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John James Huddart (1856–1930), known usually as John J. Huddart, was a British born and trained architect who practiced out of Denver, Colorado in the United States. At the end of the Nineteenth century he was one of Denver's leading architects, known for his work on public buildings and as a courthouse architect.〔 His practice lasted from 1882 - 1930 and commissions included Charles Boettcher House in Denver, Colorado's Fort Morgan State Armory, Denver's Filbeck Building, and six of Colorado's county courthouses.〔〔(Filbeck building photo )〕 He worked for the Catholic Church's Denver Archdiocese designing Denver's St. Thomas Theological Seminary and the Hotel St. Nicholas (1898), dedicated as a general hospital to serve Cripple Creek, Colorado and the surrounding area during the height of the 1890s gold rush.〔()〕 His original architectural drawings for the Hotel St. Nicholas (drawn in 1896) are displayed in the hotel's main lobby of the Cripple Creek Hotel.〔() Biographical sketches, Colorado architects〕 He also designed Murchison School (1902) in South Carolina.〔()〕 He designed the El Cortez Apartments at 608 East 12th Avenue in Denver Colorado 80203.〔 Huddart is known for his Classical Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque style designs.〔 A retrospective of his work, ''Architecture of John J. Huddart, Architect'' was published in 1907 and included his work in Colorado cities; Salt Lake City, Utah; Alva, Oklahoma; Rawlins, Wyoming; and Bennettsville, South Carolina.〔Architecture of John J. Huddart 1907〕 His practice lasted from 1882 - 1930 and commissions included Charles Boettcher House in Denver, Colorado's Fort Morgan State Armory, Denver's Filbeck Building, and six of Colorado's county courthouses.〔〔 ==Early years== Huddart was born in Preston, Lancashire, England on August 25, 1856. He received his advanced education at Alston College in England, graduating at 19. He apprenticed at J.C. Fill & Co. and with Hayward Tyler Engineering Co. before moving to Pernambuco, Brazil in South America to design a sugar refinery. He then emigrated to Jacksonville, Florida, and before moving on to Denver within the same year (1882).〔〔()〕 In Denver he worked as chief draftsman Frank Edbrooke's office from 1882 until 1887, when he established his own practice. Huddart created a standard armory design in the early 1920s and it was used for the construction of twelve armory buildings across Colorado.〔 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「John J. Huddart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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