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| − | a. William Raper Brown (1846-1918) served in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War. He studied architecture at the University of Indiana and then at Cornell University from 1871-1874.[[#References|[3][4]]] William was listed as an architect in Dayton, Kentucky in the 1880 census, with his wife Flora P. (''nee Copeland'') and young son and daughter. While his residence remained Dayton, Kentucky, he as listed as an architect in the Cincinnati city directories through 1900. Later he practiced from Chicago (1903), then | + | a. William Raper Brown (1846-1918) served in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War. He studied architecture at the University of Indiana and then at Cornell University from 1871-1874.[[#References|[3][4]]] William was listed as an architect in Dayton, Kentucky in the 1880 census, with his wife Flora P. (''nee Copeland'') and young son and daughter. While his residence remained Dayton, Kentucky, he as listed as an architect in the Cincinnati city directories through 1900. Later he practiced from Chicago (1903), then relocated to Ridgefield Park, New Jersey (by 1915), then Auburn, New York (1916-7), before his death in New York City in 1918.[[#References|[5-7]]] |
| − | + | b. Matthew Henry Burton, a Cincinnati native (1869-1947) and son of Rebecca (''nee Cloon'') Josiah and Burton, was remembered as a "Suburban Home Builder" and "architect who did much to make Cincinnati suburbs better and more beautiful places in which to live."[[#References|[8]]] Cincinnati city directories list an early partnership of Burton and David Davis (1898) before they joined forces with W. R. Brown in 1899. They resumed practice as Burton & Davis from 1902-1907. Burton married Mildred Campbell in 1905.[[#References|[9]]] | |
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| − | b. Matthew Henry Burton, a Cincinnati native (1869-1947) and son of Rebecca (''nee Cloon'') Josiah and Burton, was remembered as a "Suburban Home Builder" and "architect who did much to make Cincinnati suburbs better and more beautiful places in which to live."[[#References|[ | + | |
c. re David D. Davis | c. re David D. Davis | ||
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5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''1880 United States Federal Census," s.v. "William R. Brown" [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. | 5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''1880 United States Federal Census," s.v. "William R. Brown" [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. | ||
| − | + | 6. Ancestry.com. ''New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915,'' s.v. "William R. Brown," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. | |
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| + | 7. Ancestry.com. ''U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current,'' s.v. "William R. Brown," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. | ||
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| + | 8. "Matthew H. Burton Expires; Cincinnati Architect Noted as Suburban Home Builder," ''Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer'' (January 20, 1947), 12. SEE also "Matthew H. Burton" (obituary), ''Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer'' (January 22, 1947), 23. | ||
| − | + | 9. Ancestry.com. Ohio, ''U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993,'' s.v. "Matthew Henry Burton," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. | |
BBD1. "Proposed New Central M. E. Church," ''Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Times'' (June 6, 1899), 7 (illustrated with perspective rendering). | BBD1. "Proposed New Central M. E. Church," ''Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Times'' (June 6, 1899), 7 (illustrated with perspective rendering). | ||
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WRB3. "W. R. Brown is preparing plans for a new church...at Topeka, Kan...." ''The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois)'' (July 18, 1902), 10. | WRB3. "W. R. Brown is preparing plans for a new church...at Topeka, Kan...." ''The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois)'' (July 18, 1902), 10. | ||
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Revision as of 13:28, 2 May 2025
Principals:
William Raper Brown (1846-1918)[a]
Matthew Henry Burton (1869-1947)[b}
David D. Davis (c. 1866-c. 1925)[c]
Brown, Burton & Davis was a busy but short-lived architectural partnership based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The partners had numerous commissions between 1899 and 1901, designing large churches from Pennsylvania to Kansas. Saint Paul Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist) Church in downtown Lincoln is their single known Nebraska project.[1][2]
Contents
[hide]Lineage of Principals' Associations
1898, 1902-1907: Burton & Davis, architects, Cincinnati.
1899-1901: Brown, Burton & Davis, architects, Cincinnati.[III][e]
Other Associations
1900-1901: employed Michael Heister, architect, residing in Bellevue, Kentucky.[I][o]
1900-1901: Lincoln architect A. W. Woods supervised construction of St. Paul M. E. Church, Lincoln.[2]
Known Nebraska Work
Saint Paul Methodist Episcopal (now United Methodist) Church (1900-1901), South 12th & M Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][2][f]
Similar Church Projects
Brown, Burton & Davis designed approximately a dozen churches during their brief partnership, located in at least five states. Several followed designs similar to St. Paul Methodist in Lincoln.
