Alan Fisher
Alan Berney Fisher (1905, Denver 1978) was an American architect based in Denver, Colorado, working primarily for the firm of Fisher & Fisher founded by his father. He was active in historic preservation in the state. In 1892, the firm that became Fisher and Fisher was founded by Alan Fisher's father, William Ellsworth Fisher.
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Alan Fisher
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1978
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- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Alan Berney Fisher (1905, Denver 1978) was an American architect based in Denver, Colorado, working primarily for the firm of Fisher & Fisher founded by his father. He was active in historic preservation in the state. In 1892, the firm that became Fisher and Fisher was founded by Alan Fisher's father, William Ellsworth Fisher.
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Throughout the firm worked on dozens of notable buildings. This makes this architectural firm's legacy unsurpassed by any other in Colorado. Rodney Davis was part of the firm for 11 years beginning in 1956, after which Alan Fisher partnered with John D. Reece and Hillary M. Johnson until his death in 1978. Among his own designs are the Ship Tavern in the Brown Palace Hotel, a nautical-themed pub that he designed in celebration of the repeal of Prohibition and the Sisters of Charity Postulate chapel in the Seton Center. Becoming active in historic preservation, Alan Fisher was a founding member of the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission in 1967, and its chairman from 1970 to 1973. He renovated the Opera House in Central City, Colorado, recreating the musician's gallery it had originally had. Fisher was an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He married the sculptor Gladys Caldwell Fisher in 1936.
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1905
Alan Fisher was born on 1 January 1905.
1978
Alan Fisher died on 1 January 1978.
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- 1.Colorado History. Architects by Design: The Fisher Legacy William Ellsworth Fisher, Arthur Addison Fisher, Alan Berney Fisher. 1. 11 July 2000.
- 2.Francis J Pierson and Dennis J Gallagher, Getting to Know Denver: Five Fabulous Walking Tours, Denver: Charlotte Square, 2006, , p. 91.
- 3.Architects by Design, p. 2.
- 4.Noel, Thomas Jacob. Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts: A Pictorial Guide. University Press of Colorado. 31. 1996. 978-0-87081-427-3.
- 5.Thomas Jacob Noel and John Fielder, Colorado, 1870–2000, Revisited: The History Behind the Images, Englewood, Colorado: Westcliffe, 2001, , p. 23.
- 6.Stained Glass 65/66 (1970) p. 16.
- 7.Stephen J. Leonard and Thomas Jacob Noel, Denver: Mining Camp to Metropolis, Niwot, Colorado: University Press of Colorado, 1990, , p. 452.
- 8.Caroline Bancroft, Gulch of Gold: A History of Central City, Colorado, Denver: Sage, 1958, , p. 275.
- 9.Elizabeth Schlosser, Modern Sculpture in Denver (1919–1960): Twelve Denver Sculptors, Documents of Colorado art, Denver: Ocean View, 1995, , p. 39.
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- Site Files Database, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society, Denver.
- Student, Annette L. (1999) Historic Cheesman Park Neighborhood. Denver: Historic Denver Inc. .
- Wilk, Diane. (1995) Wyman Historic District. Denver: Historic Denver Inc. .
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