Édouard Frère Champney Explained

Edouard Frere Champney (May 4, 1874 - June 4, 1929) was an architect in the United States.^{[1] [2]} He worked on buildings that are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and partnered with various architects including A. Warren Gould at Gould and Champney from 1909 until 1912,^[1] and Champney and Remey. He was principal at Édouard Frère Champney, Architect, Berkeley, California, 1926-1929.

Champney was born in Écouen, France, the son of the American painter James Wells Champney. He was named for his godfather, the French painter Pierre Édouard Frère.^[3]

Works

• Peace Palace (1909)
• Seattle City Light Office Building (1910)
• Seattle Civic Center Plan (1910)
• New Richmond Hotel at 308 4th Avenue South in Pioneer Square, Seattle (1911)^[2] NRHP listed (Gould & Champney)
• Rogers Building (1911), 470 Granville, Vancouver, Canada
• Seattle YWCA at 1118 Fifth Avenue and Seneca (1914)^[1] NRHP listed
• Elks Temple (Tacoma, Washington) (1916)^[1]
• Women's University Club of Seattle (1922), with Abraham H. Albertson
• St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle (1931)
• 1001 Terry Avenue Apartment Building in Seattle
• Bekins Storage Company Warehouse Project in Seattle^[4]

External links

• Édouard Frère Champney (Architect), extensive article with portrait
• Findagrave entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seattle Historical Sites Search Result - Department of Neighborhoods (DON). web6.seattle.gov.
2. Web site: PCAD - Édouard Frère Champney. pcad.lib.washington.edu.
3. Gournay, Isabelle and Crosnier Leconte, Marie-Laure. "American Architecture Students in Belle Epoque Paris: Scholastic Strategies and Achievements at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts", The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Vol. 12, No. 2 (April 2013), p. 160, n. 7.
4. https://www.archinform.net/arch/27130.mobi.htm Edouard Frère Champney