BarberMcMurry , previous Artisan & amp; McMurry , is an architectural firm based in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Founded in 1915 by Charles Irving Barber (1887-1962) and Benjamin Franklin McMurry, Sr (1885-1969), the company designed dozens of Knoxville homes and schools and public facilities in the early 20th century. century, some of which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In recent decades, the company has expanded its focus to include larger-scale projects, such as hospitals, stadiums, and retail complexes.
BarberMcMurry is rooted in a successful mail-order design business founded in Knoxville in 1888 by Charles Barber's father, George Franklin Barber (1854-1915), best known for its elaborate Victorian mansions. Both Charles Barber and Benjamin McMurry studied at the University of Pennsylvania under Paul Cret, whose Beaux-Arts influence marked much of the company's early work. At the time of Barber's death in 1962, the firm had designed some of the most elegant homes in Knoxville, many of which still stood in West Knoxville, as well as over 50 churches, and government buildings such as Great Smoky Mountains National Park headquarters.
More recent employment includes the East Tennessee History Center (1985), John J. Duncan Federal Building (1988), Smokies Park (2000), Niswonger Performing Arts Center (2004), and LeConte Medical Center (2010). Current projects include Sentinel Tower and the University of Tennessee Music Center.
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George Franklin Barber moved to Knoxville from DeKalb, Illinois, in 1888, bringing with his wife, Laura, and the son of her baby, Charles. While at DeKalb, George began work as an architect for his brother's construction company, and published his first design catalog, The Cottage Souvenir . In Knoxville, he expanded his catalog business, and over the next two decades sold more than 20,000 house plans worldwide. Several dozen George Barber homes still stand in Knoxville alone, including a house on 1635 Washington Avenue where the Barbers lived in the early 1890s.
Charles was practically raised in his father's office. In 1907, he toured Italy and Greece, where he observed the exact design of the Mediterranean villas. Upon his return, he enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied architecture under Paul Cret, a French-born architect who is widely believed to spread Beaux-Arts philosophy in America. After graduating in 1911, he worked for his father's company, and in several short partnerships.
In 1915, Charles Barber and fellow University of Pennsylvania alumnus David West Barber (his cousin) and Benjamin McMurry, founded the company, Barber & amp; McMurry. Barbers' partner, Benjamin McMurry, was born and raised in Blount County, Tennessee, and has attended Maryville College before enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania. He also studied under Cret, and graduated in 1912.
The company's early works included several luxury homes built for the wealthy Knox people, many of whom still stood in the Sequoyah Hills area of ​​West Knoxville. In the 1920s and 1930s, the company expanded into non-domestic projects, such as the General Building (1926), Holston Hills Country Club (1927), Church Street Methodist Church (1931), and the Hoskins Library of the University of Tennessee (1931 ). The company also designed government facilities, such as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1940) headquarters.
Post World War II
In the late 1950s, barber & amp; McMurry has designed more than 50 churches, 14 schools, dozens of elaborate homes, several clubhouse, and more than half a dozen buildings for the University of Tennessee campus, some of which surround Ayres Hall on "Hill." Leading architects like Bruce McCarty started their careers with the company as a drawing maker or apprentice worker. In 1976, the work of the company was the subject of the exhibition by Dulin Knoxville Art Gallery. In the early 21st century, the company changed its name to "BarberMcMurry."
In recent years, the company has designed several major medical centers in Knoxville and surrounding areas, notably LeConte Medical Center (2010) in Sevierville, Tennessee Heart Hospital University (2010), and Mercy Medical Center North (2007). The company continues to design and rehabilitate buildings for the University of Tennessee, and has designed structures for several local colleges and high schools. The company recently wrapped up the design and construction of their new downtown Knoxville office space located in the historic Arnstein building.
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The early work of BarberMcMurry (c.1915-1940) reflects the Beaux-Arts influence that Charles Barber and Ben McMurry absorbed from Paul Cret at the University of Pennsylvania. The Beaux Arts elements are incorporated into historical styles, ranging from Mediterranean and British-style houses, Gothic-style churches, and neoclassical schools. While Barber's work has little resemblance to his father's house plans in Victoria, his work emphasizes harmony with nature which is at the core of his father's architectural philosophy.
After World War II, the work of the company evolved to reflect the contemporary style, most notably in commercial works such as Fort Sanders Medical Center (1958) and the modern-style Jenkins House (1955) in Sequoyah Hills. Over the past two decades, the company has focused on LEED design principles, which emphasize energy efficiency and environmentally friendly construction. The company has also expanded to include interior design, with exceptional interior design working that East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
BarberMcMurry's work has received many awards over the past eight decades. The H.M. Goforth House (1928), who once stood in Lyons View Pike, received a gold medal at the Southern Art Architecture and Industry Exhibition in 1929. In 2008, Oxford American magazine named Rumah Jenkins was one of the top eleven modern style house in the South. Recent designs, such as Rokeby Condominiums (1976), Two Rivers Church (2005), and LeConte Medical Center (2010), have received regional AIA design awards. More than a dozen corporate buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as property contributing in the historic district.
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External links
- Architects BarberMcMurry - the official site
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