Franklin Oliver Adams Jr. (1881 – 1967) was an American architect in Tampa, Florida.[1]
Adams was born in Waterproof, Louisiana on July 5, 1881.[2] Adams grew up on a cotton plantation and was taught by a governess. He graduated from Centenary College in 1901 with a Bachelor of Science degree and started out as a teacher, "teaching in a log house in Mississippi".[3] He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.[1]
After graduating, Adams worked as a draftsman for Newhall & Belvins in Boston. He worked as a draftsman and superintendent for Harry B. Wheelock in Birmingham from 1909–1914
He died on November 27, 1967.[4]
His works include:[1]
Works that have been added to the National Register of Historic Places: