Jaroslav Jan "J.J." Kabatnik was born May 28, 1907, in Bohemia, the westernmost region in the present-day Czech Republic. During his early life, Kabatnik studied Engineering and Architecture at the University of Prague and married Jarmila "Mila" Cihak. In 1936, he represented Bohemia in Summer Olympic Games (Hitler's Games). When ...
MoreJaroslav Jan "J.J." Kabatnik was born May 28, 1907, in Bohemia, the westernmost region in the present-day Czech Republic. During his early life, Kabatnik studied Engineering and Architecture at the University of Prague and married Jarmila "Mila" Cihak. In 1936, he represented Bohemia in Summer Olympic Games (Hitler's Games). When Communists took over his home country, Kabatnik and his wife escaped from the country and became refugees in a camp in Germany. In 1948, he was listed as a refugee passenger of a ship to Casablanca, Morocco. In 1953, Kabatnik and his wife arrived in Greensboro, NC, USA. In Greensboro, the talented architect was known as "the refugee Czech Olympian." He started his career in architecture in the United States in 1954. three years later, he started working with the famous Ed Lowenstein who exclusively partnered with the famous builder Eugene Gulledge, the founder of "Superior Construction Company." In 1958, Kabatnik left Lowenstein firm and joined Superior Construction Company as an architect. He continued his partnership with Eugene Gulledge until 1976. Kabatnik died in 1995 in Greensboro. This collection contains Superior Construction Corporation Plans of Thomas Edgar Sikes Jr. Residence in 117 W. Keeling Rd. W., Greensboro, NC.
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