Works of James K. Wilson, Architect

James K. Wilson, a Cincinnati architect who had studied under James Renwick, designer of the Smithsonian Institution, practiced in Lafayette during the 1870s. Many of his notable works still stand.

 
Seventh Presbyterian Church, 1851, demolished 1928
(used as Scottish Rite Temple after 1885)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Bethany College, 1858-1871
(Walter & Wilson)
Bethany, West Virginia
Chapel & Entrance, 1863-1867
Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati, Ohio
Isaac M. Wise Temple, 1864-1866
(Plum Street Temple)
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
Dexter Mausoleum, 1867
Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
“Scarlet Oaks,” 1867
(George K. Schoenberger House)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Fowler Bank Building, 1869-1870
Lafayette, Indiana
(attributed)
Coleman Bank, 1870
Lafayette, Indiana
Heath Bank Building, c. 1870
(McCord’s Candies)
Lafayette, Indiana
(attributed)
First National Bank Building, c.1870
Lafayette, Indiana
(attributed)
O. W. Pierce & Co. Building, 1870-1871
Lafayette, Indiana
(attributed)
Ladies Hall, 1872-1873
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
St. Nicolas Hotel, 1874
Lafayette, Indiana
James Ball & Son Block, c.1874
Lafayette, Indiana
(attributed)
University Hall, 1876-1877
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana