John Scudder Adkins
Past International Architect
John Scudder Adkins, who officed out of Cincinnati, Ohio, designed in 1939 a magnificent neoclassical limestone residence in the tradition of McKim, Mead, and White, at 6801 Turtle Creek for Al and Lucy Ball Owsley.
John Scudder Adkins also built the William H. Ball house and Ball Hospital nurses residence in Muncy, Indiana, and in Cincinnati, Ohio, he designed the Grace Episcopal Church, the Second National Bank and the city athletic club. In Frankfort, Kentucky, he designed the governor’s mansion.
Example of Homes Architect John Scudder Adams Designed
6801 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, Texas
Beautiful Residence Designed by John Scudder Adkins
In 1929 Colonel Alvin and Mrs. Lucy Ball Owsley built one of the most important homes in Dallas. They retained John Scudder Adkins of Cincinnati, Ohio, to design this neo-classical home with French influences in the architectural spirit of McKim, Mead and White.