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Alexander Thomson Thorne, AIA (1887-1960)

Born: Auckland, New Zealand
Training: Attended Prince Albert College, Auckland, New Zealand
Armour Institute and Chicago Technical College
Oklahoma License: 1925-1960
Tulsa Practice: 1917-1957

PARTNERSHIPS

  • Thorne & Tyson, 1917-1918 (Herbert Tyson)

BUILDINGS

  • Mohawk Park Buildings, Mohawk Park, (1930)
  • E. A. Markley Residence, 1906 East 37th Street
  • John Knox Residence, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  • P. J. McIntyre Residence, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  • S. Dewar Residence, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  • Prior to his practice in Tulsa, he worked for Henry Holsman in Chicago and for Stern and Reichert in Chicago. In 1918, he developed the map and Real Estate Plats for Tulsa (Thorne Plat Book and Thorne Atlas Book). He worked on the Dennison Dam Powerhouse with the Corps of Engineers. He designed the addition to the Marland Refining Company in Ponca Citv. Oklahoma.