Arthur Loomis
Arthur Loomis (January 28, 1859 – January 8, 1935) was an architect who worked from 1876 through the 1920s in the Louisville, Kentucky area. After working for noted architect Charles J. Clarke for several years, they became partners in 1891, creating Clarke & Loomis, one of Louisville's most prestigious architectural firms. After Clarke's death in 1908, Loomis struck out on his own.
Loomis was born January 28, 1859, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Dr. John Loomis and Clarissa Loomis née Robinson. Just before the Civil War, the family moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. Arthur married Carrie Dorsey of Jeffersonville on December 9, 1902 1910, and they moved to Louisville. They had no children. He died in 1935[1] at the Kentucky Baptist Hospital[2] of a heart attack, and is buried next to his wife in Cave Hill Cemetery.[3][4]
Loomis was a Mason and member of the Shrine. In addition to his position with Clarke & Loomis, he was an associate architect with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[5] He is considered the first president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Although his former partner Charles Clarke was elected, he died before taking office, and Loomis fulfilled his term.
Designs[]
Loomis designed the Carnegie Library in Warder Park, Jeffersonville, Indiana. He also designed the Conrad-Caldwell House, a contributing property in the St. James–Belgravia Historic District in Old Louisville.
A number of buildings that Loomis or the firm designed survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include:[6]
- The Beaux-Arts Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse in Louisville
- , 319 Guthrie Green, Louisville
- , 389 Mockingbird Valley Rd., Louisville (Clarke and Loomis)
- , Madison Ave., Middletown, KY
- , 236 E. Kennedy St., Louisville
- , 1905 Stonegate Rd., Anchorage, KY
- , 235 W. Market St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- One or more buildings in Old Jeffersonville Historic District, roughly bounded by Court Ave., Graham St., Ohio River, & I-65, Jeffersonville, Indiana
- , 600 E. Oak St., Louisville (Loomis & Hartman)
- , 1204 Maple Lane, Anchorage, KY
- St. Paul's German Evangelical Church and Parish House, 213 E. Broadway, Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- St. Peter's German Evangelical Church, 1231 W. Jefferson St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- University of Louisville School of Medicine, 101 W. Chestnut St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- , 1400 W. Broadway St., Louisville
- , 11906 Ridge Rd., Anchorage, KY (Clarke & Loomis)
References[]
- ^ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Louisville Courier-Journal". ProQuest 1864505999.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Arthur Loomis". Find a Grave.
- ^ "Cave Hill Cemetery".
- ^ "Proquest". ProQuest 1864505999.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Further reading[]
- Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Loomis, Arthur". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 526–527. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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