Herbert Cowell (1858–1943) was an American architect who lived in
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the cit ...
. He designed residences in
Plainfield, Illinois
Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census.
The village includes land in Will County's Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego tow ...
. He also worked in
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...
for several years before returning to Illinois.
He lived in Huntsville from about 1900 until 1904.
Edgar Lee Love
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and '' gar'' "spear").
Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, r ...
began his career as an assistant to Cowell in Huntsville.
Work
Huntsville, Alabama
* Van Valkenburg House at 501 Franklin Street
*Sscond East Clinton Street School (demolished)
*Struve-Hay commercial building at Jefferson and Holmes streets
Illinois
*Vernette Wraith House (1924), a 1-story tan brick Craftsman / Prairie style bungalow in Joliet
*609 Western Avenue in Joliet
*
Struve-Hay Building, 117-123 N. Jefferson Street in
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...
. NRHP listed
*603 Franklin Street in Huntsville
*Fletcher Lowe House 210 Williams
[Twickenham Historic Distric NRHP nomination form, 501 Franklin write-up]
See also
*
Twickenham Historic District
Twickenham Historic District was the first historic district designated in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1973, with a boundary increase on May 26, 2015. The name derives from an ...
*
Old Town Historic District (Huntsville, Alabama)
The Old Town Historic District was the second historic district in Huntsville, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1978. Roughly bounded by Dement and Lincoln Sts., and Randolph and Walker Avenues, it featu ...
References
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1858 births
1943 deaths
20th-century American architects
Architects from Illinois
Architects from Alabama
People from Joliet, Illinois
People from Huntsville, Alabama