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Canizaro, James Thomas ("Jack") (b.1905 - d.1984)

Architect, Jackson, MS

Born in Vicksburg, MS, and after graduating from high school, attended the University of Notre Dame, receiving a B.Arch. Degree in 1928. He worked in the offices of the Chicago firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White (successor to D.H. Burnham & Co.) from 1928-1935, and during that time, also attended the Center for Arts and Crafts in London (1932-33). In 1935, he worked for the SUPERVISING ARCHITECT'S OFFICE in Washington, D.C., but then moved to Jackson, beginning independent practice in 1937 and continuing until 1982. He joined the AIA in 1943. JOHN MATTINGLY was superintendent and designer in his office from 1945-1947. GRADY L. HICKS was a draftsman in his office in 1953. J. WATTS CLARK worked briefly in this office in 1959. Father of Robert H. Canizaro of CANIZARO CAWTHON DAVIS. Active member of St. Peter's Cathedral. He was registered in both Illinois and Mississippi. Office listed in 1962 at 1202 First National Bank Building (now Trustmark), Jackson, and in 1970 at 733 N. State St., Jackson. Married in 1936, he had three children. He died in November 1984. See American Architects Directory, 1956.

	Date	Inventory#	Name of Property	Role	Description of Work	Location
D	1937	049-JAC-5419-NRD	Kenwood Apartment #1	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1938-39	001-NAT-4049	Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company Plant	Architect	Original buildings	Natchez, Adams Co.
D	1938	011-CLE-0171-X	Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church	Architect	Original building	Cleveland, Bolivar Co.
D	1938	071-OXF-0123-X	Oxford Elementary School (White)	Architect	Improvements	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1938	071-OXF-0957.1-X	Oxford Training School I (Negro)	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1938-39	071-OXF-0121-X	(Old) Oxford City Hall	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1939-40	049-JAC-6539-NRD	Sam Joseph House, 1227 Fortification Street, East	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1939-40	049-JAC-7026-NRD-ML	Pix Theater (Capri Theater)	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
	c. 1940	149-VKS-0965	"Grey Oaks"	Architect	Original building	Vicksburg, Warren Co.
D	1940	049-JAC-7152-X	Isadore Lehman House, 4085 Old Canton Road	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1940	043-GRN-0094-X	Grenada Hospital (I)	Architect	Addition	Grenada, Grenada Co.
D	1940	049-JAC-3058-X	Sallie Reynolds Elementary School I/Jim Hill High School (Negro) (Blackburn Middle School)	Architect	classroom addition	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1940	049-JAC-0443.2-ML	(Old) Robert E. Lee School (II)	Architect	"Improvements"	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1943	049-JAC-5353.1-NRD	T. A. Turner House, 1322 Hazel Street	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1946	049-JAC-0529-X	McLaurin Sales Company	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1947	049-JAC-0032-NRD	Catholic Diocesan Chancery Building	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1947	049-JAC-3980.3	Greene Administration Building, Campbell College	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1947	049-JAC-3203.1	Christ the King Catholic Church	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
?	c.1948?	049-JAC-5422-NRD	Kenwood Apartment #2	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1948	049-JAC-5568-NRD	J. T. Canizaro Architecture Studio	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1949	067-ELL-0514	Girls Dormitory (Swan Lake (#38)), Ellisville State School	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Ellisville, Jones Co.
D	1949	125-ROL-0006	Sharkey-Issaquena Community Hospital	Architect	Original Building	Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co.
D	1949-50	121-BRN-4503	Alcoholic & Narcotic Building (Female Receiving Building (#63)), Mississippi State Hospital	Architect--Joint Venture	Original building	Brandon vic., Rankin Co.
D	1949-50	049-JAC-2441.1-DNC	Farish Street Baptist Church (II)	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1949	049-JAC-3016.2	St. Mary's Catholic School	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
A	1949	049-JAC-3016.4	St. Mary's Gym/Auditorium	Architect	Original Building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
A	1949	049-JAC-3016.5	St. Mary's Convent	Architect	Original Building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1950	049-JAC-7191	House, 4506 Meadowhill Drive	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1950	149-VKS-4139	Vicksburg Auditorium	Architect	Original building	Vicksburg, Warren Co.
D	1950	049-JAC-4526	(former) St. Joseph's High School (Catholic)	Primary Architect	Gymnasium	Jackson vic., Hinds Co.
D	c.1950	049-JAC-4803	Peter Lutken, Sr. House, 1803 Northside Drive, East	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	c.1950	049-JAC-4912	George Harrison House (Child House ), 4041 Dogwood Drive	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	c. 1950	125-ROL-0026	Sharkey-Issaquena County Health Center	Architect	Original Building	Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co.
D	1950	067-ELL-0506	"Chapel Hill" (Boys' Dormitory) (#40), Ellisville State School	Architect--Joint Venture	Original building	Ellisville, Jones Co.
D	1951	049-JAC-5814-NRD	Poplar Apartments	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1951	049-JAC-3118-X	Sallie Reynolds Elementary School	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1952	049-JAC-0194	Municipal Court Building	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1953	049-JAC-3911	B. F. Roberts Dining Hall, Jackson State University	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1953	049-JAC-0779	Lamar Life Radio and TV Studios (WLBT)	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1953-54	049-JAC-4006	Mayrant-Lester House (Carmelite Monastery), 2155 Terry Road	Architect	Monastery units	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1953	105-STK-4072-ML	Animal Husbandry Service Building (Newell Grissom Building), Mississippi State University	Architect	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1954-55	049-JAC-7136	St. James Episcopal Church	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1954	121-BRN-4502	Employee Dormitory (#42), Mississippi State Hospital	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Brandon vic., Rankin Co.
D	1954-55	049-JAC-4725-X	McWillie, Nannie C., Elementary School	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1954	049-JAC-7116.2	"Saint Dominic", St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Designer	Original sculpture	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1954	049-JAC-7116	St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1955	127-MGE-0009	St. Stephen Catholic Church	Architect	Original building	Magee, Simpson Co.
