Ross Edward Shumaker (1889-1960)

Name

Shumaker, Ross

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    b. 1889 – d. 04/08/1960
Occupation:    American architect and educator
Location (state):    Raleigh, NC

This record has not been verified for accuracy.

AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1940-decease

Biographical Sources

American Architects Directories:
Biographical listing in 1956 American Architects Directory
Biographical information:
Contributed by NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center:
Professor, architect, and founder of the program in Architecture at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (1920-1955). Ross Edward Shumaker was hired as an associate professor of Architecture in the Department of Engineering (1920). By 1921 Architectural Engineering became a separate curriculum under Shumaker's direction. Shumaker also designed many of the buildings at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, including: Alexander (1939), Becton (1939), Broughton - Diesel Wing (1943), Remodeled the kitchen in the Chancellor's Residence (1944), Clark Infirmary (1940), David Clark Lab (1939), Laundry (1940), East Balconies of Leazer (1945), Morris (1926), Renovations of Patterson (1930 and 1940), Riddick - Annex (1941), Renovations of Tompkins (1939), and Turlington (1939).

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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.
NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center
MC 00140 Ross Edward Shumaker papers, [1940?]
This collection consists of Ross Edward Shumaker's hand stenciled quote by Ralph Parlette, a drawing of a base for a flag pole, and a drawing of Eighth and Ninth dormitories for North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering.
Link to online finding aid: http://www2.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/record/NCSU994030

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