Francis Marion Stokes

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Francis Marion Stokes
Born	(1883-08-04)August 4, 1883 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	June 2, 1975(1975-06-02) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California

Francis Marion Stokes (August 4, 1883 – June 2, 1975), was an American architect famous for his works in the Portland, Oregon, area. Francis and his father William R. Stokes, formed two generations of a Portland design and architectural tradition lasting for over 80 years, from 1882 though the 1960s. The combined design work of the Stokes family had a major impact on the architecture of Portland.

The William Resor Stokes legacy

The work of Francis Marion Stokes continued, and expanded, that of his father William R. Stokes, who arrived in Portland in 1882. In 1883 William joined Richard Zeller in creating the firm of Stokes and Zeller, working as both architects and builders. For forty years, the firm designed churches, schools, hospitals, fraternal buildings and commercial structures with special attention to residences and apartment buildings.^[1] William Stokes worked until 1920, concentrating on buildings on the east side of Portland.

Career

Residence Tudor at 2737 NE Alameda

Francis Marion Stokes was trained in architecture at the Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis. His training continued under his father's direction during the years he spent as a clerk and architect for Stokes and Zeller. By 1916, Francis was president of Stokes and Zeller, a position he held until 1937. He enlarged the geographical scope of the firm, designing buildings throughout Portland. His designs were more cosmopolitan than those of his father, and used many building styles for over 270 buildings completed during a career that spanned five decades. Most of his work was completed during the 46 years he lived in the Francis Marion Stokes Fourplex, at the time known as the Kuhn Apartments building.

Works

Dr. F.H. Dammasch Home at 1834 SE 22nd Ave

Williams & Company building at 2045 NE M.L.K. Blvd (formerly NE Union Ave)

Many of Francis Marion Stokes' buildings are listed on the City of Portland Historic Resource Inventory.

They include the Williams & Company Building, 2045 NE M.L.K. Blvd (1936), the F.H. Dammasch Home (1926) at 1834 SE 22nd Avenue, the Sellwood Masonic Lodge at 7126 SE Milwaukie (1930), and the Residence Tudor (1923) at 2737 NE Alameda. At least two of his buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places: the St. Johns Post Office, a Georgian-style building constructed at 8720 N Ivanhoe in 1932, and the Francis Marion Stokes Fourplex, which was also his home from 1929 until his death in 1975 at age 91.

External links

Francis Marion Stokes record on FamilySearch

Notes

↑ Gaston 1911: Vol. 3 page 285

References

Gaston, Joseph (1911). City of Portland: Its History and Its Builders. Chicago: S.J. Clark Publishing Co. ISBN B0013N94P0 Check |isbn= value (help).

v t e Notable architecture in Portland, Oregon

Topics	Architecture in Portland Buildings and structures in Portland Skyscrapers in Portland

Architects and firms	Pietro Belluschi Boora Architects Brad Cloepfil A. E. Doyle Doyle & Patterson Ellis F. Lawrence Francis Marion Stokes Whidden & Lewis John Yeon ZGF Architects

Tallest buildings	Wells Fargo Center U.S. Bancorp Tower KOIN Center PacWest Center Fox Tower Standard Insurance Center The Ardea John Ross Tower Congress Center Hatfield U.S. Courthouse ODS Tower 1000 Broadway One Main Place Green-Wyatt Federal Building Union Bank of California Tower Umpqua Bank Plaza Lloyd Center Tower

Other modern buildings	Commonwealth (Equitable) Building First & Main Ladd Tower Portland Plaza Standard Plaza World Trade Center

Historic buildings	Public Service Building Wells Fargo Building Terminal Sales Building Dekum Building Meier & Frank Building Yeon Building Pacific Building Spalding Building Pittock Block Hamilton Building Flatiron Building Charles F. Berg Building Bank of California Building Bishop's House Ambassador Apartments The Commodore Francis Marion Stokes Fourplex Pittock Mansion Ladd Carriage House Telegram Building Weinhard Brewery Complex Solomon U.S. Courthouse

Government buildings	City Hall Portland Building Pioneer Courthouse Multnomah County Courthouse 511 Federal Building Central Library St. Johns Post Office

Hotels	Arminius Hotel Benson Hotel Governor Hotel Hilton Hotel Alder Imperial Hotel New Heathman Hotel Sovereign Hotel

Transportation	Union Station Portland International Airport Portland Aerial Tram Washington Park MAX station

Museums and entertainment venues	Moda Center Memorial Coliseum Jeld-Wen Field Portland Art Museum Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Antoinette Hatfield Hall Oregon Convention Center Hollywood Theatre Bagdad Theatre Keller Auditorium Crystal Ballroom List of sports venues

Persondata
Name	Marion Stokes, Francis
Alternative names	-
Short description	Architect
Date of birth	August 4, 1883
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of death	June 2, 1975
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

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