Central M. E. Church (1899), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[BBD1]
St. Paul's Methodist Church (1900), southwest corner of Ashland Blvd & Harrison St., Chicago, Illinois.[BBD2]
Dwight M. E. Church (1901), West Mazon Street, Dwight, Illinois.[BBD3][]
A Chicago paper noted in November of 1901 that "Plans for several new churches have just been completed by W. R. Brown." These included Chicago's Salem Evangelical Church at Lincoln St. and Washburne Ave., Illinois churches in Weaton (Gary Memorial Congregational) and First Presbyterian in Mattoon, and First Baptist in Charleston, West Virginia.[WBR List]
First Baptist Church (1902), Topeka, Kansas.[WRB 2]
Notes
a. William Raper Brown (1846-1918) served in an Ohio regiment in the Civil War. He studied architecture at the University of Indiana and then at Cornell University from 1871-1874.[3][4] William was listed as an architect in Dayton, Kentucky in the 1880 census, with his wife Flora P. (nee Copeland) and young son and daughter. While his residence remained Dayton, Kentucky, he as listed as an architect in the Cincinnati city directories through 1900. Later he practiced from Chicago (1903), then relocated to Ridgefield Park, New Jersey (by 1915), then Auburn, New York (1916-7), before his death in New York City in 1918.[5-7]
b. Matthew Henry Burton, a Cincinnati native (1869-1947) and son of Rebecca (nee Cloon) Josiah and Burton, was remembered as a "Suburban Home Builder" and "architect who did much to make Cincinnati suburbs better and more beautiful places in which to live."[8] Cincinnati city directories list an early partnership of Burton and David Davis (1898) before they joined forces with W. R. Brown in 1899. They resumed practice as Burton & Davis from 1902-1907. Burton married Mildred Campbell in 1905.[9]
c. re David D. Davis
d. re Michael Heister
e. A Cincinnati newspaper noted on October 9, 1901, that "...Matthew H. Burton has severed his connection with the firm of Brown, Burton & Davis, architects...Mr. Burton withdrew from the firm on September 1 last, and as yet has not decided whether he will embark in business as an architect by himself or not. David D. Davis, his former partner...stated that the matter of continuing the firm as Brown & Davis had not as yet been settled."[III] Brown & Davis were listed in Cincinnati directories as partners from 1902 to 1907.
f. Discussion of SPUMC as built and as early altered (tower truncation)
References
1. "New Church Edifice. St. Paul Methodist Official Board Takes Action...Experienced Church Builders Are Employed," (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (February 10, 1900), 1 (with perspective sketch).
2. "A Worthy New Building. Present Home of St. Paul's Congregation. One of Largest in the West," (Lincoln) Nebraska State Journal (November 18, 1901), 3 (with sketch of floor plan).
3. Cornell Alumni Directory, XIII:12 (Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, 1922), 41.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, s.v. "William R. Brown" in Xenia, Ohio, [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census," s.v. "William R. Brown" [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
6. Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915, s.v. "William R. Brown," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
7. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, s.v. "William R. Brown," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
8. "Matthew H. Burton Expires; Cincinnati Architect Noted as Suburban Home Builder," Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer (January 20, 1947), 12. SEE also "Matthew H. Burton" (obituary), Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer (January 22, 1947), 23.
9. Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, s.v. "Matthew Henry Burton," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
BBD1. "Proposed New Central M. E. Church," Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Times (June 6, 1899), 7 (illustrated with perspective rendering).
BBD2. "Two Congregations Unite," The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) (June 11, 1900), 12 (Illustrated with perspective rendering).
WRB2. "The Exercises of Laying The Corner Stone of the New Methodist Church, At Dwight, Ill.," Dwight (Illinois) Star and Herald (August 17, 1901), 8 (with well-rendered perspective).
III. "It will be news..." (announcement that Burton had "...severed his connection with the firm of Brown, Burton & Davis, architects..."), Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer (October 9, 1901), 5.
WRB list. "Plans for several new churches...," The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) (November 12, 1901), 9; illustrated in same newspaper (November 17, 1901), 28.
WRB3. "W. R. Brown is preparing plans for a new church...at Topeka, Kan...." The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) (July 18, 1902), 10.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “Brown, Burton & Davis, Architects,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 30, 2025. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 4, 2025.
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