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| '''Morris Homans Whitehouse''' (1878 – 1944) was an American architect whose work included the design of the ] in ].<ref> |
'''Morris Homans Whitehouse''' (1878 – 1944) was an American architect whose work included the design of the ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=190329 |title=Gus Solomon United States Courthouse |publisher=Emporis |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Whitehouse was born in Oregon and graduated from MIT in 1906.<ref>Architects left their mark on our world June 28, 2002 Daily Astorian</ref> | |||
| Whitehouse was born in Portland, Oregon in 1867,<ref name="Goodenberger">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/opinion/architects-left-their-mark-on-our-world/article_bba9fa58-c344-5587-9b23-3e200b8126e4.html?mode=story |title=Architects left their mark on our world |date=June 28, 2002 |publisher=Daily Astorian |first=John E. |last=Goodenberger}}</ref> to Benjamin Gardner Whitehouse and Clara nee Homans.<ref name="Archive">{{Cite web |url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=whitehouse-morris-h-1878-1944-cr.xml |title=Whitehouse, Morris H., 1878-1944 |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> He graduated from the ] (MIT) in 1906.<ref name="Goodenberger"/><ref name="Inventory">{{Cite web |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/81000490.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> He was awarded ] Traveling Fellowship in 1905 which facilitated him pursuing studies at the American Academy in Rome, Italy from 1906 to 1907.<ref name="Archive"/> He was the first ever recipient of that awarded from MIT.<ref name="Archive"/><ref name="Guide">{{Cite web |url=http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv59857 |title=Guide to the Morris H. Whitehouse Architectural Photographs Collection |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
| He partnered with ] in '''Whitehouse & Fouilhoux'''. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Whitehouse started his own practice in 1907.<ref name="Archive"/> He then partnered with Bruce R. Honeyman in 1908.<ref name="Archive"/> Beginning in 1909 he partnered with ] and ] in the architectural firm "Lazarus, Whitehouse & Fouilhoux". Lazarus later left the firm, which continued under the name ''Whitehouse & Fouilhoux'', which lasted until 1917.<ref name="Inventory"/> It was the longest running architectural firms in Oregon.<ref name="Guide"/><ref name="Lake">{{Cite web |url=http://lakeoswegohistoryonline.com/lo/Morris_Homans_Whitehouse.html |title=Morris Homans Whitehouse |accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref> Among other buildings, the firm designed the ] (1913)<ref name="Inventory"/> now listed on the ] (NRHP), the ], the ]<ref name="Inventory"/> and the ], formerly listed on the NRHP but delisted after its destruction by fire.<ref name="Inventory"/><ref name="Ventilo">{{Cite web |url=http://1909ventilo.me/category/uncategorized/page/4/ |title=Their orchard home, which they called Woodlawn, would later become the Mon Desir |date=21 May 2013}}</ref> They also collaborated with New York-based firms J. H. Freelander and A. D. Seymour, in the construction of the ] (now the Keller Auditorium).<ref name="Inventory"/> The firm closed as a result of ],<ref name="Archive"/> when Fouilhoux enlisted in 1918.<ref name="Goodenberger"/> | |||
| Following the war Whitehouse operated Morris H. Whitehouse, Architect, changing this name to Morris H. Whitehouse & Associates in 1926, having been joined by Glenn Stanton and Walter E. Church.<ref name="Archive"/> They designed the ] synagogue (1928),<ref>{{Cite book |title=Synagogue Architecture in America: Faith, Spirit & Identity |first1=Henry |last1=Stolzman |first2=Daniel |last2-Stolzman |publisher=Images Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=9781864700749 |page=152}}</ref> the ] (1929-1931)<ref name="GSA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/302 |title=Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Oregon. |publisher=U.S. General Services Administration |accessdate=26 December 2011}}</ref> and the ].<ref name="Archive"/><ref name="Inventory"/> | |||
| From 1932 to 1935 the firm was named Whitehouse, Stanton & Church.<ref name="Archive"/> Whitehouse & Church designed the ] in 1939.<ref name="Goodenberger"/> The firm was again renamed in 1942 to Whitehouse, Church, Newberry & Roehr, with the addition of Earl P. Newberry and Frank Roehr, the last name change before Whitehouse's death. Even after his death the firm remained in operation, undergoing serveral other name changes.<ref name="Archive"/> | |||
| Whitehouse was a member of the Portland Architectural Club. He was also director and then president of the Oregon arm of the ]. He also served on the Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners from 1919 to 1930.<ref name="Archive"/> | |||
| Whitehouse died at age 66 in Portland.<ref name="Lake"/> | |||
| ==Projects== | ==Projects== | ||
| Whitehouse and his associates designed many structures in Oregon and other parts of the Pacific Northwest.<ref name="Guide"/> | |||
| * ](1910), 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)<ref>NRHP #92001380</ref><ref name=landmarks> October 2009</ref> | * ](1910), 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)<ref>NRHP #92001380</ref><ref name=landmarks> October 2009</ref> | ||
| * ] (1913), 731-733 SW Oak Street, Portland<ref name=landmarks/><ref>NRHP #02000824</ref><ref>Historic Portland building undergoing renovation February 27, 2002 Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR)</ref> | * ] (1913), 731-733 SW Oak Street, Portland<ref name=landmarks/><ref>NRHP #02000824</ref><ref>Historic Portland building undergoing renovation February 27, 2002 Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 16 March 2014
Morris Homans Whitehouse (1878 – 1944) was an American architect whose work included the design of the Gus Solomon United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
Biography
Whitehouse was born in Portland, Oregon in 1867, to Benjamin Gardner Whitehouse and Clara nee Homans. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1906. He was awarded Guy Lowell Traveling Fellowship in 1905 which facilitated him pursuing studies at the American Academy in Rome, Italy from 1906 to 1907. He was the first ever recipient of that awarded from MIT.
