George F. Hellmuth

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George Hellmuth
George Hellmuth, HOK 1956.jpg
Born1907 (1907)
Died1999 (aged 91–92)
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
OccupationArchitect
HOK founding partners George Hellmuth, Gyo Obata and George Kassabaum, 1956

George Francis Hellmuth[1] (1907–1999)[2] was an American architect based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Hellmuth was a native of St. Louis and son of architect George W. Hellmuth. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1929 and a master's degree in 1930.[1] He began his career as an architect of the city of St. Louis in 1932, designing civic structures including police stations and bus shelters. He went into private practice in 1949, founding Hellmuth, Yamasaki and Leinweber.[2] In 1954, that firm was succeeded by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum which became the modern firm HOK[2], which was, in 2018, the largest U.S.-based architecture-engineering firm. Its president is Bill Hellmuth, a grandson.[3]

Works[]

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Works include (with individual or shared attribution):

  • Numerous police stations and bus shelters, when working as a city architect for St. Louis.[2]
  • [2]
  • Lambert Field terminal[2]
  • -style apartment towers (1959–61) in Plaza Square Apartments Historic District, St. Louis, Missouri (Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum), NRHP-listed[4]
  • Metropolitan Square (1989) [2] (attributed to Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum)
  • Living World at the St. Louis Zoo[2] (1989)
  • Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse[2] (2000)
  • Southwestern Bell Telephone Building[2] (attributed to Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum)
  • Trans World Dome[2]
  • St. Louis Union Station (1985 rehabilitation)[2]
  • , aka American Zinc Building,[2] 20 S. Fourth St., St. Louis, Missouri (Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum), NRHP-listed[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "George Francis Hellmuth (Architect)". washington.edu. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m "George Hellmuth". city of St. Louis. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nancy R. LeSage, W.K. Hellmuth, Architect, Wed". New York Times. June 20, 1982. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.


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