Fred G. McCune was an architect based in Wichita, Kansas. Born in Corydon, Iowa, he graduated from Architecture College where he was working as a carpenter. In 1884 he moved to Wichita, working for the Rock Island and Santa Fe railroad as a maintenance worker. In 1894, he began his own architecture business.[1]
He was a member of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce as well as the Order of Elks and Knights of Pythias.[2]
Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[3]
S.S. Voigt, a noted architect of churches and schools, worked for McCune for a period, before forming his own firm.
Works by McCune (with attribution) include:
- Caldwell Carnegie Library, 13 N. Osage St. Caldwell, Kansas (McCune, Fred G.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Kingman Carnegie Library, 455 N. Main Kingman, Kansas (McCune, Fred C.), NRHP-listed[3]
- Stoner Apartment Building, 938-940 North Market Wichita, Kansas (McCune, Fred C.), NRHP-listed[3]
- One or more works in Wichita Historic Warehouse and Jobbers District, Wichita, Kansas (McCune, Fred G.), NRHP-listed[3]
References
- ^ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County. C. F. Cooper & Company.
- ^ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County. C. F. Cooper & Company.
- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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