R. Brognard Okie | |
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| Born | June 26, 1875 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | 27 December 1945 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1898-1945 |
Richardson Brognard Okie Jr. (1875-1945) was an American architect. He is noted for his Colonial-Revival houses and his sensitive restorations of historic buildings.
Okie was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Dr. Richardson B. and Clara Mickle Okie. [1] He grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania, graduated from the architecture program at the University of Pennsylvania in 1897, and briefly studied in Europe. [2] He gained practical experience from a summer (1896) spent with William L. Price. After college he was employed by Arthur S. Cochran and soon became his associate. [1] In 1899, he formed a partnership with architects H. Louis Duhring Jr. and Carl Ziegler, that lasted until 1918. He practiced independently until his death in 1945. In his later years he was joined by his son Charles (b. 1915). [2]
He designed a re-creation of George Washington's "President's House" as an attraction at the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia; a re-creation of Pennsbury Manor, William Penn's manor house on the Delaware River, as a museum for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and restored the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia as a museum. He also designed dozens of exquisitely-detailed Colonial-Revival houses in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia. He bought his own house, "Hillside" in Radnor, Pennsylvania, in 1901, and tinkered with it periodically. It remains in his family's possession. [3]
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [4] Okie's papers are held by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [5]
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Garrison, James B. (2013). Stone Houses: Traditional Homes of R. Brognard Okie. New York: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-0-8478-4078-6.
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