Harry W.J. Edbrooke
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Harry W.J. Edbrooke was an American architect
. He was born born in Chicago into a family of architects. His father was Willoughby J. Edbrooke
(1843 — 1896). He worked with his uncle Frank E. Edbrooke
in Denver, Colorado. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
.
He graduated from Armour Institute of Technology in 1898. After serving as a draftsman under architects William K. Fellows and Howard Van Doren Shaw
, he started his own practice in 1904. In 1908, he went to Denver to join Frank, with whom he worked until 1913, when Frank retired.
Works of his that are listed on the National Register include:
Other works include:
and other buildings.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was born born in Chicago into a family of architects. His father was Willoughby J. Edbrooke
Willoughby J. Edbrooke
Willoughby James Edbrooke was an American architect and a bureaucrat who remained faithful to a Richardsonian Romanesque style into the era of Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States, supported by commissions from conservative federal and state governments that were spurred by his stint in...
(1843 — 1896). He worked with his uncle Frank E. Edbrooke
Frank E. Edbrooke
Frank E. Edbrooke , also known as F.E. Edbrooke was an early architect in Denver, Colorado who has been termed the "dean" of Denver architecture. Some of his works survive and are listed on the U.S...
in Denver, Colorado. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
He graduated from Armour Institute of Technology in 1898. After serving as a draftsman under architects William K. Fellows and Howard Van Doren Shaw
Howard Van Doren Shaw
Howard Van Doren Shaw was an American architect. He became one of the best-known architects of his generation in the Chicago area.-Early life and career:...
, he started his own practice in 1904. In 1908, he went to Denver to join Frank, with whom he worked until 1913, when Frank retired.
Works of his that are listed on the National Register include:
- Bluebird TheaterBluebird TheaterThe Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado was designed by Harry W.J. Edbrooke and built during 1913-1914 as Thompson Theater. It was renamed to or Blue Bird Theater or Bluebird Theater in 1922....
, 3315-3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO (Edbrooke, Harry W.J.), NRHP-listed - First National Bank Building, 818 17th St., Denver, CO (Edbrooke, Harry, W.J.), NRHP-listed
- Gas & Electric Building, later Public Service Building, 910 15th St., Denver, CO, NRHP-listed
- Tilden School for Teaching Health, Jct. of W. Fairview Pl. and Grove St., Denver, CO (Edbrooke, Harry W. J.), NRHP-listed
Other works include:
- another Capitol Hill movie theater
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Store, 1636 Champa, Denver, CO
- A.T. Lewis Dry Goods Company building, later known at the Denver and Rio Grande Building, 1531 Stout, Denver, CO
- Valverde School
- Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
and other buildings.