Background
Jordan, Chester Harold was born on December 29, 1921 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Chester Arthur Jordan and Pearl May Daniel-Jordan.
Jordan, Chester Harold was born on December 29, 1921 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Chester Arthur Jordan and Pearl May Daniel-Jordan.
Bachelor of Design, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1947. Postgraduate, Princeton University, 1951. Master of Urban Design, Harvard University, 1960.
Chief designer Brown and Brown, Architects, Dallas, 1947-1950, 51-52. Partner Dean and Jordan Associates, 1952-1953. Assistant professor architecture Auburn (Alabama) University, 1953-1954.
Assistant to professor architecture Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1954-1979. Retired, 1979
Executive director Capital Regional Planning Commission, Baton Rouge, 1966-1969, director of planning, 1969-1984.
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Institute of Architects.
Married Alice Lee Jordan, August 12, 1950. Children: Douglas Bradford, Dirk Matthew, Daniel William.