Hyrum Conrad Pope (December 2, 1880 – August 24, 1939) was a German-born architect with important architectural works throughout the western United States and Canada. Pope was born in Fürth, Bavaria and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. He went to school at the

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where he was influenced in the

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architectural style. In 1910, he opened an architectural firm with

Harold W. Burton Harold William Burton (October 23, 1887 – October 2, 1969) was an early 20th-century architect with architectural works throughout the western United States and Canada. Burton was one of the most prolific architects of chapels, meetinghouse ...

(Pope & Burton) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pope designed a variety of places of worship for many faiths, civic buildings and homes, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Temple architecture

As young architects, Pope & Burton won design competitions for two of their most well-known works, the Cardston Alberta and Laie Hawaii temples for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Later on he became Chairman of the Board of Temple Architects for the church and oversaw the design and construction of the Idaho Falls Idaho and Los Angeles California temples. At the dedication proceedings of the Cardston Alberta Temple, Pope remarked that temple architecture "should be ancient as well as modern. It should express all the power which we associate with God."

Personal life

Pope married Eliza Rutishauser. His son Theodore Pope also became an architect. Pope died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack in Preston, Idaho in 1939 while inspecting the construction of the Franklin County Courthouse. With . Note this source miss-states his death year as 1936; the Franklin County Courthouse was built during 1939-1940.

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) *

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listed File:Holy Trinity Cathedral.jpg, Holy Trinity Cathedral (Salt Lake City, Utah) (1923) *

listed File:Wilshire Ward Chapel.jpg,

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(1929) *

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listed) File:Franklin County Courthouse, Preston.jpg,

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listed File:Davis County 2.jpeg, Davis County Courthouse (1929)

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). Designed by Burton & Pope. NRHP-listed in Highland Park Historic District (Salt Lake City, Utah) * Ezra Thompson Building (1924). Also known as the former Salt Lake Tribune building) **

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(1924), by Pope & Burton, NRHP-listed *Memorial House Facade (1926), in

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*Provo First Ward Meetinghouse (1926) *

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, NRHP-listed in

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(1929), NRHP-listed in University Neighborhood Historic District (Salt Lake City, Utah) *

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, Kaysville, Utah, NRHP-listed * Franklin County Courthouse, Preston, Idaho, NRHP-listed

Demolished works

*Emigration Ward Chapel (1910-) *Liberty Stake 1st Ward Meetinghouse (1911-1976) * Park Stake First Ward Meetinghouse (1913-1976), previously NRHP-listed *Nephi First and Second Ward Chapel (1915) *Hyde Park Ward Chapel (1918)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Hyrum C. 1880 births 1939 deaths 20th-century American architects German emigrants to the United States German Latter Day Saints Architects of Latter Day Saint religious buildings and structures Architects from Utah School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni