After returning from France, he worked as a professor of architecture at Columbia University and then the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During World War I, Ellington worked with the United States Navy, supervising the design of camouflage for ships. Ellington subsequently returned to Pittsburgh where he opened a private architectural practice. In 1929, he designed the S&W Cafeteria location at 60 Patton Avenue in Asheville. While living in Asheville, he also designed notable buildings of the art deco era: Asheville City Hall, First Baptist Church of Asheville, and Asheville High School. During World War II, Ellington designed a housing project in Charleston, South Carolina, which was meant as temporary housing; the Ashley Homes project was constructed on leased land and were expected to be torn down at the end of the war.[2]
douglas, ellington, douglas, dobell, ellington, june, 1886, august, 1960, american, architect, noted, work, deco, style, douglas, dobell, ellingtonborn, 1886, june, 1886clayton, north, carolinadiedaugust, 1960, 1960, aged, asheville, north, carolinanationality. Douglas Dobell Ellington 26 June 1886 27 August 1960 was an American architect who is noted for his work in the Art Deco style Douglas Dobell EllingtonBorn 1886 06 26 June 26 1886Clayton North CarolinaDiedAugust 27 1960 1960 08 27 aged 74 Asheville North CarolinaNationalityAmericanAlma materDrexel Institute University of Pennsylvania Ecole des Beaux ArtsOccupationArchitectBuildingsS amp W Cafeteria Asheville City Hall First Baptist Church of Asheville Asheville High SchoolBiography editEllington studied architecture at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia the University of Pennsylvania and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris 1 Ellington was the first American to win the Rougevin prize 1 After returning from France he worked as a professor of architecture at Columbia University and then the Carnegie Institute of Technology During World War I Ellington worked with the United States Navy supervising the design of camouflage for ships Ellington subsequently returned to Pittsburgh where he opened a private architectural practice In 1929 he designed the S amp W Cafeteria location at 60 Patton Avenue in Asheville While living in Asheville he also designed notable buildings of the art deco era Asheville City Hall First Baptist Church of Asheville and Asheville High School During World War II Ellington designed a housing project in Charleston South Carolina which was meant as temporary housing the Ashley Homes project was constructed on leased land and were expected to be torn down at the end of the war 2 He was also the architect for the North Charleston Methodist Church in North Charleston South Carolina in 1954 3 and Holmes Avenue Baptist Church in 1958 4 In 1927 Ellington designed the Sylvan Theatre now part of the Downtown Sylva Historic District in Sylva North Carolina 5 Ellington died on August 27 1960 at his self designed and built summer home known as the Douglas Ellington House in Asheville North Carolina Gallery edit nbsp Top of the Asheville High School rotunda designed by Douglas Ellington in 1929 nbsp S amp W Cafeteria front facade nbsp First Baptist Church Asheville References edit a b McDonald Edward D Edward M Hinton 1942 Drexel Institute of Technology 1891 1941 Haddon Craftsmen Inc p 124 ISBN 1 4067 6374 8 Do You Know Your Charleston Charleston News amp Courier May 5 1945 p 10 Retrieved Dec 4 2012 Opening of New Sanctuary February 6 Charleston News amp Courier Jan 23 1955 pp 5B Retrieved October 11 2013 Holmes Ave Church Start Set During Homecoming Day Rites Charleston South Carolina News and Courier Oct 26 1958 p 4C Heather Fearnbach April 2014 Downtown Sylva Historic District PDF National Register of Historic Places Nomination and Inventory North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Retrieved 2015 01 01 nbsp This article about a United States architect or architectural firm is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Douglas Ellington amp oldid 1142583069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
