Shattuck and Hussey
Shattuck and Hussey was a Chicago-based architectural firm founded by Walter F. Shattuck (1871-1948)[1] and Harry Hussey (1882-1967).[2]
History
Shattuck studied architecture at the University of Illinois.[3][4] After graduation, he taught construction and perspective at the Chicago School of Architecture (now the Art Institute of Chicago) from 1891 to 1916.[3][5] Hussey was born in Ontario, Canada in 1882 and worked at a knitting mill and a mine before entering architecture school with the encouragement of the mine owners. In Chicago, Hussey and Shattuck met and decided to go into business together.[6]
In the early 1900s, the Shattuck and Hussey won a design competition for the YMCA and went on to design dozens of the nearly 200 YMCA buildings built between 1906 and World War I.[7][6] The YMCA treated the firm's designers as quasi-employees and relied on the firm to produce functional, cost-effective facilities. These could easily be replicated from project to project and reduce risk to local YMCA building committees.[7] Their designs for the organization were heavily influenced by the Chicago School which clad steel and concrete structures with masonry and neoclassical details.[6]
In 1911, Hussey embarked on a long stay in Asia where the firm was hired to design a dozen YMCAs, including Seoul and Hong Kong.[6] He lived in China until the
Works
Partial list of works:
- Kroehler YMCA, Naperville, Illinois, USA (1910)[8]
- Young Women's Christian Association Building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 1911[9]
- Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (1917)[10]
- Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, at No. 51 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (1918)[11]
- The Historic YWCA at 2 S Adams Avenue, Mason City, Iowa, USA (1918)[12]
- Minneapolis YMCA Central Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (1919)
- Downtown YMCA, Columbus, Ohio, USA (1924)
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Kroehler YMCA, Naperville, Illinois -
Minneapolis YMCA Central Building -
YWCA Building, Nashville, Tennessee -
Downtown YMCA, Columbus, Ohio
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada".
- ^ JSTOR 25505247.
- JSTOR 4120132.
- JSTOR 4102758.
- ^ a b c d Dewolf, Christopher (2021-11-16). "Hong Kong's Colonial Heritage: The Chinese YMCA' s Chicago Roots". Zolima City Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8166-4834-4.
- ^ "Bids for Construction of Y.M.C.A. Building". Naperville Clarion. 1909-12-01.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Young Women's Christian Association Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- JSTOR 44447459.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 1 Items. Item #85 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "American Contractor Journal, Volume 39". 1918.
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