Wilbur Trueblood Explained

Wilbur Tyson Trueblood, Sr. (January 4, 1874 – May 23, 1937) was an American architect, based in St. Louis, Missouri.^{[1] [2] [3]} Trueblood was a chief architectural supervisor for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Two buildings he helped design are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County.

Biography

Wilbur Tyson Trueblood was born on January 4, 1874, in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the 'Old Manual Training School'. He spent a year studying architecture at Columbia University, and also spent a year studying at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Trueblood taught at Washington University in St. Louis.^[4] He served as a chairman of the Municipal Art Commission in St. Louis.^[5] He worked with Theodore Link on the design of buildings for Louisiana State University.^{[6] [7]} He also partnered with architect Hugo K. Graf.

He was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1936.^[8] Trueblood died on May 23, 1937, of pneumonia after stomach surgery at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.^[9]

In 2015, controversy developed about the possible closure of the National Register of Historic Places listed, Central School in Ferguson.^[10]

Work

• Carpenter Branch Library, 3309 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
  • Ferguson School Central School, 201 Wesley Avenue, Ferguson, Missouri University City Education District (which includes University City High School, Jackson Park Elementary School and Hanley Junior High School), 7400 and 7401 Balson Avenue, and 951 North Hanley Road in University City, Missouri. The architecture is credited to Trueblood & Graf.^{[11] [12]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri

External links

• Findagrave entry
• Web site: Trueblood: True Architect. October 7, 2015. Lawrence Group.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Centennial History of Missouri (the Center State) One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921. Walter Barlow. Stevens. November 9, 1921. S.J. Clarke. Google Books.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-11-09 . 2021-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130073210/https://www.mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/University%20City%20Education%20Dist.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Wilbur Trueblood Dies; Well Known Architect in City - Newspapers.com. 2020-11-10. St. Louis Star-Times. en.
4. Book: Impossible Heights: Skyscrapers, Flight, and the Master Builder. 9781452942964. Morshed. Adnan. 15 January 2015. U of Minnesota Press .
5. News: 1929-12-18. Art Commission Revived but Musn't Meddle with Lyon Statue, Mayor Says. 20. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2020-11-10.
6. Web site: Landmarks Association of St. Louis :: Architects :: Theodore C. Link, FAIA (1850-1923). www.landmarks-stl.org.
7. Web site: Theodore C. Link Family Papers, 1809-1923 | MS Manuscripts. archon.wulib.wustl.edu.
8. News: 1936-03-12. W.T. Trueblood Honored. 26. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2020-11-10.
9. News: 1937-05-24. Wilbur T. Trueblood Dies after Operation. 21. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2020-11-10.
10. Web site: Delaney. Ryan. 2017-11-24. Historians fear Ferguson-Florissant School District may close 2 historic buildings. 2021-11-30. St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR). en.
11. Web site: November 15, 1984. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: University City Education District. MOStateparks.com. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
12. Web site: University City Education District. 2021-11-30. NPGallery Asset Detail, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.