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==Biography== ==Biography==


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==Career== ==Career==

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Morris H. Whitehouse
Image of Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect
Born1878
Portland, Oregon
Died1944
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsGus J. Solomon United States Courthouse
Temple Beth Israel

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 née Homans. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1906. He was awarded the Guy Lowell Traveling Fellowship in 1905 which facilitated his pursuing studies at the American Academy in Rome, Italy from 1906 to 1907. He was the first ever recipient of that award from MIT.

Career

The Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in 1933

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 several 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

Columbia Gorge Hotel

Whitehouse and his associates designed many structures in Oregon and other parts of the Pacific Northwest.

See also

References

  1. "Gus Solomon United States Courthouse". Emporis. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ Goodenberger, John E. (June 28, 2002). "Architects left their mark on our world". Daily Astorian.
  3. ^ "Whitehouse, Morris H., 1878-1944". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Guide to the Morris H. Whitehouse Architectural Photographs Collection". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Morris Homans Whitehouse". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  7. "Their orchard home, which they called Woodlawn, would later become the Mon Desir". 21 May 2013.
  8. Stolzman, Henry; Stolzman, Daniel (2004). Synagogue Architecture in America: Faith, Spirit & Identity. Images Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 9781864700749.
  9. "Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Oregon". U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  10. NRHP #92001380
  11. ^ Historic Landmarks of Portland, Oregon October 2009
  12. NRHP #02000824
  13. Historic Portland building undergoing renovation February 27, 2002 Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR)
  14. NRHP #79002144
  15. NRHP #80003374
  16. JOHN E. GOODENBERGER Architects left their mark on our world June 28, 2002 Daily Astorian, The (Astoria, OR) (The Daily Astorian Great City Rising)
  17. NRHP #79002142
  18. NRHP #88000275
  19. NRHP #90001590
  20. NRHP #79003736
  21. NRHP #81000490
  22. NRHP #05001539

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