Mark Lemmon

Mark Lemmon (1889–1975) was an American architect from Dallas, Texas.

Biography

Early life Mark Lemmon was born in Gainesville, Texas, in 1889. His father was William Leonard and his mother, Cosette (Libscomb) Lemmon. Later, he also designed the Tower Petroleum Building, the Boude Storey Junior High School, and the Alex Spence Junior High School. In the mid-1930s, he went on to design the Museum of Natural History and the Hall of State.

He was a member of the Texas Philosophical Society, the Dallas Historical Society, the City Club Dallas, the Idlewild Club and the American Legion.

Personal life He married Maybelle Reynolds on November 14, 1922. They had two sons. He died on December 22, 1975, in Dallas, Texas, where he was buried in the Hillcrest Mausoleum.