George C. Nimmons

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George C. Nimmons
Born 1865
Wayne County, Ohio
Died 1947
Residence Chicago, IL
Occupation architect

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George Croll Nimmons was a well known Chicago architect in the early 20th Century that was originally a native of Wooster, Ohio and a graduate of The College of Wooster. The Nimmons family home was once located on E. Liberty street. While more widely known for the significant buildings he designed in Chicago, Illinois and other large cities that include[1]:

  • Sears, Roebuck and Company Administration Building (Nimmons & Fellows, 1905), (George C. Nimmons & Co., 1914)
  • Homan Square Power House (Nimmons & Fellows, 1905)
  • Kimball Piano Company Building (Nimmons c.1910-1917)
  • Washburne Trade School (Nimmons & Fellows, 1909)
  • Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (1913)
  • Landmark Center Boston (1928)
  • Ponce City Market (originally Sears distribution center and retail store), Atlanta (1926)
  • Franklin Building, Chicago, (Printer's Row, 1916)
  • American Furniture Mart, Chicago

He also designed a few of the buildings located on the College of Wooster campus[2]:

  • Memorial Chapel
  • Taylor Hall
  • Library (now known as the Science Library)

While the old Memorial Chapel had to be destroyed due to a termite infestation of its main support beams, Taylor Hall and the Library buildings that Nimmons designed are still standing on the College campus.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Nimmons
  2. Wooster alumni magazine, Fall 2016 p.16


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