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Architect Who Designed Many Well-Known Buildings in Baton Rouge …
Mar 31, 2008 · Architect John Desmond, who designed many well-known buildings in Baton Rouge, has died. Desmond and his firm's designs include the Louisiana State Library, the LSU student union, and the...
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Aug 5, 2019 · Many of his designs were executed in Hammond and Baton Rouge, where he lived at different times. Desmond’s designs included the Louisiana State University (LSU) Union, the cafeteria at Southeastern State University, and the Louisiana State Library.
John Desmond - Wikipedia
Some of the buildings he designed include the Southeastern Louisiana University cafeteria in Hammond, LSU Union, the Louisiana State Library, the Cane's River Center (originally named the Riverside Centroplex and later the Baton Rouge River Center), the Pennington Bio-Medical Research Center, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Louisiana ...
These records document many of Baton Rouge’s most recognizable and important buildings from Desmond’s first conception of how the building would look through the construction and engineering of the finished product.
John Desmond Obituary (2008) - Baton Rouge, LA - The Advocate - Legacy.com
Mar 29, 2008 · His significant local buildings of interest include the LSU Union, the Louisiana State Library, the Baton Rouge Centroplex, the Pennington Bio-Medical Research Center, the Fifth Circuit...
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Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (225) 342-4913. The State Library is open for walk-in visits from the public 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Phone hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
John Desmond | Military Wiki - Fandom
His professional papers and drawings (1954–2003) are held in the archives at LSU's Hill Memorial Library. [3] Desmond, who was retired, died at Lane Memorial Hospital in Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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