Edward Emmett Dougherty Explained

Edward Emmett Dougherty
Birth Date:March 18, 1876
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Death Date:November 11, 1943
Alma Mater:University of Georgia
Occupation:Architect
Spouse:Blanche Carson

Edward Emmett Dougherty, a.k.a. Edwin Dougherty (March 18, 1876 – November 11, 1943) was an architect in the southeastern United States. One of his best known designs was the Tennessee War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville in 1922. The work won state and national design competitions.[1]

Early life

Edward Emmett Dougherty was born on March 18, 1876, in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1895.[2] He then studied architecture at Cornell University and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.[2] [3]

Career

As an architect, Dougherty partnered with Arthur Neal Robinson for a few years. He was also a partner in Dougherty & Gardner and in Dougherty, Wallace and Clemmons.[4]

An impressive string of successful projects in Atlanta brought notice and numerous commissions in Nashville where Dougherty moved in 1916 for the second part of his career.[1] That year he designed Nashville's Belle Meade Country Club.[1] In 1917, he designed the nearby Belle Meade Apartments, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He designed projects for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. Several buildings designed by Dougherty are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Tennessee War Memorial Auditorium

Dougherty received the contract for a 2,000-seat auditorium, Tennessee's War Memorial Building, now known as the War Memorial Auditorium (1922) in a "spirited competition" according to the Nashville Tennessean.[5] A jury of nationally-known architects devised a competition to narrow the competitors to six; three from Tennessee and three from out-of state. The designers were kept anonymous and the choice was made by a commission of local city fathers at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville on February 14, 1922. Dougherty's design was the unanimous choice.[5]

Personal life

Dougherty married Blanche Carson on June 5, 1907.[1]

Death

Dougherty died on November 11, 1943, at a Nashville Hospital at age 68.[2] He had suffered a heart attack at his apartment the night before.[2]

Works

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. http://thegeorgianrevival.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/edward-emmett-dougherty-atlantas-beaux-arts-architect-that-got-away/ Edward Emmett Dougherty
  2. News: Dougherty, Dixie Architect, Passes. May 28, 2018. Associated Press. Vo.69, No.316. The Greenville News (South Carolina). November 12, 1943. 5. Newspapers.com. registration .
  3. Web site: Dougherty and Robinson: Native Architects Who Designed Atlanta Landmarks . The Georgian Revival . 22 September 2011 . January 18, 2014 . Revival Construction, Inc..
  4. Web site: The Georgian Revival: Dougherty and Robinson: Native Architects Who Designed Atlanta Landmarks.
  5. News: Soldier Memorial Contract Is Given To Local Architect. May 29, 2018. 281. Nashville Tennessean. February 15, 1922. 15. 1; 10. Newspapers.com. registration .
  6. Book: Robertson Co, TN . Turner Publishing Company . Turner Publishing Company . 1996 . 9781563113055 . 132.
  7. http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2011/03/stonehenge-is-mansion-and-church-on.html Stonehenge is mansion and church
  8. Book: McBrien. Judith Paine ; iIllustrations by John F. DeSalvo. Pocket guide to Miami architecture. 2012. W.W. Norton. New York. 978-0-393-73306-8. 66. 1st. May 28, 2018.

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