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in 1957. He was also a former president and founding member of the
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Various sources report the locality as Morris, Morse, Topeka and
Johnson County, Shawnee County, Wyandotte County. Given that one source says he attended elementary school in Topeka (Shawnee County), that may be the birthplace. There is also a Morse neighborhood of Overland Park (Johnson County),
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floor for regular events such as circuses and musical performances. The floor was flooded and frozen by refrigerant circulated in pipes cast into the concrete beneath to make the ice rink. The system had an elaborate design to prevent cracking during the freeze-thaw cycles, made of layers of
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290:(NRHP). When it opened, the facility had a clubhouse, golf course, tennis courts and croquet ground. The article said the State Historic Preservation Office described it as "an exceptional example of the Bungalow/Craftsman style clubhouse.
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in 1915, Senter was named branch manager there while the other partners remained in Kansas City between. In 1918, he was made a full partner in the firm (renamed Smith, Rea, Lovitt & Senter) and remained in
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on the staff of Smith and Senter ... makes the coliseum's acoustics perfect for conventions, theatrical attractions and musical entertainments." The building was the first indoor ice rink south of the
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After Frank Rea died in 1920, the partnership was dissolved. In 1924, it was reformed as Smith & Senter, headquartered in
Okmulgee. Senter became the first architect in Oklahoma to become a
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It is unclear what role Smith was playing by this time, and even whether he had moved to Tulsa himself, since it seems that Senter was rapidly becoming credited with all of the firm's designs.
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No source indicates he attended any university or college. However the Tulsa
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concrete, asphalt, cork board, sand, concrete with steel aggregate, and finally the terazzo. The building also had a unique acoustic ceiling made with tons of crushed
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Commerce
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was a major commission for the firm in Tulsa, a multi-purpose, indoor arena built by Walter
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443:St. John's Hospital (south and west additions)
437:Downtown Tulsa YMCA (1953) International style
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425:East Building, Streamline/Art Moderne style
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121:Smith, Rae, and Lovitt
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431:Mayo Motor Inn (1952)
223:Kansas City, Missouri
203:Kansas City, Missouri
188:correspondence school
130:Senter and Associates
896:Okmulgee Daily Times
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822:"The Tulsa Coliseum"
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264:Building in Okmulgee
239:Registered Architect
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488:International style
476:Renaissance Revival
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505:Tulsa Civic Center
315:Buildings in Tulsa
274:vaudeville theater
258:Philtower Building
231:Okmulgee, Oklahoma
172:Manual High School
144:Leon Bishop Senter
127:Smith & Senter
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