Joseph Nathaniel French
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File:Joseph Nathaniel French in 1931 in Moscow.jpg
French in Moscow in 1931
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
October 24, 1888
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Livonia, Michigan U.S. |
Other names | Joseph Nathaniel French, Sr. |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1911) |
Occupation | Architect |
Employer | Albert Kahn Associates |
Spouse(s) | Amie Gertrude Lathe (m. 1912–21) Yolanda Christina Tandberg (m. 1926–75) |
Children | Joseph Nathaniel French, Jr. |
Parent(s) | Joseph Brown Morse French Erlenia H.M. Faulkner |
Joseph Nathaniel French, Sr. (October 24, 1888 – February 28, 1975) was an architect with Albert Kahn Associates from 1914 to 1967.[1][2] He was the chief architect for the Fisher Building in Detroit, Michigan.[3][4]
Biography
He was born on October 24, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts to Joseph Brown Morse French (1854-1928) and Erlenia H.M. Faulkner (1857-1939). He had four sisters: Frances Gertrude French (1877-1878) who died of cholera, Emma Matilda French (1879-1884), Nettie Eveline French (1886-1896) and Marion Ruth French (1897-1982). French attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and graduated in 1911.[5]
He first married Amie Gertrude Lathe (1885-1921), May 14, 1912 at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Boston.[6] He was put in charge of the last stages of construction on Henry Ford's Fair Lane residence in Dearborn, Michigan in 1913.[3][7] In 1914 he started work for Albert Kahn's firm in Detroit as a draftsman, and then as an architect.[8] By 1916 he was living at 2098 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.[9] On June 10, 1921 his wife Amie died.[10] On June 8, 1926 he married Yolanda Christina Tandberg (1902-2003).[11] Yolanda was the daughter of Thorvald Martin Tandberg (1874-1970) and Alvilde Marie Magdalene Naess (1875-1933) of Norway. She was 14 years younger than Joseph. They had several children, including Joseph Nathaniel French, Jr.[12] While at Kahn he was chief architect for the Fisher Building in 1928.[3]
From 1930 to 1932 he worked at the Albert Kahn Associates Moscow office with twenty-four other Kahn engineers and architects.[3][13] One of his projects was the steel work of the General Motors Futurama building at the 1939 New York World's Fair.[4] He worked on the design of the Chrysler plant near Kansas City.[14]
He died on February 28, 1975 in Livonia, Michigan. He was buried in Roseland Park Cemetery at 29001 Woodward Avenue, Berkley, Michigan.[3]
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