Theo S. Maffitt (1895-1958)

Name

Maffitt, Theo S. (Theodore Stuart)

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    deceased 10/21/1958
Occupation:    American architect
Location:    Palestine, TX

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AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1926-decease

Biographical Sources

American Architects Directories:
Biographical listing in 1956 American Architects Directory
Biographical information:
Contributed by the Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas:
Theo S. (born Theodore Stuart) Maffitt was born April 6, 1895 in Palestine, Texas, the city whose architecture he was later greatly to affect. Educated at The University of Texas School of Architecture from 1913-1916, he subsequently studied navigation at the University of California prior to entering the Navy's Officers Material School where he was an ensign. While there he worked as a draftsman for Neff and Thompson of Norfolk, Virginia. After the end of World War I he returned to Palestine and established his first firm, Maffitt and Price, Architects in 1919. Two years later he continued practice on his own as Theo S. Maffitt, Architect, concentrating on projects in Anderson County, Texas, and especially the town of Palestine. He was active in the community, serving as director of the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce for four decades and as chairman of several city planning committees. During World War II he was a major in the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers from 1942-1945. He was a member of the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and served as its Vice President in 1950. His son, Theodore (Ted) S. Maffitt, Jr. joined his practice, renamed Theo S. Maffitt and Theodore S. Maffitt, Jr., in 1948.

Related Records

Ted S. Maffitt

Archival Holdings

The American Institute of Architects Archives
      Membership file may contain membership application, related correspondence. Contact the AIA Archives at archives@aia.org for further information.
Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas
Theo S. Maffitt and Theodore S. Maffitt drawings, c.1914-1981
The 150 rolls and approximately 2,200 flat sheets of mostly original pencil on trace paper drawings include residential, commercial, church, school, and hospital projects completed between 1919 and 1981, predominantly in Palestine and Anderson County, Texas. Two buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places: the Anderson County Jail and Lincoln High School (now the Anderson County Community Council Community Center), which once served as the city's only high school for its African American youth.
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