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Nolan, William Thomas (b.1877 - d.1969)

Architect, New Orleans, LA

Native of Quebec City, Canada, moved to New Orleans in 1900 to become secretray-treasurer of J.D. Connell Iron Works Co. He later became president of Standard Manufacturing and Contruction Co., at the same time practicing architecture independently, beginning in 1908. From 1910-1921, he was partners with PETER TORRE in NOLAN & TORRE, re-entering independent practice from 1921 to 1946. Served on the board of architects that designed the Mississippi Centennial Exhibition in Gulfport (1916-17). From 1925-1955, he also served as president of the Westwego Canal and Terminal Co., and he was eventually appointed as a consultant to the U.S. Dept. of Education. He was married to Olga Eugenie Marinoni, who died in 1935, and had four children. Beginning in 1946 until his death in 1969, he was senior partner in NOLAN, NORMAN, & NOLAN with Alexander W. Norman (1893-1963) and his own son, Ulisse Nolan. See Poesch and Bacot, Louisiana Buildings, p. 359. Records located at Southeastern Architectural Archives at Tulane. See also Kingsley, Buildings of Louisiana, pp. 196, 205, 212, 252, 268, 270, 272-273, 278, 440-441.

	Date	Inventory#	Name of Property	Role	Description of Work	Location
D	?	047-GLF-0072-NRD	(Old) First National Bank Building	Architect	Alterations	Gulfport, Harrison Co.
D	1916-17	047-GLF-3490-X	Mississippi Centennial Exhibition (U.S. Naval Training Camp (in World War I)), at the site of the Gulfport VA Hospital		board of architects	Gulfport, Harrison Co.
A	1921	047-GLF-3315.1-X	Major Edward McGehee Memorial Building (Fairchild Hall), Gulf Coast Military Academy	Architect	Original building	Gulfport, Harrison Co.
D	1922-1923	049-JAC-0095.1-NR-ML	Edwards Hotel (II) (King Edward Hotel; Hilton Garden Inn)	Architect	Original building	Jackson, Hinds Co.
D	c. 1924	045-BSL-0078-NRD-X	Hotel Reed (Weston Hotel)	Architect	Original building	Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co.
D	1926	045-BSL-0649-NRD-ML	(Old) Bay St. Louis High School (Second Street Elementary School)	Architect	Original building	Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co.
D	1926-27	045-BSL-0069-NRD	A & G Theater	Architect	Original building	Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co.
D	1926	047-LNG-0007-ML	(former) Hancock Bank (Masonic Hall {Southern Star Lodge No. 500, F&AM})	Architect	Original building	Long Beach, Harrison Co.
D	1927	047-PSC-0079-NRD	Hancock Bank	Architect	Original building	Pass Christian, Harrison Co.
D	1927	147-TYL-0004	Walthall Hotel	Architect	Original building	Tylertown, Walthall Co.
D	1927	059-OCN-0188-NR-NRD-ML	(old) Ocean Springs High School (Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center)	Architect	Original building	Ocean Springs, Jackson Co.
A	1929	085-BRK-0109-X	Brookhaven Bank and Trust	Architect	Original building	Brookhaven, Lincoln Co.
D	c. 1935	045-BSL-0656.17-NRD-X	St. Joseph's Hall, St. Augustine's Seminary and Retreat Center	Architect	Original building	Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co.
D	c. 1935	045-BSL-0656.19-NRD-X	Sacred Heart Hall (II) (Major Seminary), St. Augustine's Seminary and Retreat Center	Architect	Original building	Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co.
D	1936	045-BSL-0656.10-NRD	Saint Augustine Church, St. Augustine's Seminary and Retreat Center	Architect	Original building	Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co.