Charles Murphy
Born
Charles F. Murphy

February 9, 1890
DiedMay 22, 1985(1985-05-22) (aged 95)
Notable work
SpouseJosephine C. Murphy (b. 1901 / m. 1926 / d. Feb. 9, 1999)
Children2

Charles Francis Murphy (February 9, 1890 May 22, 1985) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Biography

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago. His first job was as a secretary, joining the offices of D.H. Burnham & Company in 1911 and he was steadily promoted to become personal secretary to the architect Ernest Graham.

After Graham died in 1936, Murphy moved on to co-found the architectural practice Shaw, Naess & Murphy with Alfred P. Shaw and Sigurd E. Naess (1886 - 1970). Murphy had no formal training as an architect at the time. He was next part of Naess & Murphy. The practice was later renamed C. F. Murphy Associates and later Murphy/Jahn Inc. in 1983 when Helmut Jahn took over as president.

Murphy was awarded an honorary degree from St. Xavier University in 1961, and became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1964.

Selected buildings

References

  1. Heise, Kenan. "CHARLES F. MURPHY, CHICAGO ARCHITECT". Chicago Tribune.
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