John Desmond
| John Jacob Desmond | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 5, 1922 Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Died | March 25, 2008 (aged 85) Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Ella Blanche Russell Desmond (deceased) |
| Children |
John Michael Desmond |
(1) Ella Blanche Russell Desmond (deceased)
John Michael Desmond
James Russell Desmond
Margaret Desmond Dahm
Four stepchildren:
Sharon Elizabeth Lentz Moran
and Jan Susan Lentz
Paul Stephen Lentz
John Jacob Desmond (April 5, 1922 – March 27, 2008) was an American architect in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who designed such public buildings as the Baton Rouge River Center, the Louisiana State University Student Union, Bluebonnet Swamp Interpretive Center, Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center, Louisiana State Archives, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State Library, and the Louisiana Naval Museum. He also designed the United States Embassy building in Monrovia, Liberia, the Lindy Boggs Center (named for former U.S. Representative Corrine "Lindy" Boggs) at his own alma mater, Tulane University in New Orleans, and the cafeteria at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, the principal city of Tangipahoa Parish.
Desmond and his firm, Desmond, Miremont & Burks, later John Desmond and Associates, also designed numerous churches, including Grace Memorial Episcopal Church in Hammond and St. Joseph's Cathedral, Westminster Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church (his own congregation), and the Catholic Life Center, all in Baton Rouge.
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