Charles Murphy (architect)
Charles Francis Murphy (February 9, 1890 – May 22, 1985) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Charles Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles F. Murphy February 9, 1890 |
| Died | May 22, 1985 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine C. Murphy (b. 1901 / m. 1926 / d. Feb. 9, 1999) |
| Children | 2 sons (Charles, Jr. and Robert) |
Biography
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago. His first job was as a secretary, joining the offices of D.H. Burnham & Company in 1911 and he was steadily promoted to become personal secretary to the architect Ernest Graham.
After Graham died in 1936, Murphy moved on to co-found the architectural practice Shaw, Naess & Murphy with Alfred P. Shaw and Sigurd E. Naess (1886 - 1970). Murphy had no formal training as an architect at the time. He was next part of Naess & Murphy. The practice was later renamed C. F. Murphy Associates and later Murphy/Jahn Inc. in 1983 when Helmut Jahn took over as president.
Murphy was awarded an honorary degree from St. Xavier University in 1961, and became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1964.
Selected buildings
- Richard J. Daley Center (1965)
- McCormick Place, Chicago (1970) convention centre rebuilt following a fire in 1967
- O'Hare Airport
- J. Edgar Hoover Building (FBI HQ)
- Miami Herald building (1960)
References
- Heise, Kenan. "CHARLES F. MURPHY, CHICAGO ARCHITECT".
External links
- Interview at the Art Institute of Chicago
- Murphy/Jahn
- Charles F Murphy death notice
- Josephine Murphy death notice
- Jahn website
- Chicago Tribune article announcing firm name change
