George D. Brown (architect)
George Dewey Brown (April 6, 1898 – July 27, 1968) was a 20th-century American architect who designed several historically significant bus stations for Greyhound Lines, including the Greyhound Bus Depot (Columbia, South Carolina)[1] and the Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal station in Savannah, Georgia.[2] Both of these stations are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.
Biography
[edit]Brown was born in 1898 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania,[3] the son of Irish immigrant James Brown, a blacksmith, and Mary Kemerer Brown.[4] Practicing in Charleston, West Virginia, he designed stations in the Streamline Moderne style.[5] He also designed the Greyhound station for state capitols in Charleston, West Virginia[6] and on 412 E. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia.[7]
He died in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1968.[8]
Streamline Moderne buildings designed by George D. Brown
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Neon sign detail, Columbia, South Carolina -
Northwest Facade, Columbia Greyhound Station -
Greyhound Bus Station Atlantic Greyhound Bus Station, Savannah, Georgia -
Greyhound Bus Station, Portsmouth Ohio (demolished) -
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Greyhound station Charleston, West Virginia, c.1940 -
Greyhound Bus Station at Charleston, W. Va, side view -
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References
[edit]- ^ "Asset Detail: Greyhound Bus Depot, Columbia South Carolina". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. U.S. Government, National Park Service. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- ^ 1900 United States Federal Census
- ^ Wrenick, Frank E. (2007). The Streamline Era Greyhound Terminals: The Architecture of W.S. Arrasmith. McFarland. ISBN 9780786425501. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Longstreth, Richard W. (2000). The Buildings of Main Street: A Guide to American Commercial Architecture. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 50. ISBN 9780742502796. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "A Guide to the Richmond (Va.), Bureau of Permits and Inspections, Building permit architectural blueprints and specifications, 1907-1976Richmond (Va.), Bureau of Permits and Inspections, Building permit architectural blueprints and specifications, 1907-194930150, 30745, 38536". ead.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
1941 Transportation - Permit Number: 22083A, Bus Terminal Building for Greyhound Lines, Address: 412 E. Broad St., 1935 Drawn by: George D. Brown, Architect, Charlestown, W. Va.; Contractor: N/A; Commissioned by: Richmond Land Corp. (Greyhound Bus Lines); Notes: Control Number 2072 Transportation - Permit Number: 23115A, Bus Terminal, 9th and Broad St. [Alterations], Address: 816 - 822 E. Broad St., 1936 Drawn by: Allen J. Saville, Inc., Engineers; Contractor: N/A; Commissioned by: Broad - Wall Corp.; Notes:
- ^ West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
- ^ "West Virginia Greyhound Bus Stations | RoadsideArchitecture.com". www.roadarch.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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