Frederick Simon Stott (December 27, 1889 – September 14, 1968) was an American architect. Active in

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and

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, he was a member of the

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Life and career

Stott was born on December 27, 1889, in

Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...

. He married Agnes Cornelia Russell (1891–1982), with whom he had at least one child: son, Russell Frederick Stott (1922–2005). He was a

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graduate, and was in the Construction Division of the

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during

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. In 1919, Stott opened an office at 216 Kennedy Building in

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. He was formerly with John McDonald. He lived with his wife at 411 N. 40th Street. The St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha, completed in 1921, is "widely regarded as a quality example of the

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style of design". It is now listed on the

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. Stott was elected to the

by 1925. The following year, Stott designed the M. E. Smith Building in the

Jobbers Canyon Historic District Jobbers Canyon Historic District was a large industrial and warehouse area comprising 24 buildings located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, US. It was roughly bound by Farnam Street on the north, South Eighth Street on the east, Jackson Street on th ...

in Omaha. All but one of the 24 buildings in the district were demolished in 1989, the largest National Register

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loss to date.National Trust for Historic Preservation and Zagars, J. (1997) ''Preservation Yellow Pages: The Complete Information Source for Homeowners, Communities, and Professionals.'' John Wiley and Sons. p.80.

Death

Stott died in

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on September 14, 1968, aged 78. He is interred in the city's Mountain View Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stott, Frederick S. 1889 births 1968 deaths Architects from Saint Paul, Minnesota 20th-century American architects Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Harvard University alumni