanta, Georgia (Denny, Willis F.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Louisville Commercial Historic District, area surrounding Broad St. between Peachtree and Screven Sts., including parts of Walnut, Mulberry and Green Sts., Louisville, Georgia (Denny, Willis F.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Atlanta, Georgia (Denny, Willis F.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Atlanta, Georgia (Denny, Willis F.), NRHP-listed[3]
Denny built his own home at what was 30 Moreland Avenue
External links
References
- ^ a b "W. F. Denny", New Georgia Encyclopedia
- ^ Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s, by Franklin M. Garrett, p.490
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Lisa Raflo (May 11, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Conyers Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 27, 2016. with 35 photos
- ^ Search for "WF Denny" and "Moreland" in Google News Archive search
- ^ "Victor H. Kriegshaber House (The Wrecking Bar)", Urban Design Commission, City of Atlanta
- ^ "Little Five Points Commercial District", p. 34, Environmental Corporation of America