Emile George Perrot (November 12, 1872 – February 7, 1954) was an architect and engineer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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| Born | Emile George Perrot November 12, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 7, 1954 (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, engineer |
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Agnes A. Robb (m. 1896) |
| Children | 7 |
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Career
editPerrot was born in Philadelphia on November 12, 1872.[1] He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He married Agnes A. Robb on June 10, 1896, and they had seven children.[1]
In 1902, Perrot formed a partnership with Walter Francis Ballinger, a firm known as Ballinger & Perrot. When Ballinger bought out Perrot's share in 1920, the firm became known as The Ballinger Company, and Perott opened his own office.[3]
Perrot was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Civil Engineers.[2] Beginning in 1902, he gave lectures on the uses of reinforced concrete at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Perrot died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia on February 7, 1954, and was buried at Old Cathedral Cemetery.[4][5]
Principal architectural works
edit- Union Park Gardens, Wilmington, Delaware (completed in 1918)[4]
- St. Vincent's School, Church Street, Plymouth, Pennsylvania (built in 1922).[6]
- Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset, New York (completed in 1928).[7]
- White-Gravenor Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (completed in 1933).
Gallery
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Union Park Gardens (completed in 1918) -
St. Vincent's School, Plymouth, Pennsylvania (completed in 1922) -
White-Gravenor Hall, Georgetown University (completed in 1933)
References
edit- ^ a b c Jordan, John W., ed. (1918). Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Illustrated. Vol. X. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 171–173. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "The Inquirer Extends Birthday Congratulations To..." The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emile G. Perrot". The New York Times. November 26, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Written at Philadelphia. "Union Park Gardens Architect Dies at 81". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. AP. February 9, 1954. p. 68. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emile G. Perrot, Architect, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 9, 1954. p. 12. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Vincent's School at Plymouth". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. October 10, 1922. p. 21. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sisters of Mercy to Build School at Syosset". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 14, 1927. p. 36. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.