Malcomson and Higginbotham

Malcomson and Higginbotham was an architectural firm started in the nineteenth century and based in Detroit, Michigan. A successor firm, Malcomson-Greimel and Associates still exists in Rochester, Michigan as of 2010.

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History

Architects William G. Malcomson and William E. Higginbotham formed a partnership in 1890.[1]

The firm was retained by the Detroit Board of Education in 1895,[1] and between 1895 and 1923 had designed over 75% of the school buildings in Detroit.[2] The firm remained in business under various names until the present.

William G. Malcomson

William G. Malcomson was born in 1856 in Hamilton, Ontario.[3] He began his architectural career early, and in 1875 supervised the construction of the Henry Langley-designed Erie Street United Church in Ridgetown, Ontario.[4] In 1882, Malcomson married Jessie E. McKinlay; the couple had five children. William G. Malcomson died in 1937.[5]

William E. Higginbotham

William E. Higginbotham was born in 1858 in Detroit.[3] He was educated in the Detroit public schools, and at the age of 19 joined the architectural form of J. V. Smith.[1] He married Nettie M. Morphy in 1892; the couple had two children.[3] William E. Higginbotham died in 1922.[1]

Other principals and architects

List of structures designed by Malcomson and Higginbotham

References

  1. ^ a b c d Detroit Board of Education (1922). The Detroit educational bulletin, Volume 18, Issues 1-2. p. 23. 
  2. ^ "An Honor and an Ornament: Public School Buildings in Michigan". September 2003. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_Hist_Schools_summmary_75269_7.pdf. Retrieved June 29, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c Mannausa & Weber (1907). The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical, illustrated. pp. 174–177. 
  4. ^ "Chatham-Kent". Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. http://www.arconserv.ca/branches/show.cfm?id=35. Retrieved June 29, 2010. 
  5. ^ Detroit engineer, 2-3, Engineering Society of Detroit, 1937 
  6. ^ James W. Tottis (2008), The Guardian Building: cathedral of finance, Wayne State University Press, p. 14, ISBN 0814333850 
  7. ^ "American Architect's Directory, 1956". p. 416. http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1956_P.pdf. Retrieved June 29, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Mosher-Jordan Halls". Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/exhibits/campus_tour/mosherjordan.php. Retrieved June 29, 2010. 
  9. ^ a b c "American Architect's Directory, 1956". p. 2. http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1956_C.pdf. Retrieved June 29, 2010. 
  10. ^ Michigan Society of Architects (1953), Bulletin of the Michigan Society of Architects, 27, The Society 
  11. ^ "Karl Greimel, noted dean of architecture". April 26, 2000. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F7501DA5B4DD8F2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. 
  12. ^ Hill and Gallagher, ‘’AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture’’, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2003 p. 128
  13. ^ Hill and Gallagher, ‘’AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture’’, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2003 p. 142
  14. ^ Hill and Gallagher, ‘’AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture’’, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2003 p.132
  15. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1949), Michigan. A guide to the Wolverine state, US History Publishers, p. 340-341, ISBN 1603540210