Frederic L. Morgan

Grawemeyer Hall of the University of Louisville, designed by Morgan and Arthur G. Tafel Jr. and completed in 1927. The Pendennis Club in Louisville, designed by Nevin, Wischmeyer & Morgan and completed in 1928. The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Temple in Louisville, designed by Nevin, Wischmeyer & Morgan and completed in 1931. The former Methodist Evangelical Hospital in Louisville, designed by Nevin & Morgan and completed in 1960.

Frederic L. Morgan (January 6, 1889 – May 29, 1970) was an American architect in practice in Louisville, Kentucky from 1921 until his death in 1970. Morgan spent nearly all of his career as partner responsible for design for Nevin & Morgan, the most successful architectural firm in Louisville during its existence.

Life and career Frederic Lindley Morgan was born January 6, 1889, in Loda, Illinois to Joseph Sidney Morgan and Maud Morgan, née Lindley. He was educated at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1912 with a BSArch. This was followed by travel in Europe.

In 1913 he joined the office of J. Earl Henry, architect to Louisville Public School District. In 1915 he moved to Detroit, where he worked for architects Malcomson & Higginbotham and Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.

In 1919 he returned to Louisville, where he joined Henry's new private sector firm, Nevin & Henry, as chief designer. Senior partner Hugh L. Nevin had been in practice in Louisville for about a decade. Henry died in 1920, and in 1921 Nevin formed a new partnership, Nevin, Wischmeyer & Morgan, with Morgan and Herman Wischmeyer. In 1929 the partnership was reorganized as Nevin, Morgan & Kolbrook with the withdrawal of Wischmeyer and the admission of Joseph H. Kolbrook. In 1942 Kolbrook also withdrew and the firm became Nevin & Morgan. The partnership was changed for the last time in 1967 to Nevin, Morgan & Weber, reflecting the addition of Herbert A. Weber. The firm was dissolved after the deaths of Nevin in 1969 and Morgan in 1970.

Nearly all of Morgan's career was spent as partner responsible for design for Nevin & Morgan and its associated firms. He was best known for the design of buildings in traditional revival styles, especially residences in the Georgian Revival style.

Personal life Morgan never married. He was a member of the Filson Club and the Arts Club of Louisville. 1921 – Augusta Tilghman High School, 2400 Washington St, Paducah, Kentucky

Nevin, Wischmeyer & Morgan, 1921–1929 1923 – Tway House, 10235 Timberwood Cir, Jeffersontown, Kentucky 1924 – First Presbyterian Church, 185 N Maple Ave, Covington, Virginia 1924 – Harrodsburg High School (former), 441 E Lexington St, Harrodsburg, Kentucky 1926 – Shady Brook Farm, the Theodore Mueller estate, 5802 River Rd, Louisville, Kentucky 1927 – Bingham-Hilliard Doll House, 5001 Avish Ln, Louisville, Kentucky 1928 – Pendennis Club, 218 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, Kentucky 1929 – Drumanard, 6401 Wolf Pen Branch Rd, Louisville, Kentucky 1931 – Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Temple, 200 E Gray St, Louisville, Kentucky

Nevin, Morgan & Kolbrook, 1929–1942 1931 – Lincoln Marriage Temple, Old Fort Harrod State Park, Harrodsburg, Kentucky 1935 – Jones-Dabney Company laboratory, 1495 S 11th St, Louisville, Kentucky 1936 – John V. Collis residence, 3750 Upper River Rd, Louisville, Kentucky 1937 – William C. Dabney residence, 3760 Upper River Rd, Louisville, Kentucky

Nevin & Morgan, 1942–1967 1948 – St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Rd, Harrods Creek, Kentucky 1957 – Schneider Hall, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 1957 – Second Presbyterian Church, 3701 Old Brownsboro Rd, Louisville, Kentucky 1962 – Kentucky State Medical Association offices, 3532 Janet Ave, Louisville, Kentucky