Kemper Goodwin

Kemper Goodwin (April 28, 1906 – December 24, 1997) was a noted architect from Tempe, Arizona. He specialized in educational buildings. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona.

Kemper Goodwin
Tempe Municipal Building
BornApril 28, 1906
Tempe, Arizona
DiedDecember 24, 1997
Tempe, Arizona
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Mickey Goodwin
ChildrenMaryHelen, Kathleen and Michael Goodwin
PracticeKemper Goodwin F.A.I.A., Michael & Kemper Goodwin Ltd.
BuildingsTempe Municipal Building, Tempe High School, McClintock High School, Marcos de Niza High School

Life

Goodwin was born on April 28, 1906, in Tempe. He attended the University of Southern California, where he received training in architecture. He worked for Lescher & Mahoney and then Del Webb before starting his own firm.[1] He married Mary McGee (Mickey) and had three children; two sisters, MaryHelen and Kathleen, plus Michael, his son who would later go on to work with Kemper in designing important buildings. (Michael joined Kemper's firm in 1966.) Later in his career Kemper would go on to design several schools (many in collaboration with Michael) for the Tempe Union High School, Tempe Elementary, Kyrene, and Paradise Valley Unified School Districts.[2] He retired in 1975 and died on December 24, 1997.[3]

Major works
  • Additions to the Arizona State Mental Hospital, Phoenix, 1930s (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney)
  • Williams Air Force Base, Mesa, 1941 (Architectural coordinator for Del Webb)
  • Kingman Gunnery School, Kingman, 1942 (Architect for Del Webb)
  • The 1953 campus of Tempe High School, Tempe
  • Ganado Elementary School, Ganado, 1952-1954
  • Tovrea Land & Cattle Company Headquarters and Stockyards Restaurant, Phoenix, 1954
  • Globe Junior High School, Globe, 1955[2]
  • Valley Presbyterian Church, Paradise Valley, 1960 (with Harold Wagnor)
  • Additions to McKemy Middle School, Tempe, 1961
  • Additions to Guadalupe School, 1960-1968, Guadalupe (now Frank Elementary School)
  • Arizona Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Tempe, 1962-1963 (now ASU Community Services Building)
  • Additions to Arizona Country Club, Phoenix, 1964
  • McClintock High School, Tempe, 1964
  • Laird Elementary School, Tempe, 1964
  • Ganado Junior-Senior High School, Guando, 1962-1966
  • Addition to Holbrook High School, Holbrook, 1965
Selleh House

Arizona State University
  • Men's Gymnasium, 1927 (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney)
  • West Hall, 1936 (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney)[1][4]
  • B. B. Moeur Activity Building, 1936 (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney)[4]
  • Home Management and Nursery Building, 1939-1940 (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney)
  • Irish Hall, 1940 (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney)[4]
  • Goodwin Stadium, 1940-1941 (Superintendent for Lescher & Mahoney) (Demolished)[4]
  • Maintenance Shop Building (later Undergraduate Academic Services Building) 1951 (Demolished)[4]
  • Renovation of Mathews Library, 1951[4]
  • Renovation of Old Main, 1954[4]
  • Infirmary, 1954 (Demolished)[4]
  • Memorial Union, 1954-1955[4]
  • Wilson Hall, 1956[4]
  • Swimming Pool, 1957
  • Life Sciences Center, 1959[4]
  • Bateman Physical Sciences Building 1959 with expansions through 1968[4][2][5]
  • The Phi Sigma Kappa House (609 Alpha Drive, Tempe, Arizona) 1961[2]
  • Language & Literature Building, 1964[2][5]
  • Mathematics Building (now Wexler Hall) 1965-1968 (with Michael Goodwin)[2][5]
  • Central Boiler Plant (1967 with Michael Goodwin)
Tempe Woman's Club

Collaborations with Michael
  • Evans Elementary School, Tempe, 1965
  • Hudson Elementary School, Tempe, 1967
  • Salt River Project Building, Tempe, 1966-1968
  • Tempe Municipal Building, 1966-1970:[6] this upside-down pyramid was designed to shade and cool itself
  • Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe, 1971[2]
  • Arizona Highway Employees Credit Union, Phoenix, 1971[2]
  • Arredondo Elementary School, Tempe, 1972[2]
  • Indian Bend Elementary School, Phoenix, 1972[2]
  • Desert Shadows Elementary School, Scottsdale, 1972[2]

NRHP-listed structures
  • Tempe Woman's Club, 1936[7]
  • Selleh House, 1940

References
  1. "Kemper Goodwin, Architect [1906-1997]". www.livingplaces.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. "Michael & Kemper Goodwin - Design and the Arts Library Collections | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Part X Buildings, Arizona State University" (PDF).
  5. "ASU TEMPE CAMPUS BUILDINGS SURVEY, 1960-2007" (PDF).
  6. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2011-05-19/culture/michael-goodwin-s-architecture-was-green-before-the-movement/
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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