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Zachary Taylor Davis (May 26, 1869 – December 16, 1946) was the architect of several major Chicago buildings, including St. Ambrose (1904) Old Comiskey Park (1910), Wrigley Field (1914), Mount Carmel High School (1924), and St. James Chapel of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary (1918). ==Biography== Davis was born in Aurora, Illinois, and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago. After graduating he began a six year tutorship, part of which was spent as a draftsman for Louis Sullivan - along with another aspiring architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. After his work with Adler and Sullivan, Davis began his career as supervising architect for Armour & Company. Davis later started an independent firm with his brother Charles in 1900. In 1909, he designed the third Kankakee County Courthouse.〔(Kankakee County Bar Association ), retrieved 01/10/07〕 A year later, he was hired by Charles Comiskey to design White Sox Park, later known as Comiskey Park. To prepare for the project, Davis toured ballparks around the country with White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh.〔(Ballparks of Baseball: Comiskey Park ), retrieved 01/10/07〕 In 1914, he designed Weeghman Park for the Chicago Whales, a park which would later become Wrigley Field. Davis was also involved with the design of the original Yankee Stadium.〔 For the majority of his career, Davis worked out of his offices in the Unity Building in Chicago's Loop. He quietly resided with his family at his home at 45th and Drexel in Kenwood, Chicago. One architectural historian called Davis "one of the most significant lost architects in Chicago."〔 He died in Chicago, aged 74. Davis's wife, Alma C. Davis predeceased him〔''Chicago Tribune'', December 17, 1946〕 by one month, passing away on November 13, 1946. Their oldest son, Zachary Taylor Davis II, was born in 1898. He worked as a salesman for Monsanto Company and died of a heart attack on August 11, 1938, at his home in Evanston, Illinois. The younger Davis was survived by his wife, Mary (née Ryan) and seven-year-old son, Zachary Taylor Davis III.〔''Chicago Tribune'', August 12, 1938〕 Davis and Alma also had two other sons, David and Lawrence, and a daughter, Mary Louise, who married Charles Allison. 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「Zachary Taylor Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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