Draft:Clarence Erasmus Shepard

Not to be confused with Charles E. Shepard (1868-1932), another Kansas City architect

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Clarence Erasmus Shepard (October 27, 1869-1949 ) was an architect who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright during development of the Prairie School style, then practiced in Kansas City where he designed more than 600 homes, and was a painter in his later years. Shepard designed more than 600 homes in Kansas City, Enid, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

He was born in Cortland, New York on October 27, 1869. In 1880, he moved to Kansas with his family in 1880. In 1895 he went to University of California, Berkeley to study architecture.

He painted during his life, e.g. had an exhibition of oil sketches at the Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City Art Institute in October 1922 and turned to painting more in his later years. He is known for his landscape painting, architectural painting, and drawing. He used oil paint. Was he an impressionist?

He was a member of American Institute of Architects, Kansas City Art Institute, and Kansas City Society of Artists.

"A former employee of Frank Lloyd Wright, Clarence E. Shepard specialized in residential architecture and was an artist and landscape engineer. He designed more than 600 houses in Kansas City, favoring the Prairie School style."

An image of a Spanish Colonial architecture-style house credited to Shepard appeared in the July 1926 edition of Home & Garden.

In 1917 The Western Architect reported that partnership of Shepard with Harbourne D. Belcher was dissolved; Shepard would continue to work from the Reliance Building. In 1923 he moved his office to the Huntzinger Building, 114 W. Tenth St., Kansas City, Missouri.

Wright Stuff article has passage about Shepard.

Magazine article abstract, a magazine article by Doran L. Cart, available at Kansas City Public Library, abstract in full: "Photos, illustration, and biographical article about Clarence Erasmus Shepard, or Clarence Shepard (1869-1949), a Kansas City architect, artist, and landscape engineer. Native of New York growing up in Clay Center, Kansas and working with Frank Lloyd Wright before coming to Kansas City in 1905. Specialist in residential architecture with the Kendall Company, the J. C. Nichols Company, and his own business and uncle of Ernest Hemingway, with residence (his own) at 5440 State Line Road. Designer of the following houses: 810 Gleed Terrace (1922, 5405 Wornall Road (1920), 5005 Ward Parkway (1925), 1238 Huntington Road (1928), 3715 Harrison Boulevard (1813), the Peppard residence at 201 Concord Avenue (1915), the Hovey residence at 215 West 53rd Street (1915), and 5265 Sunset Drive (1927)."

Also, on page 4: "'Kansas City's residential districts should be its greatest source of pride,' stated Clarence Shepard."

Works

 * Mount Barbara (c.1916), 100 Mt. Barbara Salina, Kansas, NRHP-listed.  [Temporary: see Draft:Mount Barbara ]
 * Judge Louis Gates House (1922-23), 4146 Cambridge St., Kansas City, Kansas, NRHP-listed individually and part of the Hanover Heights Neighborhood Historic District. Prairie School
 * Nottingham Cooperative (1927), NRHP-listed
 * 810 Gleed Terrace (1922), Kansas City, MO (Clarence Shepard)
 * 5405 Wornall Road (1920), Kansas City, MO (Clarence Shepard)
 * 5005 Ward Parkway (1925), Kansas City, MO (Clarence Shepard)
 * 1238 Huntington Road (1928), Kansas City, MO (Clarence Shepard)
 * Hovey House (1915), 215 W. 53rd Street, Kansas City, MO (Shepard & Belcher)
 * 3715 Harrison Boulevard, Kansas City, MO (Shepard & Belcher)
 * Peppard Residence, 201 Concord Avenue, Kansas City, MO (Shepard & Belcher)
 * 5440 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO, Clarence Shepard's own residence
 * 5265 Sunset Drive (1927), Kansas City, MO

possible works

 * Tripoli Temple, 3000 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI Clas, Shepard & Clas ???? See Ferry & Clas
 * Crisp Building, 1970 Main St. Sarasota, FL Clas & Shepard ??
 * One or more works in Westfield Center Historic District, 0-362 Elm, 2-86 Broad, 0-83 Court, 2-24 Main, 0-71 N. Elm, Chestnut, W. Silver & Union Sts. Westfield, MA Shepard,C;Holton,A.;Harding,M.,Reid ?????