Thomas Dixon (architect)
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Thomas Dixon was a Presbyterian architect born in Wilmington, Delaware
and one of the founders of the Baltimore chapter of AIA
. He was the father of minister Thomas Freeman Dixon, an 1893 graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1871 he partnered with Charles L. Carson
for some time doing business from their offices at 117 Baltimore Street as Thomas Dixon and Charles L. Carsonuntil sometime before 1877 when the partnership was dissolved.
He was married to Rebecca Howard with who he had one son: Rev. L. Freeman Dixon. He lived at 253 North Eutaw Street in Baltimore at the time of his death.
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
and one of the founders of the Baltimore chapter of AIA
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
. He was the father of minister Thomas Freeman Dixon, an 1893 graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1871 he partnered with Charles L. Carson
Charles L. Carson
Charles L. Carson , was an architect born in Baltimore, the oldest son of Daniel Carson, a builder, and one of the founders of the Baltimore chapter of AIA. In 1871 he partnered with Thomas Dixon for some time doing business from their offices at 117 Baltimore Street as Thomas Dixon and Charles L...
for some time doing business from their offices at 117 Baltimore Street as Thomas Dixon and Charles L. Carsonuntil sometime before 1877 when the partnership was dissolved.
He was married to Rebecca Howard with who he had one son: Rev. L. Freeman Dixon. He lived at 253 North Eutaw Street in Baltimore at the time of his death.
Selected works
- Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church and Asbury HouseMount Vernon Place United Methodist Church and Asbury HouseMount Vernon Place United Methodist Church and Asbury House is a historic United Methodist church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Norman-Gothic style church that was completed in 1872. It was designed by Thomas Dixon, a Baltimore architect and is built of blocks of a unique...
(1872), listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971. - St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Earleville, Maryland)St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Earleville, Maryland)St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland. The church has a single-story rectangular stuccoed brick main block, three bays by three, resting on a partially excavated fieldstone foundation and covered by a steeply pitched slate roof....
(1870-1874), listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982. - Aged Women's and Aged Men's Homes, now the Pickersgill Retirement Community
- Dixon Hill neighborhood of BaltimoreBaltimoreBaltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
- Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in St. Louis, listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1996 - Grand Opera HouseGrand Opera House (Wilmington, Delaware)The Grand Opera House, also known as The Grand or Masonic Hall and Grand Theater, is a 1,208-seat theater for the performing arts in Wilmington, Delaware. The four-story building was built in 1871 by the Delaware Grand Lodge of Masons to serve as a Masonic Temple and auditorium. The construction...
in Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley... - Towson Court House, 1854.