Paul Gerhardt Jr.
Paul Gerhardt Jr. | |
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| Born | January 23, 1899 Cook County, Illinois, United States |
| Died | October 11, 1966 (aged 67) Cook County, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Architect |
Paul Gerhardt Jr. (January 23, 1899 – October 11, 1966) was an American architect who lived and worked in Illinois, United States. Gerhardt was a graduate of Yale University.[1] His father Paul Gerhardt Sr. had been Chicago city architect, to which position Gerhardt Jr. succeeded in 1929, serving until his death in 1966.[2] He designed city branch library buildings, police stations, fire stations, and bridges.[3] Among his landmark projects was the Art Deco Chicago Municipal Airport Terminal, finished in 1947.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Yale Alumni Weekly. 1926. p. 210.
- ^ "Paul Gerhardt Found Dead of Suffocation". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1966. p. 42. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ Moroney, Siobhan (January 23, 2024). Chicagoland Dream Houses: How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05513-3.
- ^ Bruegmann, Robert (2018). Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Yale University Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-300-22993-6.
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