Theodore M. Sanders

The former Ada Thompson Memorial Home in Little Rock, designed by Gibb & Sanders and completed in 1909. The former BPOE Elks Club in Little Rock, designed by Sanders and completed in 1912. The Sanders House in Little Rock, designed by Sanders for his brother and completed in 1917. The First Presbyterian Church in Newport, designed by Sanders & Ginocchio and completed in 1923. The Safferstone House in Little Rock, designed by Sanders & Ginocchio and completed in 1925. Ogden Hall of the Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp, designed by Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio and completed circa 1938. Theodore M. Sanders (March 13, 1879 – June 10, 1947) was an American architect in practice in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1905 until his death in 1947. From 1927 to 1938 he was a partner of Charles L. Thompson, Arkansas' preeminent architect of the early twentieth century.

Life and career Theodore Marcus Sanders was born March 13, 1879 in Little Rock to Fred Sanders and Fannie Sanders, who were German immigrants. Sanders attended the Little Rock public schools and was educated at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1902 with a BS in architecture. He then joined the office of architect Frank W. Gibb in Little Rock, for whom he had worked between school terms. During the year 1904–05 he traveled in Europe, and upon his return formed the partnership of Gibb & Sanders with Gibb. The work of the partnership includes the Robert E. Lee School (1907) in Little Rock. The partnership was dissolved in 1909, and Sanders opened his own office.

In 1920 Sanders formed the partnership of Sanders & Ginocchio with Frank J. Ginocchio Jr. Ginocchio had also been educated at Illinois and had worked with Sanders for Gibb and for Charles L. Thompson. Sanders was the partner in charge of design, while Ginocchio was in charge of construction supervision and client services. Their work includes the First Presbyterian Church (1923) in Newport. In 1927 they merged their practice with that of Thompson, forming Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio. Thompson had largely retired by the mid-1930s, and withdrew completely in 1938. Sanders & Ginocchio continued until Sanders also withdrew in 1941. Ginocchio continued the firm in partnership with Edwin B. Cromwell and Sanders returned to individual practice. His work was reduced by World War II but he continued to work until his death in 1947. 1907 – Robert E. Lee School, 3805 W 12th St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1909 – Ada Thompson Memorial Home, 2021 S Main St, Little Rock, Arkansas

Theo. M. Sanders, 1909–1920 1910 – Fox House, 1303 S Olive St, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 1910 – Temple House, 1702 S Oak St, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 1911 – Cleveland County Courthouse, 20 Magnolia St, Rison, Arkansas 1911 – Williamson House, 325 Fairfax St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1911 – Woodruff School (former), 3010 W 7th St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1912 – BPOE Elks Club, 4th and Scott Sts, Little Rock, Arkansas 1914 – Hotel Freiderica, 625 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, Arkansas 1915 – Adler House, 292 Boswell St, Batesville, Arkansas 1917 – Cornish House, 1800 Arch St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1917 – Sanders House, 2100 Gaines St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1918 – Dondy Building, 154 S. Third Batesville, Arkansas

Sanders & Ginocchio, 1920–1927 and 1938–1941 1920 – Gregg House, 412 Pine St, Newport, Arkansas 1920 – Hamp Williams Building, 500-504 Ouachita Ave, Hot Springs, Arkansas 1923 – First Presbyterian Church, 4th and Main Sts, Newport, Arkansas 1923 – Hall Building, 201 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, Arkansas 1924 – Democrat Printing & Lithograph Co. Building, 14-122 E 2nd St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1925 – Frauenthal & Schwarz Building, 824 Front St, Conway, Arkansas 1925 – Healey and Roth Mortuary Building, 815 Main, Little Rock, Arkansas 1925 – Safferstone House, 2205 Arch St, Little Rock, Arkansas 1925 – Snyder House, 4004 S Lookout, Little Rock, Arkansas 1940 – Cohn Building, 510 S Main St, Little Rock, Arkansas

Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio, 1927–1938 See Charles L. Thompson.