Edward Buehler Delk (1885–1956) was a prominent architect who designed many landmark buildings in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States. Delk was born on September 22, 1885, in

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. He graduated from

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in 1907. After serving in the Army Air Corps during

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where he studied at the

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after the war. Among his most famous works were

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buildings in the 1920s for Kansas City developer

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and

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oilman

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. On September 1, 1956, Edward B. Delk died unexpectedly at sea aboard the S. S. ''Excambion'' while returning with his wife Jane from a trip to Europe. He was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Notable structures

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(1920) –

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Villa Philmonte The Villa Philmonte is a large ranch home located outside of Cimarron, New Mexico, on Philmont Scout Ranch, owned by the Boy Scouts of America. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as part of Villa Philmonte Historic ...

(1926) –

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Philbrook Museum of Art Philbrook Museum of Art is an art museum with expansive formal gardens located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The museum, which opened in 1939, is located in a former 1920s villa, "Villa Philbrook", the home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his ...

(1927) –

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(1927) - Tulsa, Oklahoma * Community Christian Church (1940) (taken over from

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements o ...

) – Kansas City, Missouri * Starlight Theatre (Kansas City) (1951) – Kansas City, Missouri * LaQuinta Mansion (1932) -

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References

Kansas City Public Library resources
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