Harold William Burton (October 23, 1887 – October 2, 1969) was an early 20th-century architect with architectural works throughout the western

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. Burton was one of the most prolific architects of chapels, meetinghouses, tabernacles and

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for

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(LDS Church). In 1910 he opened an architectural firm with Hyrum Pope (Pope & Burton) in

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. They particularly appreciated

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and the

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architectural style. As young architects, Pope & Burton won design competitions for two of their better-known works, the Cardston Alberta and Laie Hawaii temples of the LDS Church. Burton moved to

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in 1927 to set up another office in the firm with Pope. After Pope unexpectedly died in 1939, Burton established a new firm with his son Douglas W. Burton. Together they continued to design many buildings, including some for the church, and in 1955 Harold Burton became the chief supervising architect for the LDS Church. One of his final works was the

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. Aside from places of worship, Burton designed civic buildings and homes. Many of his works exist today, some of which are listed on the

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Notable works

File:LDS Laie Hawaii Temple front view.jpg, Laie Hawaii Temple (1919) File:Blackfoot Tabernacle 1.jpg, Blackfoot Tabernacle (1921) *

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listed File:Cardston Alberta Canada Temple.jpg, Cardston Alberta Temple (1923) * NHSC listed File:Holy Trinity Cathedral.jpg,

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(1923) *

listed File:Wilshire Ward Chapel.jpg, Wilshire Ward Chapel (1929) *

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listed) File:Mormon Temple, Oakland.jpg,

(1964)

Other existing works

* Malcolm and Elizabeth Keyser House (1913), NRHP-listed *Julia Budge Nibley House (1914) *Walter Scott Weiler House (1914) *St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Salt Lake City (1917) *Brooklyn Chapel Meetinghouse (1917) *Currently the Evening Star Baptist Church on Franklin and Gates *Denver First Ward Meetinghouse (1918) *Vernal Second Ward Chapel (1918) *Centerville Ward Chapel (1918) *Highland Park Ward Meetinghouse (1924) *

listed in Highland Park Historic District (Salt Lake City, Utah) * Ezra Thompson Building (1924), also known as the former

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building, by Pope & Burton, NRHP-listed *Memorial House Facade (1926)

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*Provo First Ward Meetinghouse (1928) * Phoenix Second Ward Meetinghouse, NRHP-listed in Roosevelt Historic District (Currently the Great Arizona Puppet Theater) * University Ward Chapel (1929), NRHP-listed in University Neighborhood Historic District (Salt Lake City, Utah) *Davis County Courthouse (1929) * LeConte Stewart House, 172 W. 100 South Kaysville, Utah, NRHP-listed * Honolulu Stake Tabernacle (1941) *East Bay Interstake Center (1950's) *McKay Foyer on Brigham Young University - Hawaii Campus (1957) *Las Vegas Ninth Ward Meetinghouse (1961)

Demolished works

*Emigration Ward Chapel (1910-) *Liberty Stake 1st Ward Meetinghouse (1911-1976) *Park Stake First Ward Meetinghouse (1913-1976) *Previously

listed *Nephi First and Second Ward Chapel (1915) *Hyde Park Ward Chapel (1918)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Harold W. 1887 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American architects American ecclesiastical architects Architects of Latter Day Saint religious buildings and structures Architects from Salt Lake City

Notable works

Other existing works

Demolished works

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