Background
Frank Chouteau Brown was born in 1876 in Minneapolis, United States.
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FRANK CHOUTEAU BROWN
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He studied art and architecture in Minneapolis, also in Boston and during an extended visit to Europe.
Career
At the age of twenty he began his career in Minneapolis, employed first as draftsman in the office of Thomas C. Plant, early architect in the city, under whom he acquired practical training. In 1902 he moved to Boston and shortly after his arrival joined the office of James T. Kelley, an architect who had already established a reputation as a designer of fine homes. Later, in practice under his own name.
From the start of his career in Boston Mr. Brown wrote extensively on architectural and kindred subjects, and from 1907 to 1919 served as Editor of the Architectural Review (forerunner of the American Architect). In Iatei years he frequently contributed articles to the Architectural Record, and from 1945 until the time of his death was a member of the editorial staff of "Old Time New England Magazine." Among his own published works were. "The Orders of Architecture," 1904; "New England Houses," 1919; "Modern English Churches," 1917-21; and "Modern English Country Churches."
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Boston Society of Architects since 1902, and in 1940 was advanced to Institute Fellowship.
Connections
- coworker:
- James T. Kelley
- employer:
- Thomas C. Plant
James T. Kelley, an architect who had already established a reputation as a designer of fine homes (joined by Mr. Brown)
Mr. Brown employed first as draftsman in the office of Thomas C. Plant, early architect in the city, under whom he acquired practical training.
References
- Study of the orders : Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876- : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive Bibliography: p. 402-407
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Nationality
American