Arthur T. Brown

Arthur Thomas Brown (April 20, 1900 October 24, 1993) was an American architect who is remembered as “Tucson’s pioneer of solar design.”[1]

Biography

Brown was born in Takio, Missouri, and studied at Ohio State University, graduating in 1927. He worked at the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago in 1932 and 1933. Both a fine art painter and trained architect, Brown arrived in Tucson in 1936 and opened his own architectural firm by 1941. He was a member of the exclusive Tucson Palette and Brush Club and the Tucson Fine Arts Association. He is recognized as a "pioneer" in the development of passive solar heating and passive cooling.[2][3]

His buildings have only recently gained recognition. Many of his works have been lost including: Tucson General Hospital, Tucson Biltmore Motor Hotel and Tucson’s Carnegie Free Library (Tucson Children’s Museum) wall. His residential projects are scattered throughout Tucson’s post World War II mid-century expansion district.

Many of his buildings remain in Tucson including: the First Christian Church at 740 E. Speedway Boulevard, Faith Lutheran Church, 5th street. Delectables Restaurant on N 4th Avenue is also Brown's. It was built in the late 1940s for the Harley-Davidson dealership. The changes made were primarily interior.

Buildings

Awards and honors

Patents

References

  1. Nequette, Anne M.; R. Brooks Jeffery (2002). A Guide to Tucson Architecture. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
  2. Denzer, Anthony (2013). The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-0847840052.
  3. Denzer, Anthony; Novikova-Kinney, Polina, "Arthur T. Brown: Pioneer of Passive Solar Architecture" (PDF), 2010 ASES National Solar Conference
  4. Progressive Architecture, June 1947 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Progressive Architecture, October 1948 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. House and Garden, July 1956 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Fine Homebuilding, October–November 1982 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Architectural Record, August 1956 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0s20289g/
  10. Arizona Highways, September 1953 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. http://www.pbase.com/bearpaw/image/31123666

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