Leitner was born in Augusta, Georgia. His parents were Major Henry Daniel Leitner and Annie E. Jackson.[1] He attended Emory College School of Technology, which later became Georgia Tech. He began his career in 1893 with Albert Wheeler Todd in Augusta, practicing as part of Todd and Leitner, before establishing his own practice. He married Marie (Birdie) Zachary of Augusta in 1895.[1]
From 1909 through 1912, Leitner was the official architect for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company doing work in Wilmington, Rocky Mount, and Fayetteville[3] and other locations.[1] He served two terms as president of the North Carolina Architectural Association and was a member of the North Carolina Board of Architecture.[1]
He designed the Ricks Hotel[4] in Rocky Mount and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad YMCA. His biggest project in North Carolina were Wilmington's Union Station[5] (demolished in 1970, although a community college building modelled on the original is planned)[6][7] the Atlantic Coast Line Office Building. A cold storage plant was also planned. Other designs included the Winston-Salem Southbound Freight Depot.[1]
He opened an office in Atlanta in 1917 with architect C. P. Niederhauser, who had worked in Jacksonville, Florida, and then joined the Atlanta firm of Edwards and Sayward (William Augustus Edwards and William J. Sayward). He may have worked in St. Petersburg, Florida in the firms of Leitner and Henson (1926) and Brown and Leitner (1927). By 1930 he was living in Tampa, Florida, where he designed bridges. He died June 2, 1930. He is buried in Harlem Memorial Cemetery in Harlem, Georgia .[1]
He was also assigned to design the C. & W. C. station in Georgia.[10]
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^"Ricks Hotel, Rocky Mount, N.C." Digital.lib.ecu.edu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^Hutteman, Ann Hewlett (9 January 2019). Wilmington, North Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN9780738506395. Retrieved 9 January 2019 – via Google Books.
^Union Station 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Community College building plan tribute to original Union Station building
^Josh Spiker Cuts would thwart CFCC's Union Station 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine April 2, 2010, Wilmington Business Journal
^"Front view, Joseph H. Hinton House, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina (Joseph H. Hinton House (Wilmington, N.C.)) - bh2246pnc003 - NCSU Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections - NCSU Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections". D.lib.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^"Mitchell School Very Handsome". Charleston News & Courier. Mar 24, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved Sep 27, 2013.
^Florence National Register of Historic Places South Carolina
January 01, 1970
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Joseph Florence Leitner June 13 1871 June 2 1930 was an American architect 1 whose work includes several rail stations In Columbia South Carolina he worked for Charles Coker Wilson beginning in 1901 for five years Later he partnered with William J Wilkins architect first in Florence South Carolina completing work in Alabama Georgia the Carolinas Florida and Tennessee and then in an office in Wilmington North Carolina where Leitner practiced for a decade 2 to form Leitner amp Wilkins His work included commercial educational fraternal religious industrial residential and transportation buildings in colonial revival architecture Flemish architecture especially gables Italianate architecture and Romanesque revival architecture styles He ended his career in Florida 1 Tampa Union Station in Tampa 2007 Leitner was born in Augusta Georgia His parents were Major Henry Daniel Leitner and Annie E Jackson 1 He attended Emory College School of Technology which later became Georgia Tech He began his career in 1893 with Albert Wheeler Todd in Augusta practicing as part of Todd and Leitner before establishing his own practice He married Marie Birdie Zachary of Augusta in 1895 1 William Hooper School in Wilmington North Carolina 2009 Leitner moved to South Carolina and then North Carolina where he spent at least 10 years in Wilmington North Carolina starting in 1906 He worked out of the Southern Building 1 From 1909 