Background
Oscar Enders was born in 1866.
Oscar Enders was born in 1866.
At the age of twenty-seven he began his career in St. Louis, employed as draftsman in the office of the late Isaac Taylor and after demonstrating his skill in design remained with him until his death in 1917, after which he continued Mr. Taylor's practice for several years. Although he did not qualify as a professional architect he had designed several buildings in downtown St. Louis extant in 1925, notably Jefferson Memorial Hall; Rialto Building at Fourth and Olive ( Isaac Taylor) ; the Board of Education Building at Ninth and Locust, and the Cotton Belt Building, formerly Planters' Hotel.
During the latter years of his life Mr. Enders remained in Chicago, and at the time of his decease was a member of the office of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.