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SARASCARCHITECT BAUMoADDS EXPERTS TO HIS FORCES HERERalph S. Twitchell and Edward Woltz Now j! On StaffIn order to take care of the in-er-, creasing volume of important die I work hand- Dwight James Baum nsjhas added two experienced men to,; he his staff.he Ralph S. Twitchell, who succeeds;! [ed'Mr. Dixon, will represent Mr. Baum n(j and manage his local office, and; be! Edward Woltz of New York City, rceland Palm Beach- will supervise thlt; work of the drafting room. Both' Mr. Twitchell and Mr. Woltz have!chncj brought their wives with them am |nyintend becoming permanent resi ... dents and boosters of Sarasota.In Mr. Twitchell Mr. Baum has iaj been fortunate enough to find r en man of wide cultural background with a training in the universities! of two countries resulting in three** degrees, among them a master’s degree in architecture from Amor ica’s largest university. Mr. Twitchell is a registered architect ir ns three states and is particularly fit-; ^ ted to handle architectural work in lv i Florida, having practised here ten ‘ * years ago and being well acquaint i ed with local conditions. Since then he has been connected with such prominent New York firms as Cross Cross, Raymond Hood- de signer of the Chicago Tribune building, and others. He is partic ’lularly interested in the type of architecture now most popular in,. Florida, having just returned fromj^ ’ two years’ extensive study of the;* countries from which it is derive ’ elt;- architecture of Mediterrar ° Mr. Woltz’s experience in .. seven years’ work with Car 1 ^ Hastings in New York for ’ n he ( handled a large part of work connected with the buih g of sev-' eral of the metropolis largest of-° jfice buildings. More recently he L° has been connected with Marior Sims Wyeth of New York and !°» Palm Beach- where he designed lts some of that resort’s finest Snan ish residences, among them the t0! homes of such prominent people a? :1£ | George A lexander McKinlock,1 Frank \. Skiff, the Michaelyar Galleries- etc. Mr. Woltz left Mr Wyeth to join the staff of Dwight James Baum because he believes neifhat the opportunities offered or i Florida’s west coast rival any ir ; I the state.incoronwaSaltorWith the addition of Mr. Twit-at] chell and Mr. Woltz to his staff and with Mr. Purdy continuing in | charge of design, Mr. Baum feels that his office is in a position tc handle the important work on hand 1 n|both proposed and under way which I includes the lmost completed E’Vecoian’resothchieribejdeiSOIbuitifiBr.ismashe
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Sarasota Daily Times
Sarasota, Florida, US
Wed, Nov 25, 1925
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