George Caleb Wright

George Caleb Wright studied at University of Illinois System. Residence is recorded at Indianapolis. Employment is recorded with Pierre & Wright, Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager and government of Indianapolis. Works named in the authority record are Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau.

• Name — George Caleb Wright • Born — 25 April 1889 • Birthplace — Libertyville, Illinois • Died — 27 February 1973 • Education — University of Illinois (1912) • Practice — Pierre & Wright Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager Wright, Porteous & Lowe • Significant Buildings — Indiana State Library and Historical Building

Wright was born April 25, 1889, in Libertyville, Illinois, where he attended his education until the high school level. He then attended the University of Illinois from 1908 to 1912, earning a degree in architecture and engineering.

He worked for the International Harvester Company from 1912 to 1915, George C. Nimmons & Co. from 1915 to 1923, and Herbert Foltz from 1923 to 1925 until he formed Pierre & Wright. In addition, he was a construction supervisor during World War I for the army. He relocated to Indianapolis from Chicago in 1923.

Pierre & Wright, formed 1925, was responsible for many landmarks in Indianapolis and greater Indiana, and a number have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Pierre & Wright Architectural Records Collection is located at Ball State University Libraries' Drawings + Documents Archive, Muncie, Ind.

In 1946, Wright formed a new firm with Kurt Vonnegut Sr. called Vonnegut & Wright. After Yeager joined the firm it became Vonnegut, Wright and Yeager, then Wright, Porteous & Lowe, and then Wright, Porteous & Lowe/Bonar.

Following Kurt Vonnegut Sr.'s death in 1957, he left Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager and was senior partner in the firm Wright, Porteous & Lowe. His son, William Caleb Wright, was also a partner in that firm. From 1963 to 1969, he was chief building inspector for the City of Indianapolis.

He was a registered architect in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois and president of the Indiana Society of Architects and the Indiana Chapter of the AIA. In addition, he was a member of the board of the Indianapolis Construction League, Vice-Chairman of the Policy Committee, Indiana Construction Industry, member of the Mayor's Special Committee on Housing, etc.

• Illustration — Indiana State Library • Indiana State Library and Historical Building, Indianapolis, Indiana • Milo Stuart Memorial Building, Arsenal Technical High School (Indianapolis, Indiana)