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Edward Watkins Saunders (1878-1964)

Born: Troy, Ohio
Training: Attended University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1910-1912
Oklahoma License: 1925-1964
Tulsa Practice: 1919-1964

PARTNERSHIPS

  • Butler & Saunders, 1920-1921 (Cortland L. Butler)
  • Cross & Saunders, 1923-1924 (M. C. Cross)

BUILDINGS

  • Ritz Building, northeast corner 4th and Boulder (1925) *
  • Morris Plan Bank, northwest corner 4th and Boulder (1928) *
  • Gillette-Tyrrell Building (Pythian) northeast corner 5th and Boulder (1930)
  • Ralph Talbot Residence, 1030 East 19th Street
  • Carl W. Gillette Residence, 1554 South Yorktown Place
  • P. M. Kerr Residence, 1312 South Guthrie
  • Saunders served as a city building inspector from 1949 to 1956.

* demolished