Fred Lewis Markham (July 3, 1902 – September 28, 1984) was an American architect in the early 20th century who designed movie theatres and many buildings on the campus of

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(BYU) in

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Biography

Markham was born in

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. His family moved to Provo in 1911 and in that year he began to study at the Brigham Young University Training School. He graduated from

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in 1919 and from

in 1923. He majored in math with a minor in chemistry. From 1924 to 1926 he served as a

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for

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in the

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. Markham then went on to study at the

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where he received a degree in architecture.

Architectural career

Markham designed many school buildings of a variety of functions including many buildings on the campus of

. These include the

LaVell Edwards Stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the western United States, on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the BYU Cougars, an independent in the ...

, Carillon Bell Tower,

Smith Fieldhouse The George Albert Smith Fieldhouse is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Provo, Utah. Built in 1951, it is the home of the Brigham Young University Cougars volleyball teams and most home gymnastics meets. It was named for George Albert Smith, th ...

Eyring Science Center The Carl F. Eyring Science Center (ESC) is one of the science buildings on the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus in Provo, Utah, United States. It was built in 1950 and named after Carl F. Eyring in 1954. Description The ESC houses the dep ...

Joseph Smith Memorial Building The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, originally called the Hotel Utah, is a social center located on the corner of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City. It is named in honor of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. I ...

, Knight Magnum Building, Herald R. Clark Building, David O. McKay Building,

Wilkinson Student Center The Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center (WSC) serves as the main center on Brigham Young University (BYU) Campus. It was originally called the Ernest L. Wilkinson Center but was renamed to its current name at its re-dedication by Gordon B. Hinckl ...

, Thomas L. Martin Building, John A. Widtsoe Building, James E. Talmadge Math and Computer Building and many other buildings. Many of these buildings are built with beige brick which has become a trademark of the many buildings built while Markham was active as an architect. Several of these were in collaboration with other architects. Markham also designed the Student Union Buildings at

Snow College Snow College is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is part ...

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and the

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. He also designed

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. Many theaters were designed by Markham including th
SCERA Center for the Arts
in

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, the Arch Theatre in

and th
Huish Theatres
in

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and

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. Religious buildings include the Ogden Stake Tabernacle (the last

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commissioned by the LDS Church), and the Salt Lake Monument Park Ward Chapel. Two works by Markham are listed on the

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: * Provo Third Ward Chapel and Amusement Hall, Provo, Utah, NRHP-listed * Beers House-Hotel, 1930 renovations designed by Markham, in Pleasonton, Utah, NRHP-listed

Personal life

Markham also served as the first president of the

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. In the 1960s and 1970s Markham served for thirteen years as

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of the Utah

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, later called the Provo Utah Central Stake.

Images of works

File:ESC Eyring Science Center.jpg,

File:Ogden Utah Tabernacle.jpeg, Ogden Stake Tabernacle File:BYU WIDB.jpg, Widstoe Building File:BYUclarillon.jpg, BYU Carillon Bell Tower File:Lavell Edwards Stadium.jpg,

File:BYU HRCB.jpg, Herald R. Clark Building

References

External links

* Black, Susan Easton and Charles D. Tate Jr., ''Joseph Smith: The Prophet, the Man'' (Provo:

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Religious Studies Center The Religious Studies Center (RSC) is the research and publishing arm of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU), sponsoring scholarship on the culture, history, scripture, and doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

, n. d.) p. xli * http://cinematreasures.org/architect/328/ * http://www.byhigh.org/Alumni_K_to_O/Markham-FredL/FLM.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Markham, Fred L. 1902 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Mormon missionaries American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints American Mormon missionaries in the United States Brigham Young University alumni Brigham Young University staff MIT School of Architecture and Planning alumni People from Spanish Fork, Utah Utah State University people Architects of Latter Day Saint religious buildings and structures Architects from Utah 20th-century American architects Latter Day Saints from Utah Brigham Young High School alumni