Background
Tallmadge, Thomas Eddy was born on April 24, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Lewis Cass and Lida M. (Eddy) Tallmadge.
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Softcover book of 218 pages, indexed with photos. Documents the growth of Chicago in the expression of its buildings in wood, stone and steel. With charm and humor, the author ranges from the construction of Fort Dearborn through innovative technical achievements to the famous Columbian Exposition of 1893.
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Tallmadge, Thomas Eddy was born on April 24, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Lewis Cass and Lida M. (Eddy) Tallmadge.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1898. Honorary Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1927. Unmarried. Architect of many buildings, chiefly ecclesiastical.
Formerly lecturer on architectural history, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, professor architectural history, Armour Institute Technology.
President Summer School of Painting, Sangatuck, Michigan Architect in chief of Victory Loan decorations, Chicago, 1918. Chairman board of art advisers, State of Illinois.
Member Architectural Common for Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia. Collaborator at large United States project, Historic American Building Survey.
Associate architect Julia Lathrop Homes, Federal Housing Project, Chicago.
On April 24, 1876. He was raised in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, graduating from Evanston Township High School. He returned to Chicago to study under Daniel H. Burnham, one of the city"s most prominent architects. While working for Burnham, Tallmadge received a scholarship from the Chicago Architectural Club for his work "A Crèche in a Manufacturing District".
He used the scholarship to travel through Europe.
Upon his return in 1905, Tallmadge decided to start his own architectural firm with fellow Burnham draftsman Vernon South. Watson. Although Watson was the chief designer, Tallmadge became the face of the firm due to his commitment as a historian and teacher.
He taught at the Armour Institute of Technology from 1906 to 1926. Tallmadge is credited for coining the term "Chicago school" in an article for Architectural Review to describe the recent trends in architecture pioneered by Burnham, Louis Sullivan, and others
Tallmadge took sole control over his firm after Watson retired in 1936.
Late in his career, Tallmadge focused on publishing books instead of articles, completing three works. In 1940, Tallmadge was killed in a train accident near Arcola, Illinois. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago along with many other famed Chicago architects.
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Fellow) The American Institute of Architects. Member The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago (governor.