Rubush & Hunter
| Rubush & Hunter | |
|---|---|
 Circle Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Practice information | |
| Partners |
Preston C. Rubush Edgar O. Hunter |
Rubush & Hunter was an architectural firm in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. The firm was a partnership of Preston C. Rubush and Edgar O. Hunter. Preceded by P. C. Rubush and Company (1900-1905), Rubush & Hunter existed from 1905 to 1938. It designed many buildings that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Notable works
Works, with attribution either to the firm or to Rubush or Hunter individually, include:
- Circle Theater, built 1916, 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed;[1] now known as Hilbert Circle Theatre
- Henry P. Coburn Public School No. 66, 604 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- Columbia Club, built 1925, 121 Monument Circle, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed;[1] it includes architectural carving on the facade by Alexander Sangernebo.[2]
- Fidelity Trust Building, 148 E. Market Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- Guaranty Building, 20 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, diagonally across Monument Circle from the Columbia Club; a 9-story speculative office building, again with Sangernebo providing the classical stone carvings for the facades
- Indiana School for the Deaf, built 1911, 1200 E. 42nd Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- Indiana Theatre, built 1927, 134 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- Old Indianapolis City Hall, 202 N. Alabama Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- Indianapolis Masonic Temple, 525 N. Illinois Avenue, Indianapolis (Rubush, Preston C.), NRHP-listed[1]
- Reserve Loan Life Insurance Company, 429 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- The Buckingham, 3101-3119 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- Madame C. J. Walker Building, 617 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- One or more works in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District, roughly bounded by Delaware, Ohio, Capitol, and Maryland Streets, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- H. P. Wasson and Company Building, 2 W. Washington Street and 2 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis (Rubush & Hunter), NRHP-listed[1]
- YWCA Blue Triangle Residence Hall, 725 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis (Rubush, Preston C. & Hunter, Edgar O.), NRHP-listed[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Columbia Club". National Park Service.
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