Frank P. Gates

He designed buildings in Mississippi, especially in Clarksdale and Jackson, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[2] He moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1917 and served in the United States Army during World War I.

[2] He also designed buildings on the campuses of two historically black colleges: the Just Hall Of Science at Jackson State University and Mable Thomas Hall at Alcorn State University.

Hull, Edgar Lucian Malvaney and Ransom Carey Jones, Gates designed Woolfolk State Office Building in Jackson in 1949.

"[10] Gates died on January 2, 1975, in Jackson, and he was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis.