R. F. Graf
Name Location Completed Status Other information
Miller 's Building ( S. Gay St . ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1905 Standing
Mechanics ' National Bank ( 612 S. Gay St . ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1907 ( approx . ) Standing With Barber & Kluttz
Park City High School Knoxville , Tennessee 1909 Demolished Designed with George F. Barber & Co
Chilhowee Park Bandstand ( Chilhowee Park ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1910 Standing Built for the 1910 Appalachian Exposition
Appalachian Exposition - Machinery and Liberal Arts Building ( Chilhowee Park ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1910 Burned Built for the 1910 Appalachian Exposition ; designed primarily by J.R. Graf
Stratford Knoxville , Tennessee 1910 Standing NRHP ( # 09000536 ) ; designed for furniture magnate James G. Sterchi
National Conservation Exposition - East Tennessee Building ( Chilhowee Park ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1913 Demolished
National Conservation Exposition - Women 's Building ( Chilhowee Park ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1913 Demolished
St. John 's Lutheran Church ( Broadway ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1913 Standing NRHP ( # 85000700 )
2809 Kingston Pike Knoxville , Tennessee 1915 Standing NRHP contributing property ( Kingston Pike Historic District )
Carnegie Hall ( Maryville College ) Maryville , Tennessee 1917 Standing NRHP contributing property ( Maryville College Historic District )
Sterchi Building ( Sterchi Lofts ) ( S. Gay St . ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1921 Standing NRHP contributing property ( Southern Terminal and Warehouse Historic District )
Evarts High School Evarts , Kentucky 1923 Standing School closed in 2009
Graf House ( Woodlawn Pike ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1923 Standing
Thaw Hall ( Maryville College ) Maryville , Tennessee 1923 Standing NRHP contributing property ( Maryville College Historic District )
Journal Arcade ( S. Gay St . ) Knoxville , Tennessee 1924 Standing NRHP contributing property ( Gay Street Commercial Historic District )
Works
The following were designed by Graf or his firm , R.F . Graf and Sons .
Richard Franklin Graf (1863-1940) was an American architect, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the vicinity, in the early 20th century. His works include Stratford Mansion (1910), Sterchi Building (1921), St. John's Lutheran Church (1913), and the Journal Arcade (1924). His home, the Prairie School-inspired Graf House, is considered Knoxville's first modern home. Several buildings designed by Graf have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.