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Electus Darwin Litchfield, FAIA (1872–1952) was an American architect and town planner, practicing in New York City.〔(Electus D. Litchfield (1872-1952), Architect and Town Planner ) Historic Fairview Village〕 His firm, Electus D. Litchfield, established in 1926, practiced at 80 Fifth Avenue until he disestablished it in 1950.〔"E. D. Litchfield, 80, Architect, Is Dead: Civic Leader Here Won Reversal of Grandfather's Demotion in Court-Martial of 1814," ''New York Times'', November 28, 1952, p. 25.〕 ==Career== Born in New York City, Litchfield graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1889 and Stevens Institute of Technology in 1892. He worked at various firms in New York, including Carrère & Hastings and Lord & Hewlett, before establishing his own in 1926, designing a number of commercial buildings.〔 "He was a devotee of municipal beautification."〔 He was one of the main architects and town planners of Yorkship Village, a World War I industrial town of 2,000 homes near the shipyard in Camden, New Jersey.〔 "He was also an architect for the Red Hook slum clearance and housing project, assisted in reconstruction of Bellevue Hospital, and designed the Brooklyn Masonic Temple."〔 Outside of New York, Litchfield designed "many public and commercial buildings and monuments, including the Denver post office and courthouse; the public library in St. Paul; the National Armory in Washington, and a monument to the Lewis and Clark expedition at Astoria, Ore." He disestablished his firm in 1950.〔 He designed the Franklin Pierce Tate House (1928) at Morganton, North Carolina. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electus D. Litchfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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