Background
Bowman, Monroe Bengt was born on August 28, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry William and Ellen Mercedes (Bjork) Bowman.
Bowman, Monroe Bengt was born on August 28, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry William and Ellen Mercedes (Bjork) Bowman.
1 son, Kenneth Monroe. Bachelor of Architecture, Illinois Institute Technology, 1924.
Associate Benjamin H. Marshall, Chicago, 1926. Exhibited models and photographs Bowman Brothers. Comtemporary designs Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1931.
Private practice Chicago, 1941—1944. Associate Monroe Bowman Associates, since 1945. Consultant Chicago Department City Planning, City of Sparta (Wisconsin), Alfred Shaw, Architect.
Member Navy League United States Important works include Boeing Aircraft buildings, Wichita, Kansas, Emerson Electric buildings, St. Louis, Maytag Company, Newton, Iowa, Douglas Aircraft buildings, Park Ridge, Illinois, Shwayder Brothers buildings, Denver, Clark Equipment Company, Buchannon, Michigan, Radio-television Station World Health Organization, Des Moines, Cone & Belding offices, Chicago, Burridge Development, Hinsdale, Illinois, Yacht Club and recreational facilities, Lake Bemiji, Minnesota, United Airlines offices downtown Chicago, Automatic Sprinkler Corporation, Chicago, King Machine Tool division American Steel Foundries. Cincinnati Marine Terrace Apartments, Chicago, Dorchester Park Apartments, Chicago, Manteno (Illinois) State Hospital, Northern Illinois Gas Company buildings, LaGrange, Streator and Morris, 1340 Astor St. Apartment Building, Burnham Center, Chicago, National Science Foundation, Green Bank, West Virginia, Naval Radio Research Station, Sugar Grove, West Virginia, Columbus Boy Choir School, Princeton, New Jersey. Office building and hotel, Charleston, West Virginia.
Member Navy League United States Important works include Boeing Aircraft buildings, Wichita, Kansas, Emerson Electric buildings, Saint Louis, Maytag Company, Newton, Iowa, Douglas Aircraft buildings, Park Ridge, Illinois, Shwayder Brothers buildings, Denver, Clark Equipment Company, Buchannon, Michigan, Radio-television Station World Health Organization, Des Moines, Foote, Cone & Belding offices, Chicago, Burridge Development, Hinsdale, Illinois, Yacht.
Married Louise Kohnmann, November 1944. 1 child Kenneth Monroe.