Shirley Simons
American architect
Died when: 66 years 142 days (796 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Thomas Shirley Simons, Sr. (March 12, 1897 – August 1, 1963), commonly known as Shirley Simons was a prominent architect of Tyler, Texas.He was born in 1897 at Taylor, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.
He graduated from Rice Institute in 1919 with a Bachelor of Science in architecture.He also served in the field artillery during World War I from September through November 1918.
After practicing with William Ward Watkin in Houston, Simons moved to Lufkin, Texas in 1922 where he established his own architecture practice.
In the late 1920s, he moved his architectural practice to Tyler, Texas.He remained active as an architect in Tyler until his death in 1963.
Shirley's three sons (T.Shirley Simons, Jr., Edwin Simons, and Watson Townes Simons) later joined his architectural practice.A number of Simons' works, including the Tyler City Hall, San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail, and Austin Daily Tribune Building, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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