Thomas P. Barber

McCarty Memorial Christian Church

Thomas P. Barber (1862-December 27, 1932) was an English-born American architect active in the Southwestern United States.<ref name=bio /^[1] Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Life

Barber's family moved to the United States while he was still an infant. They first settled in Illinois and then moved to Colorado Springs, where he received his education By the late 1880s, he had partnered with L. A. Pease, to form the architectural firm of Pease and Barber, which specialized in ecclesiastical buildings.^[3]

By 1900, Barber was working alone, but formed a partnership in 1902 with his brother William, which lasted until 1920. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1927, where he designed the Hollywood United Methodist Church.^[3]

Barber died in Glendale, Arizona, on December 27, 1932.^[3]

Works

• Clubhouse-Student Union, Between 18th & 19th Sts., & 8th & 10th Aves., Greeley, Colorado (Barber, Thomas W.) NRHP-listed^[2]
• Colorado Springs City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (Barber, Thomas P.) NRHP-listed^[2]
• Ida M. Rice House, 1196 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (Barber, Thomas P.) NRHP-listed^[2]
• McCarty Memorial Christian Church, reinforced concrete, 1920s, Gothic, 4101 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, California (Barber, Thomas P. and Paul Kingsbury) NRHP-listed^[2]
• Methodist Episcopal Church of Montrose, 19 South Park Avenue, Montrose, Colorado (Barber, Thomas P.) NRHP-listed^[2]
• First Methodist Episcopal Church, 216 Broom Street, Trinidad, Colorado (Barber, Thomas P.) NRHP-listed^[2]
• St. Mary's Cathedral, 26 West Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Pease & Barber)
• Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, California (Barber, Thomas P.)

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