Thomas Tallmadge collection

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Thomas Tallmadge collection

Entry/Object ID

2021.41.24

Scope and Content

Research about artist/architecht Thomas Eddy Tallmadge, mostly photocopies, collected by James Schmiechen.

Context

Thomas Tallmadge was born in Washington DC, and shortly after his family moved to Evanston, Illinois. He earned his degree in architecture in 1898 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He and his associate Vernon Spencer Watson designed many suburban Chicago homes and multiple churches in Tallmadge’s hometown of Evanston, Illinois. He also wrote extensively on architectural history publishing the books “The Story of Architecture in America “ and “The Architecture of Old Chicago”.

Collection

1910 Ox-Bow, Artists

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.41

Source or Donor

Schmiechen, James A.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Box

026 Ox-Bow School of Art

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tallmadge, Thomas Eddy 1876-1940

Create Date

July 22, 2025

Update Date

July 22, 2025