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Allen, Samuel Austin (1880 - 1917)
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Born: 8/8/1880, Died: 3/1/1917 Austin Allen was born and educated in Philadelphia, but his architectural reputation is chiefly based on work completed after his move to Missouri. He had first moved to Joplin, MO, with his family at the age of 10 but returned to Philadelphia in order to obtain his education in architecture. He then graduated with the Class of 1902 after having distinguished himself as an athlete, representing the University in the English games held in honor ofthe coronation of King Edward VII, and as a renderer. He received a third (after Julian Abele) among third year design students for a loggia, a second (again after Abele) among fourth year designs for a botanical museum, and another second among third years designers (after Abele) for a cafe theatre. His designs for the botanical museum and the cafe theatre were published in The School of Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania (1902). After the University Allen traveled to Europe, but then returned to the States and worked for Bruce Price in New York and Hunt & Hunt, also in New York.Allen's short career in Missouri was launched in 1905 when he opened an office in Joplin; by 1908 he had expanded into Kansas City and subsequently divided his practice between the two cities.
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