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Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections
Fri, 12/08/2023 - 12:41pm
This week we will be highlighting Collection 50, the Owen J. Southwell Papers.
Southwell was an architect and artist. He first worked as an instructor at Carnegie Tech and continued his work at the University of Illinois from 1916-1918. Southwell received several honors, including the Carnegie Tech Medal of the American Institute of Architects in 1915 and the Certificate of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in 1919.
His creations can be seen across south Louisiana and a portion of Texas; they include the J.H. Phelan home in Beaumont, TX, the Sugar Festival Building in New Iberia, LA, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Peter’s Church in New Iberia, LA, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point, LA, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte, LA, and many more.
For more information on Owen Southwell, contact Special Collections.
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