William Gray Purcell

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architect human

William Gray Purcell was an influential American architect associated with early 20th-century modernism, best known for his residential designs that emphasized open plans, natural materials, and harmony with the landscape.

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instanceOf architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
architecturalStyle Prairie School ⓘ
modern architecture ⓘ
archivesAt Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1880-07-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1965-04-11 ⓘ
educatedAt Cornell University ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Purcell ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
genre residential design ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasNotableStudentOrTrainee younger architects of the Prairie School ⓘ
influenced Midwestern residential architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
knownFor designs in harmony with the landscape ⓘ
domestic architecture ⓘ
open residential floor plans ⓘ
use of natural materials in architecture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Prairie School ⓘ
early 20th-century modernism ⓘ
nameOfOrganization Purcell, Feick & Elmslie ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableWork Edna S. Purcell House ⓘ
Purcell–Cutts House ⓘ
residential architecture ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
partnerInBusinessOrProfessionalRelationship George Feick Jr. ⓘ
George Grant Elmslie ⓘ
placeOfBirth Oakland ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California
placeOfDeath Portland ⓘ
surface form: Portland, Oregon
positionHeld partner at Purcell, Feick & Elmslie ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Midwestern United States ⓘ
Minneapolis ⓘ
wrote architectural essays ⓘ

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George Grant Elmslie → workedWith → William Gray Purcell ⓘ