Henry K. Holsman
Holsman (1866–1963) was an American architect and car manufacturer from Chicago, Illinois, who is mostly known for the building of Parkway Garden Homes in Chicago, Illinois. He was the founder of the Holsman Automobile Company. Holsman was married to the artist Elizabeth Tuttle Holsman (1873 – 1956).
Also recorded as Henry Kerchner Holsman
Henry K. Holsman
- Name
- Henry K.
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1963
- Occupation
- architect car manufacturer
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Tuttle
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Grinnell College
- Known for
- Disciples Divinity House
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Holsman (1866–1963) was an American architect and car manufacturer from Chicago, Illinois, who is mostly known for the building of Parkway Garden Homes in Chicago, Illinois. He was the founder of the Holsman Automobile Company. Holsman was married to the artist Elizabeth Tuttle Holsman (1873 – 1956).
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• Name — Henry K. Holsman • Born — 1866 • Died — 1963 • Occupation — architect car manufacturer • Spouse — Elizabeth Tuttle
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• Henry D.L. and Jennie Adkins house (1909), 24 North Church Street, Elkhorn WI, NRHP-listed. • Disciples Divinity House, Chicago, IL
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- 1.F+W Media, Inc. High times for the highwheeler: as America's first great highwheeler, the Holsman was hard to beat. Old Cars Weekly. 16(1). 2010-03-25. 0048-1637.
- 2.Chicago Parlette-Padget. Giant We-the-People and Judge Landis' awardMicroform. 1922.
- 3.Vocus PRW Holdings LLC. 1906 Holsman Horseless Carriage Model 7 High- Wheeler 2 Cylinder Featured at Kaminski Auctions Pre New Years Sale. PRWeb Newswire. 2011-12-21.
- 4.John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Dr. H. C. Garde in his Holsman high wheeler, Maryborough, ca. 1908. 1908.
- 5.THE "HOLSMAN" MOTOR BUGGY. The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. LXXXVIII. 2487. 12. 7 July 1909.
- 6.MOTOR BUGGIES. The Sydney Morning Herald. 22,553. 11. 27 April 1910.
- 7.Henry Holsman, obit, 1961. Janesville Weekly Gazette. 2. 17 May 1961.
- 8.Wisconsin Historical Society. Henry D.L. and Jennie Adkins House. January 2012.
- 9.A. Kroch.
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