Ralph Oscar Yeager,

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, (1892 – 1960) was an American architect who worked in

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, architectural firm of

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, architectural firm of

Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager was an architectural firm active in mid-twentieth-century Indiana. The firm was organized in 1946 as a partnership between the surviving partners of three Indiana firms: Kurt Vonnegut Sr. (1884–1957) of Vonnegut, ...

."Questionnaire for Architects' Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works June 13, 1946.

Early life and education

Yeager was born August 16, 1892, in

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, where he graduated from high school. He then attended the School of Architecture at the

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for two years (1911–1913) and then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture for the

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, class of 1915.

Early career

Yeager supervised construction on the U.S. Post Office Building (1915–1917) for Yeager & Sons, Contractors, served as a second lieutenant in the army during

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(1917–1918), and was variously employed architectural offices in

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, and

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. In 1922, he established his own practice in Chicago before returning to Terre Haute the next year (1923) to become a partner in the firm Miller & Yeager.

Miller & Yeager

Miller & Yeager, located at 402 Opera House Building, Terre Haute, Indiana, was responsible for many landmarks in Indianapolis and greater Indiana, and a number have been listed on the

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. In 1946, he was the sole surviving partner of Miller & Yeager and merged the firm with

Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller Vonnegut & Bohn was an architectural firm in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. Founded in 1888 by Bernard Vonnegut Sr., FAIA (1855–1908) and Arthur Bohn (b. 1861), all the partners were German Americans and were trained in both Am ...

and

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, both of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Professional organizations

He was the president of the Indiana Society of Architects in 1937, 1945–1946, the Indiana chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1945-1946, member of the Indian Society of Architects from 1923 and chapter of the AIA since 1926 (the two merged in 1946), director of the Great Lakes District of the AIA in 1946-7.

Notable works

Works by Miller & Yeager Architects

Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building 2008

*Coca-Cola Company Building,

, built for $200,000. * Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building, built for $450,000. * Terre Haute City Hall, built for $250,000. *

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (Terre Haute, Indiana) Woodrow Wilson Middle School, formerly Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, is a historic school building located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built in 1927 for approximately $750,000. Designed by the firm of Miller & Yeager Archite ...

(1927), built for $750,000. * First Church of Christ Scientist (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for $175,000 * Young Men's Christian Association (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for approximately $275,000 * Zorah Shrine (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for $300,000 * Union Hospital (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for $375,000

Works by Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager

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, built in 1954 for $920,000 (renovated 2004-2006)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeager, Ralph Oscar 1892 births Architects from Indianapolis People from Terre Haute, Indiana American people of German descent 20th-century American architects Beaux Arts architects Gothic Revival architects Art Deco architects United States Army personnel of World War I University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni University of Illinois alumni 1960 deaths