Background
Joseph Paul Annan was born in 1868 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He was the son of Thomas B. Annan.
Joseph Paul Annan was born in 1868 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He was the son of Thomas B. Annan.
He received a professional training in his father’s office, after which he was promoted to draftsman.
Finally in 1880 was made an active partner in the firm of Lee & Annan. During the latter period he assisted in planning a number of the firm’s works in St. Louis, including the Boatman’s Bank (1890) and a residence for Samuel Supples in 1891.
In 1910 Mr. Annan moved to Shreveport, and carried on an independent practice in the city until the start of World War I. After the Armistice, he re-opened his office and during the next fifteen or more years carried on a varied and successful practice. While he was perhaps better known as a designer of private homes, he also was the architect of the Memorial Library at Shreveport in 1921, and a number of commercial buildings, hospitals and small churches built in northern Louisiana and eastern Texas.