D	1955	089-CAN-5116.5	Sacred Heart Mission Colored School (high school building), Sacred Heart Mission Colored School	Architect	Original Building	Canton vic., Madison Co.
D	1955	149-VKS-0135.5-NRD-MLE	O'Beirne Gymnasium, St. Francis Xavier School & Convent Complex	Architect	Original Building	Vicksburg, Warren Co.
D	1955	021-ALC-0036	Eunice Powell Hall (#16), Alcorn State University	Architect	Original building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1955-56	021-ALC-0035	Dorothy Gordon Gray Home Management House (#17), Alcorn State University,	Architect	Original building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1956	049-JAC-4024	Baker Elementary School	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1956	049-JAC-0012-NRD	First National Bank Building (Trustmark Building)	Architect--Joint Venture	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1956-60	011-CLE-0914	Zeigel Hall, Delta State University	Architect	Original building	Cleveland, Bolivar Co.
D	1958	029-HAZ-0333	Parrish High School (Colored) (Hazlehurst Elementary School)	Architect	Original building	Hazlehurst, Copiah Co.
D	1958-59	049-JAC-3925	H.T. Sampson Library, Jackson State University	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1959	049-JAC-4023.1	St. Therese Catholic School	Architect	Addition	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1959	047-BLX-1030-NRD	U.S. Post Office and Federal Building	Architect	Original Building	Biloxi, Harrison Co.
A	1959-60	049-JAC-4023.2	St. Therese Convent	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1959	049-JAC-3118-X	Sallie Reynolds Elementary School	Architect	Classroom/Cafeteria addition	Jackson, Hinds Co.
A	1960	049-JAC-3241-NR	Dr. Jacob Reddix House, 1136 Valley Street	Architect	Original Building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0046	Faculty House (#61), Alcorn State University, 74 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961-63	105-STK-4041	University Village (D.W. Aiken Village), Mississippi State University	Architect--Joint Venture	original buildings	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0028.2	Mabel Henry Lott Apartment Complex Apartment B (#21), Alcorn State University	Architect	Original building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0028.1	Mabel Henry Lott Housing Complex Apartment A (Apartment C (#22)), Alcorn State University	Architect	Original building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0038	Faculty House (#53), Alcorn State University,	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0039	Faculty House (#54), Alcorn State University, 80 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0040	Faculty House (#55), Alcorn State University,	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0041	Faculty House (#56), Alcorn State University, 75 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0042	Faculty House (#57), Alcorn State University, 73 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0043	Faculty House (#58), Alcorn State University, 81 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0044	Faculty House (#59), Alcorn State University, 79 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0045	Faculty House (#60), Alcorn State University, 77 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	021-ALC-0047	Faculty House (#62), Alcorn State University, 72 Residential Drive	Architect--Plans	Original Building	Alcorn, Claiborne Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.1	Building #20, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.2	Building #21, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.3	Building #22, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.4	Building #23, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.5	Building #24, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.6	Building #25, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.7	Building #26, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.8	Building #27, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.9	Building #28, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.10	Building #30, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.11	Building #31, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.12	Building #32, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.13	Building #33, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.14	Building #34, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.15	Building #35, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.16	Building #36, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1961	105-STK-4205.17	Building #37, University Village	Architect--Joint Venture	Original Building	Starkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D	1963	071-OXF-1018-NHLE	Biology Research Center (Shoemaker Hall), University of Mississippi	Architect--Joint Venture	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1963	071-OXF-1106	Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority House, University of Mississippi,	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1964	047-BLX-2786	St. Michael's Catholic Church	Architect	Original building	Biloxi, Harrison Co.
D	1965	071-OXF-1034	Wesley Knight Field House [L-4], University of Mississippi,	Architect	Addition/renovation	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1965	049-JAC-3911	B. F. Roberts Dining Hall, Jackson State University	Architect	Renovation	Jackson, Hinds Co.
A	1965	089-CAN-0551.3	Holy Child Jesus Catholic Church	Architect	Original building	Canton, Madison Co.
D	1967-68	071-OXF-1112	Faser Hall, University of Mississippi	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1967	071-OXF-1114	Hume Hall, University of Mississippi	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1967	049-JAC-3907-X	Sherman L. Green Hall (originally part of Campbell College), Jackson State University	Architect	Renovation	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1968	049-JAC-4063	Woodville Heights Elementary School	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1969	059-OCN-0259-DNC	Villa Maria Retirement Apartments	Architect--Principal	Original building	Ocean Springs, Jackson Co.
D	1970	071-OXF-1118	Anderson Hall, University of Mississippi	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1970	071-OXF-1150	Womens Dorm D-1 (Dorothy H. Crosby Hall [D-1]), University of Mississippi	Architect	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.
D	1971-72	049-JAC-3276	St. Charles Manor Apartments (Madonna Manor)	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1972	049-RAY-0928	Herrin-Stewart Hall, Hinds Community College	Architect	Original building	Raymond, Hinds Co.
D	c.1972	049-JAC-0066-NRD	commercial building, 509-511 Capitol Street, East	Architect	Renovations, storefront alterations	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	1977	071-OXF-1113	Coulter Hall, University of Mississippi	Architect--Principal	Original building	Oxford, Lafayette Co.