A. Thomas Bradbury
A. Thomas Bradbury | |
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Born | Georgia School of Technology | April 4, 1902
Occupation | Architect |
Children | 3 |
Buildings | Georgia Governor's Mansion |
Abraham Thomas Bradbury (April 4, 1902 – November 14, 1992) was an American architect best known for his work in Atlanta during the mid-1900s. During this time, he designed many buildings for the government of Georgia around the Georgia State Capitol. His most famous work is arguably the Georgia Governor's Mansion, located in the Buckhead district of the city. While many of his works tended to be in the modernist style, the mansion is a noted example of Greek Revival architecture in Georgia. According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, he was "perhaps the most prominent architect of government buildings in the mid-twentieth century".[1]
Biography
Early life
Abraham Thomas Bradbury was born in
In 1927, Bradbury found work with the firm of Warren, Knight, and Davis in
Modernist architecture
Going into the 1940s, Bradbury was a strong embracer of
Georgia Archives and the Georgia Governor's Mansion
Going into the 1960s, Bradbury would design two of his most notable works: a building for the
Later life
In 1978, after 35 years of working through his own firm, Bradbury sold the firm and retired.[1] He died in Atlanta on November 14, 1992.[1]
Works
- State Office Building (later known as the Legislative Office Building), near the Georgia State Capitol (1938–1939).[3]
- Seventh Street Candler Professional (Dental) Building, Atlanta (1946).[1]
- De Ovies Parish Hall, Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Philip (1948–1949).[12]
- Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, Atlanta (1950s).[1]
- Venetian Hills Elementary School, Atlanta (1950s).[1]
- Additions to West Hunter Street Baptist Church, Atlanta (1950s).[1]
- Agriculture Building, near the Georgia State Capitol (1954).[1]
- Law and Justice Building, near the Georgia State Capitol (1954).[1]
- Human Resources Building, near the Georgia State Capitol.[1]
- Labor Building, near the Georgia State Capitol.[1]
- Transportation Building, near the Georgia State Capitol.[1]
- Rich Electronic Computer Building, main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (1954–1955).[1]
- Renovations to the Georgia State Capitol (1957–1958).[13]
- Skiles Classroom Building, main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (1959).[1]
- Georgia Mental Health Institute, main campus of Emory University (1962–1963).[1]
- Georgia Archives Building, near the Georgia State Capitol (1962–1965).[1]
- Yaarab Shrine Temple, Atlanta (1963–1965).[1]
- Georgia Governor's Mansion, Buckhead (1964–1967).[1]
- Law library extension to Hirsch Hall, University of Georgia School of Law (1964–1967).[14]
- Trade and Industry Building, near the Georgia State Capitol (1960s).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Craig, Robert M. (June 29, 2018) [January 11, 2008]. "A. Thomas Bradbury". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8203-2911-6.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-7910-5.
- ISBN 978-0-8203-3907-8.
- ^ Craig 1995, p. 128.
- ^ Craig 2011, p. 330.
- ^ Craig 1995, pp. 129, 131.
- ^ Craig, Robert M. (April 18, 2017) [September 30, 2006]. "Emerging Modernism Architecture". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Craig 1995, p. 129.
- ^ Deal, Dickey & Lewis 2015, p. xi.
- ISBN 978-0-8203-2898-0.
- ^ Jackson, Edwin L. (May 25, 2017) [July 28, 2005]. "Georgia State Capitol". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-8203-2082-3.
Sources
- Craig, Robert M. (1995). Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929–1959. Foreword by ISBN 978-1-4556-0044-1.
- Craig, Robert M. (2011). "Modern classic". In ISBN 978-0-19-533579-8.
- ISBN 978-0-8203-4859-9.
Further reading
- Gournay, Isabelle (1993). Sams, Gerald W. (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. Photographs by Paul G. Beswick, Foreword by Dana F. White. Athens, Georgia: ISBN 978-0-8203-1439-6.