Walter Ellsworth Ware (August 26, 1861 in Needham,

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– April 21, 1951 in

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) was an American

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who established a firm in 1891 in

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and practiced until 1949, over a period of almost 60 years. He designed numerous buildings of diverse styles and functions that remain standing, many of which are listed on the U.S.

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Training

Ware received the majority of his training working at the Union Pacific railroad's Omaha drafting office between 1880 and 1888. He also did some early architectural work in

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Career

Ware arrived in Salt Lake City in 1889 and began designing mostly residential architecture but quickly became involved in large civic projects. In 1901, Ware began one of the region's first architectural firms (

Ware & Treganza Ware & Treganza was a leading American architectural firm in the intermountain west during the late 19th and early 20th century. It was a partnership of Walter E. Ware and Alberto O. Treganza and operated in Salt Lake City, Utah. They designed c ...

) with

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as partner. Together they designed many residences, civic buildings, churches and carnegie libraries throughout

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and

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until 1926, when the partnership ended. From 1938-1949, Ware joined with Lloyd W. McClenahan to form Ware & McClenahan. Together with his partners, Ware trained many draftsman and future architects. Ware was a member of the

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and in 1940, Ware became the first Fellow from the Utah Chapter.

Personal life

Walter Ellsworth Ware was born to inventor Elijah Ware and Martha A. Reed in

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. Elijah Ware made important contributions to steam engine technology such as the

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. Walter married Jennie Hartley on July 14, 1890 in

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. Their daughter

Florence E. Ware Florence Ellen Ware (1891 - 1972) was an American artist from Utah. She was a painter and a professor of art at the University of Utah for 25 years. She is well known for her murals, sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, WPA and painted i ...

trained at the Chicago Art Institute and was a respected artist.

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are listed at that article. Walter E. Ware has individual credit for many buildings, including a number that are listed on the

Gallery

Images of selected buildings are: File:First Presbyterian.jpg,

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(1903) File:Converse Hall Building.JPG,

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at Westminster College (1906) *

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listed File:Ivinson Mansion angle.jpg,

Ivinson Mansion and Grounds The Ivinson Mansion, now the Laramie Plains Museum, was built in 1892 in Laramie, Wyoming by Jane and Edward Ivinson. Designed by architect Walter E. Ware of Salt Lake City and built by local contractor Frank Cook, the house was regarded as the ...

(Laramie, Wyoming) *

listed File:Old Pen Rawlins Wyoming.jpeg,

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(Rawlings, Wyoming) *

listed

Works

Works include: *

(1892), Laramie, Wyoming, NRHP-listed *

Henderson Block The Henderson Block, at 375 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City, Utah was designed by architect Walter E. Ware and was built in 1897–98. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was also included as a contributing bui ...

(1897–98), 375 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City, NRHP-listed *

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(1898), 352 E. 3rd South,

, NRHP-listed * Thomas R. Cutler Mansion (1900), 150 E. State St.,

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, possibly a work of Walter Ware, NRHP-listed *

(1901), Rawlings, Wyoming, NRHP-listed * First Presbyterian Church (1903), Salt Lake City *

at Westminster College (1906), Salt Lake City, NRHP-listed *Spalding Memorial Hall of St. Mark's Episcopal Church

*St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

*Henderson Block (1898) in

listed *Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church

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*Logan Presbyterian Church

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*St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in

*St. Anthony Catholic Church in Helper, Utah * Morton A. Cheesman House, 2320 Walker Lane Salt Lake City, UT (Ware, Walter), NRHP-listed *

, Lots 1--8, block 178 Laramie, WY (Ware, W.E.), NRHP-listed *

Jesse Knight House The Jesse Knight House, also known as the Knight Mansion, is a historic house in Provo, Utah, United States built for Jesse Knight. It was built in 1905, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This home was designated to ...

, 185 E. Center St. Provo, UT (Ware, Walter), NRHP-listed * Knight-Mangum House, 318 E. Carter St. Provo, UT (Ware, E. Walter), NRHP-listed * Lehi City Hall, 51 N. Center St.

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(Ware, Walter E.), NRHP-listed * Tampico Restaurant, 169 Regent St. Salt Lake City, UT (Ware, Walter E.), formerly NRHP-listed *one or more buildings in Central City Historic District, roughly bounded by S. Temple, 900 South, 500 East, and 700 East Sts. Salt Lake City, UT (Ware, Walter, et al.), NRHP-listed *One or more buildings in Warehouse District, 200 South and Pierpont Ave. between 300 and 400 West Salt Lake City, UT (Ware, Walter), NRHP-listed

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ware, Walter E. 1861 births 1951 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects of Latter Day Saint religious buildings and structures Architects from Salt Lake City 20th-century American architects Fellows of the American Institute of Architects

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