Harry Wild Jones

Harry Wild Jones (1859–1935) was a Minneapolis architect celebrated for his extraordinary range, from Shingle Style lakeside clubhouses to Art Deco municipal landmarks. Born in Schoolcraft, Michigan, he studied at Brown University and MIT before training in the Boston office of Henry Hobson Richardson. After moving to Minneapolis in 1883, Jones designed over 350 buildings, reorganized the University of Minnesota's architecture program, and served twelve years as a Minneapolis Park Board commissioner. The Washburn Water Tower, completed in 1932, was among his final works.