Charles Murphy (architect)

For other people named Charles Murphy, see Charles Murphy (disambiguation).
Charles Murphy
Born
Charles F. Murphy

February 9, 1890
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMay 22, 1985(1985-05-22) (aged 95)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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

  • Miami Herald building, Miami
    Miami Herald building, Miami
  • Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago
    Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago
  • J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, DC
    J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, DC
  • Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building, Chicago
    Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building, Chicago

References

  1. ^ Heise, Kenan. "Charles F. Murphy, Chicago Architect". Chicago Tribune.
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