The Winds of Georgia and Florida:Information about John Wind, The Architect
John Wind, The Architect (b. Bet. 1812 - 1819, d. Aft. 1863)
Notes for John Wind, The Architect:
Arrived in United States 1835. (?)
Arrived in Thomasville, Georgia 1840.
Most comprehensive book on John Wind:Landarks, The Archicture of Thomasville and Thomas County, Georgia by William R. Mitchell, Jr.
Also, "Garden History of Georgia" by Lorraine M. Cooney.
"Antebellum Thomas County 1825-61" by Professor William Warren Rogers.
"White Columns in Georgia" by Medora Perkerson.
"Early Archicture of Georgia" by Fredrich Doveton Nichols.
Jeweler & master mechanic.
Issued U.S. patents for Cotton Thrasher & Cleaner; andCorn Husker & Sheller.Patents donated to Thomasville Historical Museum.Also, designed clock that needed no winding for one-year - not patented.
Surveyor in and around Thomas County, Georgia; & possibly Leon County, Florida.
Wood carver.
Designer & craftsman.
Watch & clock maker.
Joiner.
"John Wind was a gifted and multi-talented man, and even if the paradox of his life remains so, the houses he designed will stand as monuments to his talents."
". . . precocious, genius and child prodigrs, Jack of All Trades.
"His designs were original and unique."
He designed 20 structures.Also, carved much of woodwork at Greenwood, Cedar Grove (name changed to Susina) and Oak Lawn.
Fair Oaks Plantation - his genius and originality flourished.
Flush frontal siding considered Wind's trademark.
"The archicture of Wind, simple yet comples, with its grace and grandiur, is an integral part of a past civilization, and remains as an active, alive part of a new era."
More About John Wind, The Architect:
Burial: Unknown, ?.
Mason: Bet. 1854 - 1858, Thomasville Lodge .
More About John Wind, The Architect and Sylvania Bethany Donalson:
Marriage: 1848
Children of John Wind, The Architect and Sylvania Bethany Donalson are:
- +Fuller John Wind, b. July 26, 1852, Thomasville Georgia, d. September 09, 1922, Thomasville Georgia.
- Cornelia L. A. Wind, b. Bet. 1848 - 1849, d. January 15, 1879, Thomasville, Georgia in child birth..
- Robert Wind, b. 1856.
- Frank Wind, b. Aft. 1857.