• Source: Arthur R. Mann

      • Arthur R. Mann (June 28, 1877 – July 7, 1968) was an English-born American architect and engineer in practice in Hutchinson, Kansas from 1909 until his retirement in 1965. In 1924 he formed the firm of Mann & Company, which remained under family ownership until 1977 and is still in business.


      Life and career


      Arthur Robert Mann was born June 28, 1877, in Sheffield, England to George Mann and Eliza Mann, née Lingard. The family immigrated to the United States in 1879, settling in Kansas. He became a naturalized citizen in 1887. Mann was educated at the defunct Nickerson Normal College and the University of Kansas, graduating from the latter in 1906 with a BS in engineering. He worked for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad before moving to Hutchinson, where in 1909 he formed the partnership of Kelso, Mann & Kelso, architects and engineers. During this year he also completed a correspondence course in architecture. The partnership was reorganized in 1910 as Kelso, Mann & Gerow and in 1911 as Mann & Gerow with the withdrawal of the Kelsos and the admission of Theodore M. Gerow. In 1924 Gerow withdrew from the partnership and Mann continued the firm as Mann & Company, a sole proprietorship. In 1934 Mann's son, Robert E. Mann , joined the firm as a partner. In 1965 Mann retired from the partnership, but continued as a consultant.
      In 1918 Mann was a founding member and first president of the Kansas Society of Architects, the first successful attempt to organize architects in the state. In 1921 joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) as a member of the newly formed Kansas chapter. He was highly active in the organization, and was Kansas chapter president three times. In 1955 he was elected a Fellow for service to the institute and for public service. Mann was the third Kansas architect to be elected a Fellow under the modern system instituted in 1898.


      Legacy


      Mann's architecture firm has continued into the present day. After his retirement architects Winston A. Schmidt and Norman L. Mann , Arthur Mann's brother, Albert Mann's grandson, became partners in the firm, followed in 1974 by Harry R. Rutledge and Lynn W. Schwartzkopf . Robert E. Mann retired in 1977, and shortly thereafter Schimidt and Norman L. Mann died in a plane crash while returning from a client meeting. In 1978 the firm was purchased from the Mann estate by Rutledge and Schwartzkopf. In 1981 they incorporated the firm as Mann & Company PA, and in 1987 Rutledge withdrew to join BASCO Associates in York, Pennsylvania. Schwartzkopf has continued to lead the firm into the 21st century.
      At least seven works by Mann and his partners have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.


      Personal life


      Mann was married in 1904 to Ida May Smith. They had two children, Dorothy and Robert Eugene. Mann died July 7, 1968, at the age of 91.


      Architectural works




      = Kelso, Mann & Kelso, 1909–1910

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      1911 – Memorial Hall, 101 S Walnut St, Hutchinson, Kansas


      = Kelso, Mann & Gerow, 1910–1911

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      1910 – P. H. Meehan House, 401 N Columbus St, Tampa, Kansas


      = Mann & Gerow, 1911–1924

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      1913 – First Christian Church, 15 S 1st St, Herington, Kansas
      1918 – Lee Larrabee house, 567 E Cedar St, Liberal, Kansas
      1919 – Great American Life Insurance Company home office, 100 S Walnut St, Hutchinson, Kansas
      1919 – Hoover Pavilion, Wright Park, Dodge City, Kansas
      1920 – Hooker High School, 301 Broadway St, Hooker, Oklahoma
      1922 – Brewster High School, 127 Kansas Ave, Brewster, Kansas
      1922 – Harnly Hall, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
      1923 – Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School, 900 N Walnut St, Peabody, Kansas
      1923 – Zion Lutheran Church, 1017 N Washington St, Hutchinson, Kansas


      = Mann & Company, from 1924

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      1924 – Pratt County Courthouse rebuilding, 300 S Ninnescah St, Pratt, Kansas
      1925 – Scott County Courthouse, 303 Court St, Scott City, Kansas
      1926 – Grant School, 520 W 12th St, Goodland, Kansas
      1926 – 1927 Clayton L. Moses Memorial Bandshell (Great Bend, Kansas), Courthouse Square, Great Bend, Kansas
      1927 – Central Elementary School, 1100 Central Ave, Dodge City, Kansas
      1927 – St. Francis Community High School, 100 College St, St. Francis, Kansas
      1928 – Dodge City High School, 1601 1st Ave, Dodge City, Kansas
      1928 – Masonic Temple, 2015 Lakin Ave, Great Bend, Kansas
      1929 – Leon Hotel (former), 14 E 2nd Ave, Hutchinson, Kansas
      1929 – Stafford County Courthouse, 209 N Broadway St, St. John, Kansas
      1930 – Dodge City Municipal Building, 501 W Spruce St, Dodge City, Kansas
      1930 – Lyons High School, 401 S Douglas Ave, Lyons, Kansas
      1930 – Scott Community High School, 712 Main St, Scott City, Kansas
      1931 – Lane County Courthouse, 144 S Lane St, Dighton, Kansas
      1931 – Wolf Park Band Shell, Wolf Park, Ellinwood, Kansas
      1935 – Colby Community High School, 750 W 3rd St, Colby, Kansas
      1938 – Russell High School (former), 400 N Elm St, Russell, Kansas
      1939 – Republic County Courthouse, 1815 M St, Belleville, Kansas
      1942 – Ellis County Courthouse, 1204 Court St, Hays, Kansas
      1942 – Shallow Water School, 180 Barclay Ave, Shallow Water, Kansas
      1944 – Manweiler-Maupin Chevrolet, 271 S Main St, Hoisington, Kansas
      1950 – American Legion Hall, 315 N Main St, Russell, Kansas
      1952 – Fowler High School, 100 W 8th Ave, Fowler, Kansas
      1952 – Hutchinson Sports Arena, 710 E 11th Ave, Hutchinson
      1952 – Stevens County Courthouse, 200 E 6th St, Hugoton, Kansas
      1953 – Dotzour Hall, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
      1953 – Memorial Union expansion, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
      1953 – Phillipsburg Elementary School, 300 Nebraska Ave, Phillipsburg, Kansas
      1954 – Ellsworth County Courthouse, 210 N Kansas Ave, Ellsworth, Kansas
      1954 – Oakley High School, 118 W 7th St, Oakley, Kansas
      1955 – Dodge City Civic Center, 2100 1st Ave, Dodge City, Kansas
      1958 – Graham County Courthouse, 410 N Pomeroy St, Hill City, Kansas
      1960 – Dunklau Gardens, 450 E 23rd St, Fremont, Nebraska
      1960 – Hutchinson High School, 810 E 13th St, Hutchinson, Kansas
      1960 – Memorial Union expansion, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
      1960 – Mohler Hall and Brown Auditorium, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
      1961 – Hoffman Student Union, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
      1963 – Ness City High School, 414 E Chestnut St, Ness City, Kansas
      1966 – Lincoln Library, 201 N Main St, Medicine Lodge, Kansas
      1967 – Medicine Lodge City Office, 114 W 1st Ave, Medicine Lodge, Kansas
      1968 – Ray E. Dillon Jr. house, 301 W 20th Ave, Hutchinson, Kansas
      1969 – Memorial Union expansion, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
      1969 – Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, 415 N Main St, Ulysses, Kansas
      1973 – First National Bank Center, 1 N Main St, Hutchinson, Kansas
      1983 – Hutchinson Middle School 7, 210 E Ave A, Hutchinson, Kansas
      1983 – Hutchinson Middle School 8, 200 W 14th Ave, Hutchinson, Kansas


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