José Marques da Silva

• Name — José Marques da Silva • Born — 18 October 1869 • Birthplace — Porto, Portugal • Died — 6 June 1947 18 October 1869 • Place of death — Porto, Portugal • Occupation — Architect, educator

José Marques da Silva was born at 113 Rua de Costa Cabral, in Porto, on 18 October 1869. His architectural training began at the Porto Academy of Fine Arts, where his teachers were, among others, António Geraldes da Silva Sardinha, João Marques de Oliveira and António Soares dos Reis. In 1889 he left for Paris in order to enter the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and remained in the city until he received the French Government designation of Graduate Architect on 10 December 1896. During his time in Paris, Marques da Silva did the majority of his academic work in a free atelier external to the School under the direction of Victor Laloux, resulting in some notable architectural drawings. At the time this atelier was attended by an international community of architecture students, including Charles Lemaresquier, future successor of Victor Laloux; Paul Norman, who would win the Grand Prix of 1891; Charles Butler, the atelier's first American graduate in 1897; and also his fellow-countryman Miguel Ventura Terra. The José Marques da Silva Foundation Institute holds a unique set of documents dating from this period, consisting of 67 architectural drawings, an important and enlightening record of fin-de-siècle architectural practices within the Beaux-Arts tradition.

section • São Bento railway station (1896–1916), in the Praça de Almeida Garrett, Porto • "O Comércio do Porto" Housing Estate (1899–1905), in the Rua da Constituição/ Rua de Serpa Pinto, Porto • Augusto Leite da Silva Guimarães House (1899), in the Rua Latino Coelho/ Rua de Gil Vicente, Porto • Clemente A. M. Lobo Mausoleum (1900), Agramonte Cemetery, Porto • Martins Sarmento Society Building for the Sociedade Martins Sarmento (1901–1908) and (1934–1967), Guimarães • David Soares da Silva Moreira, Two Houses (1904), in the Rua D. João IV/ Rua de Fernandes Tomás • Four Seasons Building (1905), in the Rua das Carmelitas, Porto • Public Works Building (1905), Braga • Marques da Silva House and Atelier (1909), in the Praça do Marquês de Pombal, Porto • Monument to the Heroes of the Peninsular War Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular (1909), also known as the Boavista Monument, in the Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Porto • S. João National Theatre (1910–1920), in the Praça da Batalha, Porto • Casa Correia de Matos (1912), Guimarães • Grandes Armazéns Nascimento Department Store, now the Galerias Palladium (1914–1927), corner of the Rua de Santa Catarina and Passos Manuel, Porto • Alexandre Herculano High School Liceu Alexandre Herculano (1914–1931), in the Avenida de Camilo, Porto • Conselheiro Pedro Araújo Mansion (1917), in the Rua do Campo Alegre, Porto • Conde Vizela Palace (1917–1923), in the Rua das Carmelitas/ Rua do Conde de Vizela/ Rua de Cândido dos Reis, Porto • "A Nacional" Insurance Company Building (1919–1924), in the Avenida dos Aliados, Porto • Rodrigues de Freitas High School (1918–1932), in the Praça de Pedro Nunes, Porto • António Enes Bagana Building (1919), in the Rua do Rosário, Porto • Tomb of José Lopes Martins (1921), Lapa Cemetery, Porto • Casa da Espinhosa (1921–1923), Guimarães • Tomb of Ramiro Magalhães (1922), Agramonte Cemetery, Porto • Joaquim Emílio Pinto Leite Building (1922), in the Avenida dos Aliados, Porto • Jornal de Notícias Building (1925), in the Avenida dos Aliados, Porto • Revenue Building (1925–1928), in the Rua de Alexandre Braga, Porto • Serralves House and Gardens (1925–1943), in the Rua de Serralves, Porto • House of Joaquim Gouveia Allen (1927), in the Rua de António Cardoso, Porto • Market Hall (1927–1947), Guimarães • Penha Sanctuary Santuário da Penha (1930–1947), Guimarães • Quinta do Mata-Sete [Farm] (1935), Serralves Gardens, in the Rua de D. João de Castro, Porto • Building in the Rua Barjona de Freitas (1940), Barcelos • Temple of São Torcato, Guimarães

• Illustration — Martins Sarmento Society Building, Guimarães • Illustration — Casa Correia de Matos, Guimarães • Illustration — Marques da Silva House and Atelier, Porto • Illustration — São Bento railway station building, Porto • Illustration — São Bento railway station building, Porto • Illustration — São Bento railway station building, Porto • Illustration — Boavista Monument, Porto • Illustration — São João National Theatre, Porto • Illustration — Nascimento Department Store, Porto • Illustration — Jornal de NotÍcias building, Porto • Illustration — Santuário de São Torcato • Illustration — Palácio Conde de Vizela

The authorities additionally record the headings Marques da Silva, José Marques Da Silva and Jose Marques da Silva. His recorded language was Portuguese. Other recorded relations include David Moreira da Silva.