Paul Theodore d'Entremont
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Paul Theodore d'Entremont, AIA
, (1908-1988), was an American designer and architect focused on school architecture and based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
, who practiced nationally in the mid twentieth century but particularly in Pennsylvania. He was partners in the firms of Berninger, Haag & d'Entremont (fl. 1946-1946) and Haag & d'Entremont
(fl. 1946-1988).
, where his "family had lived in Nova Scotia since 1653." He attended high school in Pubnico, Nova Scotia and studied engineering at the Lowell Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Cambridge, Massachusetts
. He was a member of the T-Square Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
where he studied architecture under Paul Philippe Cret receiving his Certification in Architecture in 1945. In 1941 he settled in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. along with his wife, artist Grace Berst d'Entremont, graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
. He returned to Philadelphia in 1939 to work as an architectural designer for the Ballinger Co. on 12th and Chestnut Streets until 1941 and then transferred back to United Engineers & Constructors, working there until 1943.
d'Entremont joined the Philadelphia chapter of the AIA
in late 1945. He joined Harold Haag in 1946 as partner in what had been Bernigner & Bower but which now became Berninger, Haag & d'Entremont and by the end of the year just Haag & d'Entremont
. The partnership appears to have lasted for the rest of his career. The firm worked from 445 Cedar Street, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
19046.
Carrying on educational specializations and connections wrought the predecessor firm of Bernigner & Bower, the firm built many "suburban schools during the post-war boom of 1945 – 1970. Internationalism/Modernism of the 1930/1940′s was the artistic influence on [d'Entremont's] generation and his buildings expressed an exuberance in clean lines, bright open spaces and the latest technology in building materials."
On his work, a month before he died, Paul d'Entremont stated: “I wish my buildings had all been made of stone, ...Because they’d last a thousand years…”
....Examples of her work can be found at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Feasterville and numerous schools in Bucks and Montgomery Counties."
American Institute of Architects
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, (1908-1988), was an American designer and architect focused on school architecture and based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
, who practiced nationally in the mid twentieth century but particularly in Pennsylvania. He was partners in the firms of Berninger, Haag & d'Entremont (fl. 1946-1946) and Haag & d'Entremont
Haag & d'Entremont
Haag & d'Entremont was a mid-twentieth-century American architecture firm known for school architecture, which practiced nationally but particularly focused its work in Pennsylvania...
(fl. 1946-1988).
Early life and education
Born in November 18, 1908 in Pubnico, Nova Scotia, CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where his "family had lived in Nova Scotia since 1653." He attended high school in Pubnico, Nova Scotia and studied engineering at the Lowell Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. He was a member of the T-Square Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
where he studied architecture under Paul Philippe Cret receiving his Certification in Architecture in 1945. In 1941 he settled in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. along with his wife, artist Grace Berst d'Entremont, graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Architectural career
Paul d'Entremont worked as a draftsman from 1928-1930 at the offices of Dwight P. Robinson of Boston, Massachusetts and transferred to work at the United Engineers & Constructors of Philadelphia on Broad & Arch Streets until 1932. From 1935 to 1937, he worked as a draftsman for the Board of Education, thereafter from 1938 to 1939 as an architectural designer for Malone & Williams in Salisbury, MarylandSalisbury, Maryland
-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...
. He returned to Philadelphia in 1939 to work as an architectural designer for the Ballinger Co. on 12th and Chestnut Streets until 1941 and then transferred back to United Engineers & Constructors, working there until 1943.
d'Entremont joined the Philadelphia chapter of the AIA
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
in late 1945. He joined Harold Haag in 1946 as partner in what had been Bernigner & Bower but which now became Berninger, Haag & d'Entremont and by the end of the year just Haag & d'Entremont
Haag & d'Entremont
Haag & d'Entremont was a mid-twentieth-century American architecture firm known for school architecture, which practiced nationally but particularly focused its work in Pennsylvania...
. The partnership appears to have lasted for the rest of his career. The firm worked from 445 Cedar Street, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles north of downtown Philadelphia. "Jenkintown" is also used to describe a number of neighborhoods surrounding the borough, which also are known by names such as Rydal, Jenkintown Manor and Noble...
19046.
Carrying on educational specializations and connections wrought the predecessor firm of Bernigner & Bower, the firm built many "suburban schools during the post-war boom of 1945 – 1970. Internationalism/Modernism of the 1930/1940′s was the artistic influence on [d'Entremont's] generation and his buildings expressed an exuberance in clean lines, bright open spaces and the latest technology in building materials."
On his work, a month before he died, Paul d'Entremont stated: “I wish my buildings had all been made of stone, ...Because they’d last a thousand years…”
Personal life
Around 1937, Paul married Grace Berst d'Entremont, an artist, in Philadelphia while she was studying there at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. They had four children: Marc, Nicole, Peter and Philip. Marc d'Entremont, Paul's son, said of his designer father and artist mother: "They had a 51-year artistic collaboration resulting in numerous public works of art with the award-winning architectural firm of Haag & d'EntremontHaag & d'Entremont
Haag & d'Entremont was a mid-twentieth-century American architecture firm known for school architecture, which practiced nationally but particularly focused its work in Pennsylvania...
....Examples of her work can be found at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Feasterville and numerous schools in Bucks and Montgomery Counties."
Works as Haag & d'Entremont
- 1960: Cold Spring Elementary School, Upper Moreland Township. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (p. 28)
- 1960: Continental Arms Apartments, King of Prussia, PennsylvaniaKing of Prussia, PennsylvaniaKing of Prussia is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,936. The community took its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after...
(p. 28) - 1960: Herbert Hoover Elementary School, Middletown Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaMiddletown Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaMiddletown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 45,436 at the 2010 census. Many sections of Levittown, Pennsylvania, are located in the southern end of the township...
(p. 29) - 1963-1965: Eugene Klinger Junior High School, Southampton, PennsylvaniaSouthampton, PennsylvaniaSouthampton, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated in the South-Eastern tip of Bucks County.Southampton is located 18 miles North, from the center of Philadelphia....
(Honor Award, 1963) - 1965: Unami Junior High School, Chalfont, PennsylvaniaChalfont, PennsylvaniaChalfont is a home rule municipality located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census.Chalfont is named after Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England...
- 1967: Willow Hill Elementary School, (Honor Award, 1967)
- 1967: Log Col. Jr. High School, Warminster Township, PennsylvaniaWarminster Township, PennsylvaniaWarminster Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 32,682 at the 2010 census.The town was named for the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England.-Geography:...
- 1968: McKinley Elementary School, Abington Township, PennsylvaniaAbington Township, Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaAbington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 55,310 in as of the 2010 census.Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county's...
(Honor Award from the Pennsylvania Society of Architects, 1968) - 1968: Myers Elementary School addition (Honor Award from the American Association School Administration, 1968)
- 1969: Cent. Bucks E. High School, Buckingham, Pennsylvania
- 1975: Abington Senior High School (credited to d'Entremont)