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Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture From the library of Eckel & Aldrich, Architects. "A history of the architectural achievements in this State from the time of the earliest settlements down to the present year;" (1764-1928). Excerpts & photos from Eckel Architects.
St. Joseph architects references:
Pg. 50
"Among the early architects in St. Joseph were Stigers & Boettner; P.F. Meagher, and W. Angelo Powell. They were located in that city prior to 1870. E. D. Mason was another early architect in St. Joseph and was admitted to the American Institute of Architects in 1873. The work of nearly all those men has disappeared, but it is surprising to find so good an example of Early English Gothic as the Corby Memorial Chapel, built near St. Joseph in 1871-72 and designed by P.F. Meagher. John F. Corby was one of the very successful business men of early St. Joseph, and his wife was, before her marriage, Miss Amanda Musick, of Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri.
"The outstanding man in the history of the profession in the western section of the State is Edmond Jacques Eckel, who was born of French parentage at Strasbourg, Alsace, France, on June 22, 1845. In the fall of 1864 he was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, and after his graduation in 1868, he came to America. Working for a short time in New York, he later went to Cleveland, and then the next year he ventured further west to Omaha. While enroute from Omaha to Kansas City, he was detained in St. Joseph by a railroad wreck, and while waiting for the wreck to be cleared up, he looked about the town and concluded it was a good location for a young architect. That decision was made on July 3, 1869 and Mr. Eckel is still active in the profession there. He first worked for P.F Meagher and later for Stigrs & Boettner. Late in the 'seventies he launched into independent practice; and in 1880 he entered into partnership with George R. Mann and the firm of Eckel & Mann continued until 1893. After that Mr. Eckel practiced alone until 1908 when the partnership of Eckel & Boschen was formed. That association existed only two years; and in 1910 Mr. Will S. Aldrich came to St. Joseph from New York and entered into the partnership of Eckel & Aldrich which still exists. Mr. George R. Eckel, son of Edmond J. Eckel, and an alumnum of Mssachusetts Institute of Technology, Class of 1905, is also a member of the firm. Mr. Aldrich was graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1888; and in 1895 he was the winner of the Rotch Traveling Scholarship. All members of the firm are members of the American Institute of Architects,--Mr. Edmond J. Eckel being a Fellow."
Pg. 52:
"The year 1885 saw a large group of Missouri architects entering the Institute, as follows: Edmond J. Eckel of St. Joseph.
"The year 1886. one of the strong personalities in architectural history, Henry Hobson Richardson, succumbed to a fatal illness at the age of forty-seven.
Pg. 68: Photo of "Saxton Bank Building, St. Joseph, Erected 1880, Edmond J. Eckel, Architect."
Pg. 71: Photo of "Residence of N.P. Ogden, St. Joseph, erected 1885, Eckel & Mann, St. Joseph, Architects."
Pg. 72 & 73: Photo of "Residence of John B. Lionberger, St. Louis, built in 1886, H.H. Richardson, Boston, Architect..." Photo of Residence at SW Corner of Cabanne & Goodfellow Ave., St. Louis, erected in 1886, H.H. Richardson, Boston, Architect..."
Pg. 75: Photo of "American National Bank Building, St. Joseph, erected 1889, Eckel & Mann, Architects"
Pg. 77: Photo of "Residence for J.B. Moss, St. Joseph, erected 1889, Eckel & Mann, Architects.
Pg. 78: Photo of "Residence for J.W. McAllister, St. Joseph, erected 1889, Eckel & Mann, Architects."
Pg. 80
"During the years 1893-94 the picturesque architecture of St. Louis gained three notable additions. One was the City Hall, the work of Eckel & Mann, of St. Joseph..."
Pg. 81
"...October, 1894 when a group of young architects in St. Louis met. The purpose of the meeting was the formation of an Architectural Club...There were many brilliant young men among the charter members...Harvey Ellis was designer for Eckel & Mann of St. Joseph...
Pg. 90: Photo of "Palmer College, at Albany, Gentry County, built in 1891, Eckel & Mann, St. Joseph, Architects"
Pg. 93: Photo of " Entrance to Washington Terrace, St. Louis, built in 1894, Geo. R. Mann, St. Louis, Architect. Harvey Ellis, Designer."
Pg. 99: Photo of "City Hall, St. Louis, erected 1984-95, Architects, Eckel & Mann, St. Joseph, Mo."
Pg. 108: Photos (2)
"Tootle-Lemon Bank Bldg., St. Joseph, erected 1899, Edmond J. Eckel, Architect"
"Residence for John J. Tootle, St. Joseph, erected 1900, Edmond J. Eckel, Architect."
Pg. 135: Photo of "McCord Mausoleum, St. Joseph, erected 1909, Eckel & Boschen, Architects."
Pg. 136: Photo of Hotel Robidoux, St. Joseph, Built in 1909, Eames & Young, St. Louis, Architects. Named in honor of Joseph Robidoux, the founder of the City.
Pg. 138 & 139: Photos (2) First Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph, erected at corner of Seventh and Jules Street in 1909, Eckel & Boschen, St. Joseph, Architects." (also photo of interior)
Pg. 143: Photo of "The News-Press Building at St. Joseph, built in 1911, Eckel & Aldrich, St. Joseph, Architects."
Pg. 159: Photo of "Residence of F. L. Ford, St. Joseph, erected 1915, Eckel & Aldrich, Architects."
Pg. 206: Photo of "Central Fire Station, St. Joseph, erected 1922, Eckel & Aldrich, Architects."
Pg. 274: Photo of "City Hall, St. Joseph, completed in 1927, Eckel & Aldrich, St. Joseph, Architects."
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Architecture, Missouri, Eckel, Architects, St. Louis Archtectural Club, Stigers & Boettner, Architects, Corby Chapel, Saxton Bank, German American Bank, St. Louis City Hall, Palmer College, Moss Residence, McCallister Residence, Ford (F.L.) Residence, Cloverly Farm, Tootle Residence, Tootle-Lemon Bank, McCord Mausoleum, News-Press Building, Central Fire Station, First Presbyterian ChurchBook Details
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Edmond Jacques EckelPerson or Organization
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Boschen, WalterPerson or Organization
H. H. RichardsonPerson or Organization
Ford, F. L.Person or Organization
N. P. OgdenPerson or Organization
Harvey EllisPerson or Organization
P. F. MeagherPerson or Organization
W. Angelo PowellPerson or Organization
John F. CorbyPerson or Organization
Amanda MusickPerson or Organization
J. B. MossPerson or Organization
J. W. McCallisterPerson or Organization
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