Biographical Information. Architects by Design: The Fisher Legacy

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1 Architect: William Ellsworth Fisher, Arthur Addison Fisher, Alan Berney Fisher Birth/Death Dates: William ( ), Arthur ( ), Alan ( ) Practice Dates: Firms: William Fisher, Architect ( ) Fisher & Huntington (William Fisher and Daniel Huntington; ) William Fisher, Architect ( ) William Fisher Architect and Brother (William and Arthur Fisher; ) William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher, Architects ( ) Arthur A. Fisher and Alan B. Fisher, Architects ( ) Fisher, Fisher and Davis (Arthur A. Fisher, Alan B. Fisher, and Rodney S. Davis; ) Fisher and Davis (Alan B. Fisher and Rodney S. Davis; ) Fisher, Reece and Johnson (Alan B. Fisher, John D. Reece, and Hilary M. Johnson; ) Biographical Information Architects by Design: The Fisher Legacy Few families have impacted the look of as the architects of the Fisher family. The careers of three Fisher architects have spanned nearly six decades and their cumulative designs represents some of the most prominent and acclaimed work in the state. Allen S. Fisher moved his family from Canada to in His son William Ellsworth Fisher ( ) was the first to enter the field of architecture. William began as a draftsman for the firm of Balcomb & Rice in Two years later, after a brief period of study with the New York firm of C. Powell Karr, Fisher opened the firm of William Fisher, Architect. The firm evolved in name and partnership several times over the next 57 years in name and partnership, however, for the next 57 years an architect of the Fisher family would continue to offer services to the citizens and businesses of and the Rocky Mountain Region. For ten years Fisher worked alone, designing mostly residents, particularly starter homes for young couples. In 1901 Daniel Riggs Huntington, a fellow draftsman from Balcomb & Rice formed a partnership with Fisher that lasted five years. Their work included increasingly expensive residences as well as apartment and commercial buildings until Huntington moved to Seattle in After two years again on his own, William formed a partnership with his brother, Arthur Addison Fisher ( ) who had studied at the Beaux-Arts Atelier Barber in New York and apprenticed in the New York offices of Don Barber and Benjamin Morris. This pairing lasted thirty years until William's death. The firm prospered, constructed the majority of the known remaining designs which included several prominent homes, churches, hospitals, and schools as well as commercial designs such as the City Tramway at th Street and the A. C. Foster at th Street. Both listed in the National. Arthur served on the Planning Commission and gained recognition for his hospital designs. In 1937 William's son, Alan B. Fisher ( ), already working for the firm became a partner with his uncle. Alan had completed his schooling at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Until Arthur's retirement in 1956 the designed 1

2 numerous commercial buildings including several hospitals out of state, worked on the State Capital Annex, and the Public Library with Burnham Hoyt. Rodney Davis joined the Fisher partnership in 1956 and continued with Alan for 11 years. Alan Fisher then formed a partnership with John D. Reece and Hillary M. Johnson until his death in Alan became active in historic preservation, was a founding member of the Landmark Commission, and served as chairman from 1970 to Of 67 existing buildings in that can be credited to the Fisher firm, 50 of them are either individually listed, within districts, or have been determined eligible for the National of Historic Places. In other words some 75% of the firm's identifiable remaining work in retains enough of its integrity to be deemed worthy of recognition. It is doubtful that many architectural firms have left such a legacy. Certainly there is no other in Colorado. Credited s Name Location Site No. Date Assessment William Fisher, Architect ( ) Unnamed 1763 High St., 5DV Unnamed 1364 Franklin St., 1895 Wyman Local Unnamed 1455 Gaylord St., 1895 Demolished Reed 1040 Humboldt St., 5DV Humboldt St. Iliff 2145 S. Adams, 5DV McDonald 1800 Gilpin St., 5DV Fisher & Huntington ( ) Smith 1801 York St., 5DV National Unnamed 1368 Gaylord St., 1902 Wyman Local Unnamed 1345 Race St., 1902 Wyman Local Unnamed 2202 E. 14th, 1902 Wyman Local Mulvihill-Gurtler 4209 W. 38th Ave., 5DV Unnamed 1133 E. 3rd Ave., 5DV William Fisher, Architect ( ) Fred A. Thompson (Cheesman Park book credits both W. Fisher and A. Fisher as architects) 801 Humboldt St.,

3 Fred A. Thompson (Cheesman Park book credits both W. Fisher and A. Fisher as architects) Uriah Hellister 809 Humboldt St., Franklin St., 5DV Country Club West 100 Franklin St., 5DV Country Club William Fisher Architect and Brother ( ) Durango Public Library 1188 E. Second St., Durango 5LP Local Landmark Sullivan-Cosgriff 1130 E. 7th Ave., 5DV Bethuel Webster 370 Humboldt St., 5DV Country Club Unnamed Apartment 820 Humboldt St./ E. 8th Ave., Warren United Methodist Church 1630 E. 14th Ave., 1908 Wyman Local Liva Kountze Brown 135 Humboldt St., 5DV Country Club Arthur Fisher 128 Gilpin St., 5DV County Club National Safety Vault Co Welton St., 5DV Demolished St. Stephens Episcopal 2552 Williams St., 5DV Church Parker 120 Franklin St., 5DV County Club Wolff Manufacturing Company (Rockmount Ranch Wear ) 1626 Wazee St., 5DV Lower Downtown Certified William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher, Architects ( ) William E. Fisher 110 Franklin St., 5DV County Club Railway Exchange (Addition) 1715 Champa St., 5DV National City Tramway th St., 5DV National A.C. Foster th St., 5DV National Isaac Solomon Synagogue, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society 5JF National Wright 345 Gilpin St., 5DV Country Club 3