through 1912 Leitner was the official architect for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company doing work in Wilmington Rocky Mount and Fayetteville 3 and other locations 1 He served two terms as president of the North Carolina Architectural Association and was a member of the North Carolina Board of Architecture 1 He designed the Ricks Hotel 4 in Rocky Mount and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad YMCA His biggest project in North Carolina were Wilmington s Union Station 5 demolished in 1970 although a community college building modelled on the original is planned 6 7 the Atlantic Coast Line Office Building A cold storage plant was also planned Other designs included the Winston Salem Southbound Freight Depot 1 He designed the Thomas M Emerson House also known as the Emerson Kenan House in the Carolina Heights neighborhood for ACL s president Other work included Wiggins Building 1910 Wilmington Savings and Trust Building 1910 Atlantic Trust and Banking Building 1911 Cape Fear Club 1912 1913 as supervising architect a brick Neoclassical Revival building at 206 Chestnut Street in Wilmington North Carolina Joseph H Hinton House Wilmington 8 1913 on Market Street in 1913 William Hooper School 1914 Columbus County Courthouse in Whiteville North Carolina Outside of Wilmington his work included Several schools including three in Fayetteville in 1911 and others in Charlotte Columbus County Courthouse 1914 1915 in Whiteville R E L Brown House in Chadbourn a Southern Colonial architecture residence Lumberton Hotel 1914 Mitchell Elementary School Charleston SC 9 He opened an office in Atlanta in 1917 with architect C P Niederhauser who had worked in Jacksonville Florida and then joined the Atlanta firm of Edwards and Sayward William Augustus Edwards and William J Sayward He may have worked in St Petersburg Florida in the firms of Leitner and Henson 1926 and Brown and Leitner 1927 By 1930 he was living in Tampa Florida where he designed bridges He died June 2 1930 He is buried in Harlem Memorial Cemetery in Harlem Georgia 1 He was also assigned to design the C amp W C station in Georgia 10 His works listed on the U S National Register of Historic Places include Plant City Union Depot in Plant City Florida 2011 Atlantic Coast Line Depot Florence South Carolina commissioned 1907 also known as the Florence Passenger Station 11 Columbus County Courthouse Bounded by Madison and Jefferson Sts circle Whiteville NC Leitner Joseph F Conway Methodist Church 1898 and 1910 Sanctuaries Fifth Ave Conway SC Leitner Joseph Goldsboro Union Station commissioned 1907 and built in 1909 101 North Carolina St Goldsboro NC Leitner amp Wilkins William Hooper School Former 1914 410 Meares St Wilmington NC Leitner Joseph F Plant City Union Depot E North Drane St Plant City FL Leitner J F Tampa Union Station 601 N Nebraska Avenue Tampa FL Leitner J F References edit a b c d e f g h i Turberg Edward F John E Wells and Catherine W Bishir 2011 Leitner Joseph F 1871 after 1930 North Carolina Architects and Builders A Biographical Dictionary NCSU Libraries a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Search Ncarchitects lib ncsu edu Retrieved 9 January 2019 Leitner Joseph F 1871 1930 NC Architects amp Builders NCSU Libraries ncarchitects lib ncsu edu Retrieved 2016 04 28 Ricks Hotel Rocky Mount N C Digital lib ecu edu Retrieved 9 January 2019 Hutteman Ann Hewlett 9 January 2019 Wilmington North Carolina Arcadia Publishing ISBN 9780738506395 Retrieved 9 January 2019 via Google Books Union Station Archived 2012 05 13 at the Wayback Machine Community College building plan tribute to original Union Station building Josh Spiker Cuts would thwart CFCC s Union Station Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine April 2 2010 Wilmington Business Journal Front view Joseph H Hinton House Wilmington New Hanover County North Carolina Joseph H Hinton House Wilmington N C bh2246pnc003 NCSU Libraries Rare and Unique Digital Collections NCSU Libraries Rare and Unique Digital Collections D lib ncsu edu Retrieved 9 January 2019 Mitchell School Very Handsome Charleston News amp Courier Mar 24 1909 p 10 Retrieved Sep 27 2013 1 dead link Florence National Register of Historic Places South Carolina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph F Leitner amp oldid 1183237305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
