Malachi Leo Elliott

M. Leo Elliott (April 4, 1886 – August 1967)[1] was an architect known for his work in Tampa, Temple Terrace and Sarasota, Florida.

The Tampa Gas Co. (1931) building was also designed by Elliott,[5] but was lost after a fight for preservation failed.

They had two children: Shelia and M. Leo Jr.[8] Elliott won first place in design competitions for the Centro Asturiano Club and Tampa YMCA building.

The firm is credited with designing Tampa City Hall,[9] Kenilworth Lodge, DeSoto County Courthouse and the Centro Asturiano (1914) at 1913 Nebraska Avenue.

He trained with Welch, Smith & Provost in New York City and helped design buildings for the Jamestown Exposition of 1907 in Norfolk, Virginia.

[2] In 1922, Elliott designed the original Temple Terrace Country Club building (now part of Florida College's campus known as Sutton Hall), the Florida College Student Center (originally the Club Morocco Nightclub and Casino), Real Estate Office (today the Temple Terrace Community Church), Chauffeurs Lodge and Garage, Greenskeepers House, Caddie Building, Spring House, Temple Terrace Grocery, Temple Terrace Service Station, Entry Tower gates, and the first eight villa residences for the original developers.

It was part of the original Temple Terrace Estates, one of the first Mediterranean Revival golf course planned communities in the United States (1921).