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Allan Merrick Jeffers

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Allan Merrick Jeffers
Born(1875-02-08)February 8, 1875
DiedOctober 27, 1926(1926-10-27) (aged 51)
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
SpouseLotta Annice Moore

Allan Merrick Jeffers (1875–1926) was an American architect who practiced largely in Alberta, Canada.

Biography

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Allan Merrick Jeffers was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on February 8, 1875. Jeffers trained at the firm of architect George W. Cady in Providence and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design.[1][2]

In April 1907, Jeffers moved to Edmonton, where he was hired as the Chief Architectural Draftsman for the Alberta Department of Public Works.[3] The same year, he was given responsibility for designing the province's new legislative building. Jeffers' subsequent design for the Alberta Legislature Building is the architect's best known work.

In 1923, Jeffers returned to the States, moving to California. He died on October 27, 1926, in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Work

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References

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  1. ^ Crossman, Kelly (1987-11-01). Architecture in Transition: From Art to Practice, 1885-1906. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-6138-0.
  2. ^ a b "Allan Merrick Jeffers - Edmonton Historical Board". www.edmontonsarchitecturalheritage.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. ^ a b Bodnar, Diana Lynn (1979). The Prairie legislative buildings of Canada (Thesis). University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0094676. S2CID 131736691.
  4. ^ "Normal School 1 (McDougall School) | Archives and Special Collections". asc.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-25.