Architects of Little Rock: 1833-1950
Architects of Little Rock provides biographical and historical sketches of the architects working in Little Rock from 1830 to 1950. Thirty-five architects are profiled, including George R. Mann, Thomas Harding, Charles L. Thompson, Max. F. Mayer, Edwin B. Cromwell, George H. Wittenberg, Lawson L. Delony, and others. Readers will learn who these influential professionals were, where they came from, where they were educated, how they lived, what their families were like, how they participated in the life of the city, and what their buildings contributed to the city. Famous buildings, including the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Old State House, the Arkansas State Capitol, St. Andrews Cathedral, Little Rock City Hall, the Pulaski County Court House, Little Rock Central High School, and Robinson Auditorium are showcased, bringing attention to and encouraging appreciation of the city’s historic buildings.

Published in collaboration with the Fay Jones School of Architecture.
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Architects of Little Rock: 1833-1950
Architects of Little Rock provides biographical and historical sketches of the architects working in Little Rock from 1830 to 1950. Thirty-five architects are profiled, including George R. Mann, Thomas Harding, Charles L. Thompson, Max. F. Mayer, Edwin B. Cromwell, George H. Wittenberg, Lawson L. Delony, and others. Readers will learn who these influential professionals were, where they came from, where they were educated, how they lived, what their families were like, how they participated in the life of the city, and what their buildings contributed to the city. Famous buildings, including the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Old State House, the Arkansas State Capitol, St. Andrews Cathedral, Little Rock City Hall, the Pulaski County Court House, Little Rock Central High School, and Robinson Auditorium are showcased, bringing attention to and encouraging appreciation of the city’s historic buildings.

Published in collaboration with the Fay Jones School of Architecture.
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Architects of Little Rock: 1833-1950

Architects of Little Rock: 1833-1950

Architects of Little Rock: 1833-1950

Architects of Little Rock: 1833-1950

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Architects of Little Rock provides biographical and historical sketches of the architects working in Little Rock from 1830 to 1950. Thirty-five architects are profiled, including George R. Mann, Thomas Harding, Charles L. Thompson, Max. F. Mayer, Edwin B. Cromwell, George H. Wittenberg, Lawson L. Delony, and others. Readers will learn who these influential professionals were, where they came from, where they were educated, how they lived, what their families were like, how they participated in the life of the city, and what their buildings contributed to the city. Famous buildings, including the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Old State House, the Arkansas State Capitol, St. Andrews Cathedral, Little Rock City Hall, the Pulaski County Court House, Little Rock Central High School, and Robinson Auditorium are showcased, bringing attention to and encouraging appreciation of the city’s historic buildings.

Published in collaboration with the Fay Jones School of Architecture.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610755450
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Publication date: 05/01/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 146
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

Charles Witsell Jr. and Gordon G. Wittenberg are retired principals of the Little Rock architecture firms Witsell Evans & Rasco and Wittenberg Delony & Davidson, respectively.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Gideon Shryock George Weigart Tower Building at the US Arsenal R. Larrimore Malacha Abbot P. C. Spaulding Arnold Syberg Green and Edwards, Architects Thomas Harding I Alexander M. Bailey Thomas Harding Sr. Pettefer Brothers, Architects Benjamin J. Bartlett Rickon and Harris, Architects Frank W. Gibb Orlopp and Kusener, Architects Charles L. Thompson George Richard Mann Arkansas State Capitol Cass Gilbert Theodore M. Sanders Frank M. Blaisdell Eugene John Stern John Parks Almand Wittenberg and Delony, Architects Frank Ginocchio H. Ray Burks Max F. Mayer Erhart and Eichenbaum, Architects Arthur N. McAninch Bruce Anderson Brueggeman and Swaim, Architects Edwin Cromwell Joseph Yandell Johnson Trapp and Clippard, Architects Appendix 1: Listed Architects in Little Rock, 1833 to 1950 Appendix 2: Development of the Professional Practice of Architecture Works Consulted Index
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