Hanker & Cairns

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Hanker & Cairns was an architectural firm of Memphis, Tennessee. It was formed in 1903 as a partnership of William Julius Hanker (1876-1958) and Baynard Snowden Cairns (1875-1934). [1]

The firm Chigazola and Hanker [2] designed the Memphis Scimitar building. August A Chigazola was born in Memphis and attended Christian Brothers College. Hanker joined his firm as a draftsman. [3] He and Hanker added Cairns to form Chigazola, Hanker & Cairns by 1905.

The firm has a number of works that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [4]

Work

Works include (with attribution to a partner or to the firm):

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References

  1. "One Commerce Square". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=GZwhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA21-IA216&dq="Chigazola"+architect&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilw-mAwPCHAxUmfTABHQiWB98Q6AF6BAgMEAM
  3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/5bed6d41-1346-465d-b0e8-920c4e80f75b
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Day Smith (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bank of Commerce and Trust Company Building / National Bank of Commerce". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017. With seven photos
  6. 1 2 3 "Joseph Newburger House (Memphis Theological Seminary)". 4 April 2018.
  7. "History of Cutrer". cchec. Retrieved 2021-08-10.