Harold Clarence Whitehouse (January 31, 1884[1] - September 25, 1974[2]) was an American architect based in Spokane, Washington.[3][4]
Harold C. Whitehouse | |
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| Born | January 31, 1884 |
| Died | September 25, 1974 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Catherine Cox Weston (m. 1909; died 1964) |
A native of Massachusetts, Whitehouse moved to Spokane in 1906. He worked for a time in the office of John K. Dow and then formed a partnership with George Keith. He then left Spokane to study architecture at Cornell University. He graduated from Cornell in 1913.[2] With fellow Cornell architecture graduate Ernest V. Price, he formed a partnership, the firm Whitehouse & Price, in 1913.[3] He was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 1959 and won the Allied Art Award in 1961.[2]
Whitehouse was married to Catherine Cox Weston from 1909 to her death in 1964, and later to Ruth W. Thompson until his death.[2]
Works of Whitehouse or the firm (with attribution) include:
- Benewah Milk Bottle, S. 321 Cedar Spokane, WA (Whitehouse & Price), NRHP-listed[5]
- Bradsmore Building, Priest River, Idaho (Whitehouse & Price), Part of NRHP-listed historic district.[5][6]
- Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane, Washington[7]
- Chamber of Commerce Building, 9 S. Washington St., Spokane, WA.[8]
- Christ Episcopal Church, 210 Fifth St. SW. Puyallup, WA (Whitehouse, Harold C.), NRHP-listed[5]
- Cordova Theater, 135 N. Grand Ave. Pullman, WA (Whitehouse & Price), NRHP-listed[5]
- Culmstock Arms Apartments.[2]
- Dover Church, Washington between Third and Fourth Dover, ID (Whitehouse & Price), NRHP-listed[5]
- Eastern State Hospital.[2]
- Farragut Naval Training Station (650 buildings), Lake Pend Oreille, Bayview, Idaho.[8]
- John A. Finch Memorial Nurses Home, N. 852 Summit Blvd. Spokane, WA (Whitehouse & Price), NRHP-listed[5]
- Hutton Settlement (a complex of neo-Tudor cottages), 9907 Wellesley Spokane, WA (Whitehouse, Harold C.), NRHP-listed[5][9]
- Lincoln Building, corner of Lincoln and Riverside, Spokane, WA.[8]
- Masonic Temple, Deer Lodge, Montana (Whitehouse & Price), part of NRHP-listed historic district.[10][5]
- One or more works in Millwood Historic District, roughly bounded by Argonne and Sargent Rds., and by Euclid and Liberty Aves. Millwood, WA (Whitehouse, Harold), NRHP-listed[5]
- Mineral County Courthouse, Superior, Montana (Whitehouse & Price)[11]
- Rosebush House, 3318 N. Marguerite Rd. Millwood, WA (Whitehouse, Harold), NRHP-listed[5][12]
- Sandpoint High School, 102 S. Euclid Ave. Sandpoint, ID (Whitehouse & Price), NRHP-listed[5]
- St. Peter's Cathedral, Helena, Montana.[2]
- St. Thomas Church, Medina, Washington
- University of Washington Music Building.[2]
- Washington State University Chemistry Building.[2]
- West Valley High School, N. 2805 Argonne Rd. Millwood, WA (Whitehouse & Price), NRHP-listed[5][2]
On September 25, 1974, Whitehouse died at age 90 in a Spokane convalescent center.[2] Whitehouse's papers, including original drawings, are housed at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and the University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections and University Archives.[8][13]
See also
edit- Morris H. Whitehouse and Whitehouse & Fouilhoux, architects of Oregon
References
edit- ^ Woodbridge, “Building Through Time, The Life of Harold C. Whitehouse, 1884-1974.”
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Architect Harold Whitehouse Dies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 26, 1974.
- ^ a b "Harold C. Whitehouse Ecclesiastical Architecture".
- ^ Sally Byrne Woodbridge (1981). Building Through Time: The Life of Harold C. Whitehouse, 1884-1974. American Lives Endowment. ISBN 9780940486003.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Buildings - Business". Pacific Builder and Engineer. 28 (14): 5. April 7, 1922. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Architect Will Realize his Dreams; St. John's Cathedral Is Near Completion". Spokane Daily Chronicle. February 3, 1954.
- ^ a b c d Ann Colford (December 28, 2002). "The Real Deal". The Pacific Northwest Inlander.
- ^ "Hutton: Settlement was designed by architect Harold Whitehouse". The Spokesman-Review. June 15, 2001.
- ^ "Ace men of the Pacific Northwest". Pacific Builder and Engineer. 32 (6): 23. February 6, 1926. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Too Late to Classify - Buildings - Public". Pacific Builder and Engineer. 26 (1): 4. January 2, 1920. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Millwood Historic District". Millwood Washington History Enthusiasts. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Harold C. Whitehouse papers, 1915-1962". University of Oregon Special Collections & University Archives: Archives West.