Harold C. Whitehouse

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Harold C. Whitehouse
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BornJanuary 31, 1884
DiedSeptember 25, 1974 (aged 90)
OccupationArchitect
SpouseCatherine Cox Weston (m. 1909; died 1964)
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Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane, Washington

Harold Clarence Whitehouse (January 31, 1884 [1] - September 25, 1974 [2] ) was an American architect based in Spokane, Washington. [3] [4]

A native of Massachusetts, Whitehouse moved to Spokane in 1906. He worked for a time in the office of John K. Dow and then formed a partnership with George Keith. He then left Spokane to study architecture at Cornell University. He graduated from Cornell in 1913. [2] With fellow Cornell architecture graduate Ernest V. Price, he formed a partnership, the firm Whitehouse & Price, in 1913. [3] He was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 1959 and won the Allied Art Award in 1961. [2]

Whitehouse was married to Catherine Cox Weston from 1909 to her death in 1964, and later to Ruth W. Thompson until his death. [2]

Works of Whitehouse or the firm (with attribution) include:

Christ Episcopal Church, Puyallup, Washington Christ Episcopal Church - Puyallup.jpg
Christ Episcopal Church, Puyallup, Washington


On September 25, 1974, Whitehouse died at age 90 in a Spokane convalescent center. [2] Whitehouse's papers, including original drawings, are housed at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. [8] [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Architect Harold Whitehouse Dies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 26, 1974.
  3. 1 2 "Harold C. Whitehouse Ecclesiastical Architecture".
  4. Sally Byrne Woodbridge (1981). Building Through Time: The Life of Harold C. Whitehouse, 1884-1974. American Lives Endowment. ISBN   9780940486003.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "Buildings - Business". Pacific Builder and Engineer. 28 (14): 5. April 7, 1922. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  7. "Architect Will Realize his Dreams; St. John's Cathedral Is Near Completion". Spokane Daily Chronicle. February 3, 1954.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ann Colford (December 28, 2002). "The Real Deal". The Pacific Northwest Inlander.
  9. "Hutton: Settlement was designed by architect Harold Whitehouse". The Spokesman-Review. June 15, 2001.
  10. "Ace men of the Pacific Northwest". Pacific Builder and Engineer. 32 (6): 23. February 6, 1926. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  11. "Too Late to Classify - Buildings - Public". Pacific Builder and Engineer. 26 (1): 4. January 2, 1920. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  12. "Millwood Historic District". Millwood Washington History Enthusiasts. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  13. "Harold C. Whitehouse papers, 1915-1962". University of Oregon Special Collections & University Archives: Archives West.