Frank E. Edbrooke

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Frank E. Edbrooke (1840 – May 3, 1921),[1] also known as F.E. Edbrooke, was a 19th and early 20th century architect in Denver, Colorado who has been termed the "dean" of Denver architecture. Several of his surviving works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places including Brinker Collegiate Institute, built in 1880 and NRHP-listed in 1977.

Brown Palace Hotel
Denver Dry Goods Company Building
Joslin Dry Goods Company Building

His brother was nationally prominent architect Willoughby J. Edbrooke (1843–1896), who served as Supervising Architect for Federal buildings during 1891–92. Willoughby's son, Harry W.J. Edbrooke, worked with Frank.

Frank E. Edbrooke died in Glendale, California on May 3, 1921.[2]

Works (attribution to Frank E. Edbrooke (and variations on his name))

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Architect Frederick Sterner worked as a draftsman with architect Frank E. Edbrooke and had a twenty-year career in Colorado.

Architect Hart Wood, in 1900, joined Frank E. Edbrooke & Company, who had designed the Brown Palace Hotel (1892).

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Architects Biographical Sketch: Frank E. Edbrooke" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Architect of Bank Building Dead on Coast". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. May 5, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved January 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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