John Scudder Adkins

John Scudder Adkins (September 20, 1872[1] in St. Louis, Missouri – April 14, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American architect who specialized in Beaux Arts, Tudor, and Jacobethan styles in the first half of the 20th century.

He appears to have been equally comfortable designing large scale public buildings, such as churches and courthouses, as well as single family dwellings for wealthy clients.

Educated at Washington University's School of Fine Arts, John S. Adkins trained in St. Louis while working for George I. Barnett; Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; and Peabody & Stearns.

While at Peabody & Stearns, he likely helped with the design of buildings for the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893.

[2] After moving to Cincinnati in 1893, Adkins partnered with Samuel Hannaford & Sons, George S. Werner, Frank Mills Andrews, H. E. Kennedy, Christian Weber, Edward Weber, Matthew H. Burton, and Hugh M. Garriott.