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Lewis T. Cannon

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Lewis T. Cannon
Born
Lewis Telle Cannon

(1872-04-22)April 22, 1872
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
DiedOctober 10, 1946(1946-10-10) (aged 74)
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Burial placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationArchitect
Price Municipal Building designed by Lewis T. Cannon and listed on the National Register of Historic Places[1]

Lewis Telle Cannon (April 22, 1872 – October 10, 1946) was an early 20th-century architect in Salt Lake City, Utah who designed several buildings throughout the intermountain west. Cannon was trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and after returning to Utah began a firm with Ramm Hansen for a brief time in 1908 and then another firm with John Fetzer (architect) named Cannon & Fetzer in 1909. Cannon & Fetzer existed until 1937 and produced civic buildings, meetinghouses, and residences, many of which remain and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Personal life

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Lewis was born to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader George Q. Cannon and Martha Telle Cannon in Salt Lake City on April 22, 1872.[3] Cannon was also a member of this Church. He was the half-brother to architect Georgius Y. Cannon. Lewis died October 10, 1946, in Salt Lake City, and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nomination Form - Price Municipal Building (PDF) (Report). National Register of Historic Places. February 17, 1978.
  2. ^ "J. Willard Marriott Digital Library". collections.lib.utah.edu. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Men of Affairs in the State of Utah: A Newspaper Reference Work. The Press Club of Salt Lake. 1914. p. 31. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Noted Architect Succumbs in Downtown Office". Salt Lake Telegram. October 11, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.