Wilkins began his architectural career as a contractor and builder. He was inspector of buildings in Florence in 1900 and was the contractor for several major buildings in the area and in the Pee Dee region including:
Florence City Hall and Opera House (1900) on Evans Street[1]
Darlington City Hall and Opera House (1904), designed by Frank P. Milburn[2]
Wilkins had his first building commission as an architect with the Poynor School in Florence (1904–06). The school was listed in the National Register of Historic Places 19 May 1983.[3]
Wilkins partnered with Leslie Norwood Boney, Sr. from 1919 to 1920. During this association Boney supervised construction of the New Hanover County High School. Boney named his second son William J.[4] The Florence County Library was designed by the firm.[3]
Wilkins worked on several for schools including one in Cheraw (1914 and 1923), Lake City (1923), and Marion (1923); and for the Park School (1915), the "Colored" School (1916), and Florence High School (1919–1920).[3]
Frank V. Hopkins joined Wilkins in 1924, forming Wilkins and Hopkins. They worked together until Wilkins died in 1932. Their work included schools in Hartsville (1925), Florence (1927), Myrtle Beach (1927), Conway (1928), and Cheraw (1928). The Florence Masonic Temple (1932) was one of the firm's last designs.[3]
^ abcdeFlorence Public Library National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (based on information from John E. Wells and Robert E. Dalton, The South Carolina Architects, 1885-1935: A Biographical Dictionary (Richmond: New South Architectural Press, 1992), pp. 206-08
^Boney, Leslie N., Sr. (1880-1964) North Carolina Architects and Builders
January 01, 1970
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