Emmett J. Hull (September 9, 1882 - October 20, 1957) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in

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, especially houses in his hometown of

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, many of which are listed on the

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. He also designed buildings on the campuses of

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, Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in Port Gibson, and

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Early life

Emmett J. Hull was born in 1882 in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Francis Blair Hull, was the "owner of one of the state's largest contracting companies", while his paternal uncle, W.S. Hull, was an architect who designed several buildings in Jackson. His mother was named Clara Swain. Hull attended

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for two years, graduating in 1906.

Career

Hull designed many buildings in Mississippi, including in his hometown of Jackson. For example, he designed the Post Office Building and the Farmers's Market. Moreover, some of the houses he designed are listed on the

, like the Garner Wynn Green House, or the Mayes-Fridge-Briggs-Campbell House, the L. C. Nugent House, the Dr. N.C. Womack House, the Moran Berbette House, the Fred L. Nelson House, the Paul Chambers House, the J. N. McIntyre House, the Isidore Lehman House, the Emmett and Marie Hull House as part of the Belhaven Historic District, as well as the Pearl Spann House as part of the Belhaven Heights Historic District. Hull designed the Mutton Building, Callendar Hall and Ellzey Hall on the campus of

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. He also designed several buildings on the campus of

, a historically black college in

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: Holmes Hall, Sarah Dickey Hall, Galloway Hall, Brownlee Hall and Judson Cross Hall. Additionally, he designed Alumni House, also known as Williams Hall, on the campus of

. Hull designed Redus Hall and McComb Hall on the campus of the

Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Chamberlain-Hunt Academy was a boarding school in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The school was founded in 1830 as Oakland College and closed in 2014. The campus, with its buildings in brick Georgian Revival style, is listed in the National Registe ...

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, which are listed on the

as part of the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Historic District. Additionally, he designed the St. Luke's Episcopal Church in

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, which is listed on the

as a contributing property to the Downtown Brandon Historic District. With architects Edgar Lucian Malvaney,

Frank P. Gates Frank Perry Gates (1895 – January 2, 1975) was an American architect. He designed buildings in Mississippi, especially in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Clarksdale and Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, some of which are listed on the National Register o ...

and Ransom Carey Jones, Hull designed

Woolfolk State Office Building The Woolfolk State Office Building is a high-rise government office building in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. It was designed in the Art Deco architectural style by Emmett J. Hull, Edgar Lucian Malvaney, Frank P. Gates Frank Perry Gates (1895 � ...

in Jackson in 1949.

Personal life and death

Hull married Marie Atkindson, a painter, in 1917. They resided at 825 Belhaven Street in Jackson, where they attended the First Church of Christ Scientist. Hull died in 1957 in Jackson, at the age of 75. He was buried at the Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Emmett 1882 births 1957 deaths People from Jackson, Mississippi Cornell University alumni Architects from Mississippi 20th-century American architects