Career
Whitehouse started his own practice in 1907. He then partnered with Bruce R. Honeyman in 1908. Beginning in 1909 he partnered with J. André Fouilhoux and Edgar M. Lazarus in the architectural firm "Lazarus, Whitehouse & Fouilhoux". Lazarus later left the firm, which continued under the name Whitehouse & Fouilhoux, which lasted until 1917. It was the longest running architectural firms in Oregon. Among other buildings, the firm designed the University Club (1913) now listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the Jefferson High School, the Lincoln High School and the Conro Fiero House, formerly listed on the NRHP but delisted after its destruction by fire. They also collaborated with New York-based firms J. H. Freelander and A. D. Seymour, in the construction of the Portland Municipal Auditorium (now the Keller Auditorium). The firm closed as a result of World War I, when Fouilhoux enlisted in 1918.
Following the war Whitehouse operated Morris H. Whitehouse, Architect, changing this name to Morris H. Whitehouse & Associates in 1926, having been joined by Glenn Stanton and Walter E. Church. They designed the Temple Beth Israel synagogue (1928), the U.S. Courthouse (1929-1931) and the Multnomah Stadium.
From 1932 to 1935 the firm was named Whitehouse, Stanton & Church. Whitehouse & Church designed the Oregon State Library in 1939. The firm was again renamed in 1942 to Whitehouse, Church, Newberry & Roehr, with the addition of Earl P. Newberry and Frank Roehr, the last name change before Whitehouse's death. Even after his death the firm remained in operation, undergoing serveral other name changes.
Whitehouse was a member of the Portland Architectural Club. He was also director and then president of the Oregon arm of the American Institute of Architects. He also served on the Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners from 1919 to 1930.
Whitehouse died at age 66 in Portland.
Projects
Whitehouse and his associates designed many structures in Oregon and other parts of the Pacific Northwest.
- Anna Lewis Mann Old People's Home (1910), 1021 NE 33rd Ave, Portland (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)
- Balfour–Guthrie Building (1913), 731-733 SW Oak Street, Portland
- University Club (1913), 1225 SW 6th Ave, Portland (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)
- Seven Hundred Five Davis Street Apartments (1913), 2141 NW Davis, Portland (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)
- Elliott R. Corbett House (1915), 1600 SW Greenwood Rd, Portland(Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)
- H. L. & Gretchen Hoyt Corbett House (1916), 1405 SW Corbett Hill Circle, Portland (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)
- Methodist Church in Astoria (1916), Whitehouse & Fouilhoux were hired to design a new Methodist churchin Astoria
- U.S. Courthouse (1932), 620 SW Main St, Portland
- Sixth Church of Christ Scientist (1931), 1331 SW Park Ave, Portland
- Chemeketa Lodge No. 1 Odd Fellows Buildings, 185-195 High St NE, Salem (with Walter D. Pugh)
- Elizabeth Clark House, 812 John Adams St, Oregon City (Morris H. Whitehouse & Associates)
- Columbia Gorge Hotel, 9000 Westcliffe Dr, Hood River, Oregon
- Conro Fiero House, 4615 Hamrick Rd, Central Point, Oregon (Whitehouse & Fouilhoux)
- Alexander and Cornelia Lewthwaite House, 1715 SE Montgomery Dr, Portland
- Aaron Frank House (of Meier & Frank Dept. Store), 1125 SW St Clair Avenue, Portland, Or. built 1929
See also
- Harold C. Whitehouse and Whitehouse & Price, architects of Spokane, Washington
References
- "Gus Solomon United States Courthouse". Emporis. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Goodenberger, John E. (June 28, 2002). "Architects left their mark on our world". Daily Astorian.
- ^ "Whitehouse, Morris H., 1878-1944". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Guide to the Morris H. Whitehouse Architectural Photographs Collection". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Morris Homans Whitehouse". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- "Their orchard home, which they called Woodlawn, would later become the Mon Desir". 21 May 2013.
- Stolzman, Henry (2004). Synagogue Architecture in America: Faith, Spirit & Identity. Images Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 9781864700749.
{{cite book}}:|first2=missing|last2=(help); Text "last2-Stolzman" ignored (help) - "Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Oregon". U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- NRHP #92001380
- ^ Historic Landmarks of Portland, Oregon October 2009
- NRHP #02000824
- Historic Portland building undergoing renovation February 27, 2002 Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR)
- NRHP #79002144
- NRHP #80003374
- JOHN E. GOODENBERGER Architects left their mark on our world June 28, 2002 Daily Astorian, The (Astoria, OR) (The Daily Astorian Great City Rising)
- NRHP #79002142
- NRHP #88000275
- NRHP #90001590
- NRHP #79003736
- NRHP #81000490
- NRHP #05001539
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