Herman Brookman Explained

Herman Brookman
Birth Date:	2 July 1891
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality:	American

Herman S. Brookman (July 2, 1891 — November 6, 1973)^[1] was an architect in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Born in New York,^[2] Brookman received early training in the office of society architect Harrie T. Lindeberg and worked there until 1923.^[3] He was influenced by Edwin Lutyens and was a noted perfectionist.^[4] Brookman came to Oregon in 1923 at the request of client Lloyd Frank, and spent the rest of his career there before retiring to California. Noted Portland architect John Yeon trained in his office.^[5] The 1926 Bitar Mansion designed by Brookman was put up for sale in 2006.^[6]

Work

Brookman's work (in Portland, unless otherwise noted) includes:^[7]

• Commodore Hotel (1925)
• M. Lloyd Frank Estate (1926; now the site of Lewis & Clark College)
• Bitar Mansion (1926)
• Menucha, the Julius Meier estate in Corbett, Oregon ^[8]
• Temple Beth Israel (1926-1928; with Morris H. Whitehouse and Harry A. Herzog)
• Victor H. and Marta Jorgensen House (1929)
• Baruh–Zell House (1937)
• Grace Kern House (1955)
• Alan and Barbara Goldsmith House (1959)

External links

• Guide to the Herman Brookman Architecture Files circa 1923-1940s
• Herman Brookman photographs, c. 1923-1940s Historic Photograph Collections, University of Oregon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herman Brookman photographs, c. 1923-1940s. . University of Oregon Libraries . February 3, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606212953/http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/photo/fbrookman.html . June 6, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: PCAD - the Pacific Coast Architecture Database - Home.
3. Book: Vaughan, Thomas . Space, style, and structure : building in Northwest America . Oregon Historical Society . 1974 . 0-87595-047-7 . 1120954 . 481.
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79002133}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: M. Lloyd Frank Estate]. pdf. Jon Horn and Reed Elwyn. April 1978. National Park Service.
5. http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/john_yeon/ John Yeon (1910-1994)
6. http://www.danvolkmer.com/index.cfm/page/16460/Notable_Homes.html Mediterranean Masterpiece
7. Web site: Sign-In Form.
8. Web site: PCAD - the Pacific Coast Architecture Database - Home.