Dennis & Dennis

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Dennis & Dennis was an architectural partnership in the U.S. state of Georgia which was Georgia's oldest architectural firm. It designed numerous commercial, institutional and residential buildings in Macon and other Georgia communities.

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Early years

It was established by Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929) in 1884. Peter had attended the University of Georgia from 1871 to 1872 and had trained in the office of Algernon Blair in Macon, before leaving to create his own firm. The firm became "Dennis and Dennis" in 1912 when Peter's son John joined. [1]

Designs

Dennis and Dennis designed two houses in the Shirley Hills Historic District's original listed area. [2] :10 The boundary increase added 271 contributing buildings and 24 contributing sites. [1]

A number of their works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture. [3]

Works by either architect or attributed to the firm

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References

  1. 1 2 Lynn Speno (April 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Shirley Hills Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) / Shirley Hills Addition; Shirley Hills Annex" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved April 25, 2017. Includes 60 photos (see photo captions pages 21-22).
  2. Debra A. Curtis (June 30, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Shirley Hills Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved April 25, 2017. With 44 photos from 1988 (see photo captions pages 15-17 of text document).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.