- Thomas J. Tolan
Thomas J. Tolan (
October 22 ,1830 -January 31 ,1883 ) was an Americanarchitect .Born in
Carrollton, Ohio to James and Elizabeth Crabbs Tolan. Like his father, he began working as a marble cutter inDelphos, Ohio . He married Harriett Todd Skinner on October 24, 1853. At some point in his life he made the jump from being a marble craftsman to being an architect. In 1874, he moved his family and architectural practice toFort Wayne, Indiana . The firm was known as T.J. Tolan & Son, Architects. His son,Brentwood S. Tolan , trained under his father and would continue the practice after his death.Tolan and his son were noted for designing municipal and local government buildings, including
courthouse s and jails. In addition they designed some churches and fraternal buildings. His most notable work included the courthouses inVan Wert, Ohio ,Cambridge, Illinois ,Bloomfield, Iowa , and Rockville, Lagrange, andWarsaw, Indiana .Tolan died while on business in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried in Delphos, Ohio.
National Register of Historic Places
*Davis County Courthouse,
Bloomfield, Iowa (added 1974)
*Van Wert County Courthouse,Van Wert, Ohio (added 1974)
*Holmes County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail, Millersburg, Ohio (added 1974)
*Morrow County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail, Mt. Gilead, Ohio (added 1974)
*La Grange County Courthouse, Lagrange, Indiana (added 1980)
*First United Methodist Church, Van Wert, Ohio (added 1982)
*Noble County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail, Albion, Indiana (added 1982)
*Kosciusko County Courthouse, Warsaw, Indiana (added 1982)
*Parke County Courthouse, Rockville, Indiana (added 1993)
*McCulloch-Weatherhogg Double House, Fort Wayne, Indiana (added 2001)
*Henry County Courthouse, Cambridge, Illinois (added 2004)External links
* [http://photos.aroundfortwayne.com/Buildings/MCWH.htm#before/ Around Fort Wayne.com: McCulloch-Weatherhogg House]
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