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William H. McElfatrick (1854 - 29 September 1922) was an American architect who specialized in theaters. ==Life== William H. McElfatrick was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1854, son of the theater architect John Bailey McElfatrick. He learned the architect's trade from his father. He moved to Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and joined the William W. Boyington company. By 1880 he had moved to New York and was working with his father in J. B. McElfatrick & Son. His brother John M. McElfatrick (1853-1891) also joined the family firm. McElfatrick remained in New York after his father died in 1906, and continued to specialize in theaters, but moved the office to Brooklyn. The McElfatrick firm designed many theaters, and introduced innovations that included better floor layouts and sight lines, multiple exits and fire sprinkler systems. McElfatrick became known as the "father of the American theater architecture." McElfatrick died on 29 September 1922. 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「William H. McElfatrick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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