Jan Abell


General Information


Occupation: Architect

Date of Birth: 1945

Date of Death: September 30, 2000

Birth City: Chicago

Resident City: Tampa

Resident State/Province: Florida

Resident Country: United States

Sources: Arquitectas de Puerto Rico, el Caribe, la Florida: Su Obra, Miami, Florida, 1992


Specialties


Subject: Historical Preservation


Jobs


Employer: The Jan Abell Kenneth Garcia Partnership Architects

Title: Principal

City: Tampa

State: Florida

Country: United States


Collaborators


Name: Kenneth Garcia

Organization: The Jan Abell Kenneth Garcia Partnership

City: Tampa

State: Florida

Country: United States


Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: Architects Medal of Honor

Description: Florida Central Chapter AIA

Date Received: 1990


Name: American Home Award

Description: National Trust for Historic Preservation

Date Received: 1989

Notes: for the Leiman-Wilson House


Exhibitions


No exhibitions on record


Notable Projects


Title: Leiman-Wilson Residence

Description: Restoration of a National Register of Historic Places property.

City: Tampa

State: Florida

Country: United States

Notes: The building constructed in 1916 is Florida's finest example of the Prairie School influence


Education


Institution: Ohio University

End Date: 1969


Institution: Arkitektengroep Visual Design Community, Amsterdam, Holland


Licensing


License: Registered Architect (AR0007739)

Organization: State of Florida

Date Awarded: June 23, 1978


Professional Affiliations


Organization: American Institute of Architects

Role: Member


Organization: The Architecture Club of Tampa

Role: Member


Organization: Architectural Review Commission of Tampa

Role: Member


Organization: Tampa Theatre Foundation

Role: Chairwoman


Publications By


No publications by on record


Publications About


Title: The Florida Key

Publication: House Beautiful

Volume: April 1991

Country: delete

Notes: profile of the Langford Residence, Winter Park, Florida


Title: Profile of Jan Abell

Publication: The Tampa Tribune

Volume: October 1990

City: Tampa

State: Florida

Country: United States


Title: Jan Abell: New Dimensions in Architecture

Publication: Florida Business Tampa Bay

Volume: October 1987

City: Tampa Bay

State: Florida

Country: United States


Title: Women to Watch: 33 Tampa Women for Today & Tomorrow

Publication: Tampa Tribune

Volume: September 19, 1982

City: Tampa

State: Florida

Country: United States