4 Katherine Wolcott Toll 919 Race St., 1912 Blount 314 Lafayette St., 5DV Country Club J.C. Penney Broadway, 5DV Unnamed 2-10 Broadway, 5DV Bethuel Webster 140 Humboldt St., 5DV Country Club Unnamed Bank 2239 E. Colfax Ave., 1913 Demolished McPhee & McGinnity 2301 Blake St., 5DV National Lafayette Hughes- William V. Hodges 300 High St., 5DV Country Club Railway Exchange (Addition) 1715 Champa St., 5DV Champa Street Broadway National Bank 100 Broadway, 5DV Colonel William E. Hughes-Gerald Hughes 320 High St., 5DV Country Club Abbott 160 Downing, 5DV Country Club Colorado National Bank th St., 5DV Foster-Buell Mansion 2700 E. Hampden, 5AH Englewood Lorraine Lodge/Charles Boettcher Summer Home 900 Colorow Rd., Golden 5JF National H.C. Van Schaack 323 High St., 5DV Country Club McCartney 350 Gilpin St., 5DV167 c Country Club Weicker Transfer th St., 5DV Local Landmark Daniel A. Millet 860 Vine St., 1919 Morgan s Subdivision Local McPhee & McGinnity (addition) 2301 Blake St., 5DV National Holloway-McKenzie 180 Lafayette, 5DV Country Club U.S. National Bank/Guaranty Bank th St., 5DV National 4

5 Green 149 Gilpin St., 5DV Country Club Morey Middle School 840 E. 14 th Ave., 5DV Local Landmark Voorhies Memorial, Civic Center West Colfax & 15 th St., 5DV Civic Center Acacia Apartments 429 E. 14 th Ave., 1922 Bernard Apartments 850 Humboldt St., 1923 The Waldman 1515 E. 9 th Ave., 5DV Apartments Company town of Parco Wyoming (Sinclair) Kuykendall 380 High, 5DV Country Club Neusteter Department Store th St., 5DV National Lion Hotel Welton St., 5DV Wildo 1441 Welton St., 5DV Country Club, Clubhouse (remodel) First Ave. & University 5DV Country Club University of Colorado School of Medicine and 4200 E. 9 th Ave., 5DV Weicker Warehouse 2100 E. Colfax, 5DV Midland Savings th St., 5DV State South High School 1700 E. Louisiana 5DV Ave., Presbyterian 1926 B nai B rith Infirmary for Colorado Blvd. & E National Jewish Colfax Ave., Jewish Consumptives Relief Society 5JF National Max D. Neuster Rehabilitation YWCA 1535 Tremont Pl., 5DV Demolished Taussig 1625 E. 3 rd, 5DV Country Club Tower of Memories, Crown Hill Cemetery (with Charles A. Smith) Davis & Shaw Furniture 8500 W. 29 th Ave., 1434 Champa St., 5JF National 5DV

6 Ideal (addition & remodel) th St., 5DV National Texas Pavilion for Women 5JF National Jewish Consumptives' Relief Power. 5JF National Jewish Consumptives' th St., 5DV Demolished Relief Security St. Lukes Boise, Idaho 1928 Lawrence C. Phipps 3400 Belcaro Dr., 5DV National Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society 5JF National TriBoro Dining Hall Arthur A. Fisher and Alan B. Fisher, Architects ( ) New Railway Exchange th St., 5DV National Colorado State Capitol Annex & Boiler Plant (Associated Architects for the State Capitol Annex; Arthur A. Fisher member) Country Club Gardens 1341 Sherman St., E. Ellsworth & S. Apartments Downing, Public Library 10 W. 14 th Ave. Pkwy., (with Burnham Hoyt) Fisher, Fisher and Davis ( ) Colorado Department of 251 E. 12th Ave., Employment Undated s International Trust Company University of Stadium Greenlee Elementary School Chester Morey John Evans George B. Berger Harold Kountze A.C. Foster George W. Gano William B. Berger Jarvis Johnson 1150 Lipan, 4150 Montview, Casper, WY Sheridan, WY 5DV National DV National 5DV Demolished Demolished 6

7 Katherine Mullen O'Connor Donald N. Gilpin Church of the Ascension Cheyenne, WY Thermopolis, WY Pueblo Colorado Springs Greeley Twin Falls, ID Broadmoor vicinity, Colorado Springs Information Sources Site Files Database, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society,. Student, Annette L., Historic Cheesman Park Neighborhood. : Historic Inc., Wilk, Diane. The Wyman Historic District. : Historic Inc., Revised: July 11,