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Encyclopedia > A. E. Doyle

Albert Ernest Doyle (1877-1928) was a prolific architect in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. He is most often credited for his works as A.E. Doyle. 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ...


Doyle, born in Santa Cruz, California, moved with his family to Portland, Oregon where he would ultimately establish his practice. He attended Columbia University in 1903, after an apprenticeship with the firm of Whidden and Lewis. While at Columbia, he worked in the office of Henry Bacon. Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866–February 17, 1924) an American Beaux-Arts architect, is best remembered for his severe Greek Doric Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (built 1915–1922), which was his final project. ...


After returning to Portland, he and partner William B. Patterson, established a firm. Doyle and Patterson, under which many commissions followed. The firm employed a later, well-known architect, Pietro Belluschi. Additionally, the firm's revival and Italianate styles set the tone for other commercial buildings in Portland, especially in the firm's use of glazed terra-cotta. A series of residential cabins along the Oregon Coast and Washington coast inspired a regional style emulated in the 1930s. Pietro Belluschi (August 18, 1899 - February 14, 1994) was an architect, a leader of the Modern Architecture movement, and responsible for the design of over one thousand buildings. ... Glazed architectural terra-cotta is a masonry building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the 1930s and still one of the most common building materials found in U.S. urban enviroments. ... Oregon coast at Brookings, Oregon. ...


Doyle died in Portland in 1928.


Notable buildings

Portland, Oregon: West end Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge at 6,000 ft (1,800 m) on the south side of Mount Hood in Oregon, USA, about 60 miles (95 km) east of Portland, Oregon. ... Mount Hood is located about 100 km. ... Government Camp is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, south of Mount Hood and north of Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ...

Corvallis, Oregon: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Benson Hotel is a 375 room historic hotel building in downtown Portland, Oregon. ... Reed College is a liberal arts college with 1350 students as of the autumn of 2005 (45% men and 55% women), located in Portland, Oregon in the Eastmoreland neighborhood. ... Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Columbia River Highway. ... PGE Park (formerly Civic Stadium, a name still used by locals; originally Multnomah Stadium) is a stadium located in Portland, Oregon. ... Motto: Enhancing Community Livability Map Political Statistics Founded 1845 Incorporated 1857 County Benton County Mayor Helen Berg Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 22. ...

  • Corvallis Public Library

Eugene, Oregon: Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Lane Founded 1846 Incorporated 1862 Mayor Kitty Piercy Area    - City 105. ...

  • Oregon Electric Station

Further reading

  • Bart King, An Architectural Guidebook to Portland. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith Publishing, 2001.
  • Lena Lenceck & Gideon Bosker, Frozen Music, a history of Portland Architecture. Oregon Historical Society, 1985.


 

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