Background
Cone, Spencer Burtis was born on January 12, 1910 in Garden City, Kansas, United States. Son of Roy Spencer and Gertrude Ella (Burtis) Cone.
Cone, Spencer Burtis was born on January 12, 1910 in Garden City, Kansas, United States. Son of Roy Spencer and Gertrude Ella (Burtis) Cone.
Bachelor of Science, Armour Institute of Technology, 1933.
Private practice architecture, Vermont, N.H., 1934-1937; partner, Cone/Vogelgesang Architects, Chicago, 1937-1941; partner, Cone/Dornbusch (Architects and Engineers), Chicago, 1947-1982; partner, Cone and Kalb (Architects), Chicago, 1983-1992.
President Chicago Fine Arts Music Foundation, 1966-1968. Member Mayor's Advisory Committees on Building Code Amendments and Standards and Tests, 1967-1979. Served with United States Navy, 1941-1944, PTO. Fellow American Institute of Architects (president Chicago chapter 1969, chairman national committee educational facilities planning 1968-1969) Clubs: Dunham Wood Riding (Wayne, Illinois).
Arts (Chicago) (director).
Married Nancy Howard, July 29, 1946. Children: Catherine Howard, John Spencer.