Architect

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...

 Joseph Evans Sperry was born in 1854 in Georgetown, South Carolina. He later relocated to Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, where he partnered with James Bosley Noel Wyatt

James Bosley Noel Wyatt

Architect James Bosley Noel Wyatt was born in 1847. His education included: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Ecole des Beaux Arts. His career began working in the offices of E.F. Baldwin where he began his affiliation with Joseph Evans Sperry. Their partnership...

 to form the architectural firm Wyatt and Sperry. Their affiliation lasted from 1878 to 1887. The two probably became acquainted while working in the office of Architect, E. Francis Baldwin, where he worked from 1872 until 1876. With Wyatt, he designed a number of buildings around Baltimore before breaking off on his own. Sperry became one of Baltimore's leading architects, designing many public buildings, including churches, hospitals, and banks. In 1914 he was named an AIA Fellow. Sperry also designed several buildings at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...

 and one building at West Virginia University

West Virginia University

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

. Sperry's most famous building is probably the Emerson "Bromo-Seltzer" Tower

Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower

The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was erected in 1911 at the corner of Eutaw and Lombard Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. It was designed by Joseph Evans Sperry and was constructed by Bromo-Seltzer inventor "Captain" Isaac E. Emerson. It was the tallest building in Baltimore from 1911 until 1923...

 in Baltimore. Sperry's buildings were designed in a variety of styles, but overall were eclectic. Sperry practiced architecture independently from 1888 until he died in 1930.

Selected works

• 1892: The Eutaw Place Temple of congregationOheb Shalom
• 1896: Brewers Exchange
  Brewers Exchange
  Brewers Exchange, also known as Murdock Place, is a historic office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story Renaissance Revival style building designed by Joseph Evans Sperry and built in 1896...
  
  , Baltimore, Maryland
• 1911: Emerson "Bromo-Seltzer" Tower
  Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower
  The Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower was erected in 1911 at the corner of Eutaw and Lombard Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. It was designed by Joseph Evans Sperry and was constructed by Bromo-Seltzer inventor "Captain" Isaac E. Emerson. It was the tallest building in Baltimore from 1911 until 1923...
  
  , Baltimore, Maryland
• 1930: Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building
  Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building
  Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Building, also known as the Jewish Community Center, is a historic building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story, flat-roofed, rectangular-shaped Flemish bond brick structure completed in 1930. The exterior features...
  
  , Baltimore, Maryland

External links

• Baltimore Architecture Foundation http://baltimorearchitecture.org/
• Baltimore Dead Architects Society http://baltimorearchitecture.org/programs/dead-architects-society/
• Biography of James Bosley Noel Wyatt http://baltimorearchitecture.org/resources/biographies/james-bosley-noel-wyatt/