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George Franklin Barber

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Architect
Died
Feb 17, 1915
Zodiac
Leo
Born in
Illinois
About
Residential architect who marketed his domestic designs through mail-order catalogs; dominated the late Victorian era within the United States. His designs peppered the entire country--all 50 states--and could also be seen in Japan and the Philippines.
Family
He was born in DeKalb County, Illinois, to Lyman and Cornelia Spring Barber. He moved in with his sister, Olive, and her husband, William Barrett, when he was a little boy. He lived with them on their farm.

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