Herbert Cowell
Herbert Cowell (1858–1943) was an American architect who lived in Joliet, Illinois. He designed residences in Plainfield, Illinois. He also worked in Huntsville, Alabama for several years before returning to Illinois.
Herbert Cowell
- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1943
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Herbert Cowell (1858–1943) was an American architect who lived in Joliet, Illinois. He designed residences in Plainfield, Illinois. He also worked in Huntsville, Alabama for several years before returning to Illinois.
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Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
He lived in Huntsville from about 1900 until 1904. Edgar Lee Love began his career as an assistant to Cowell in Huntsville.
• Van Valkenburg House at 501 Franklin Street • Sscond East Clinton Street School (demolished) • Struve-Hay commercial building at Jefferson and Holmes streets
Illinois
Illinois
• Vernette Wraith House (1924), a 1-story tan brick Craftsman / Prairie style bungalow in Joliet • 609 Western Avenue in Joliet • Struve-Hay Building, 117-123 N. Jefferson Street in Huntsville, Alabama. NRHP listed • 603 Franklin Street in Huntsville • Fletcher Lowe House 210 Williams
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- 1.Lambert: Herbert Cowell, Plainfield's Prolific Architect. Plainfield, IL Patch. 30 May 2012.
- 2.Edgar Lee Love historyconnections.info
- 3.Upper Bluff National Register | City of Joliet, IL. www.joliet.gov.
- 4.20th Century Architect: Edgar Lee Love. 27 August 2015.
- 5.Vernette Wraith House | City of Joliet, IL. www.joliet.gov.
- 6.Western Avenue in Joliet
- 7.Struve-Hay building. npgallery.nps.gov.
- 8.HHQ:The Bungalow and Other 20th Century Residential Architecture in Huntsville: An Overview - HHC. www.huntsvillehistorycollection.org.
- 9.Twickenham Historic District NRHP nomination form, 501 Franklin write-up
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