Background
Elmo C. Lowe was born in 1876 at Kichyiew, Washington County, illinous, United States.
Elmo C. Lowe was born in 1876 at Kichyiew, Washington County, illinous, United States.
Mr. Lowe studied two years (1900-01) at the University of Chicago, and in 1905 graduated in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
During his professional career he was associated for a period of sixteen years (1908-24) with the late John H. Bollenbacher and from 1924 to 1929 Mr. Alfred Granger was a member of the firm.
With his partners M. Lowe was active in designing churches and collegiate buildings in many different cities in the mid-west, noted examples of which were the First Christian Church at Bloomington, Ind., 1917: Country Club M. E. Church, Kansas City, Mo., 1921; First Evangelical Church in Chicago, 1922; Hyde Park Y. M C A. Building, Chicago, 1922; St. John's Lutheran Church. Wilmette, 111., 1923; Kent College of Law, Chicago, 1923; First M. E. Church, Gayy ind., 1923; Bryn Mawr Church, Chicago, 1924; Women's Dormitory, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority House at the University of Indiana 1924; St. Paul's Evangelical Church Parish House, Pekin, 111, 1924; and a Methodist Church at Berwyn, 111., 1925. In addition he was a co-architect of the United Charities House of Social Service in Chicago, built in 1913, and from 1908 thruout his many years of practice designed numerous residences.
Elected to the Chicago Chapter, A. I. A. in 1914, Mr. Lowe continued an active and loyal member until the time of his decease, and served several years as Secretary. At the A. I. A. convention of 1931 held in San Antonio, Texas, he was made a Fellow of the Institute.