Lee Arden Thomas

Lee Arden Thomas
BornFebruary 27, 1886[1]
Germantown, Nebraska[1]
Died1953[1]
Alma materOregon State University
OccupationArchitect
Oriental Theatre's main entrance, photographed November 1969

Lee Arden Thomas (1886–1953) was an architect in Bend and Portland, Oregon, United States. He graduated in 1907 from Oregon State University.[2] He completed many projects in Bend, often partnering with local architect Hugh Thompson. His work in that area includes the planning for Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium (1917–1918), Redmond Union High School, and the Washington School in Corvallis (now known as the Benton Center).

Thomas was an architect in Bend during the 1910s. His work in the area includes the Lew Franks Building, St. Francis Catholic Church, St. Charles Hospital, First Methodist Church, Bend Amateur Athletic Club and the new Central School.[3] He later formed a partnership with another Bend architect, Hugh Thompson. The pair designed the O. C. Henkle Building, Kenwood School, the Central Oregon Bank, and the Vandevert & Whitington Garage.[3]

In Portland, Thomas helped design the Weatherly Building with Sutton & Whitney and partnered with Albert Mercier on the adjacent Oriental Theatre (1927), as well as several other theaters. He also designed the Memorial Union (MU) at Oregon State University.

Thomas was also a member of the Oregon Board of Architect Examiners and the group's treasurer.[4]

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  2. ^ George P. Edmonston Jr. Up Close and Personal: Campus Tour Oregon State University Alumni Association
  3. ^ a b "Significant Designers, Contractors & Trades People" (PDF). County of Descutes. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ Oregon Examiners Ask New Laws page 116 Architect and engineer, Volumes 63-64