Woolley was born on October 10, 1884, to Taylor Harrar Woolley and Caroline L. Ahlstrom in Salt Lake City. Early in life, Woolley had an interest in building and construction, which led him to pursue a career in architecture.
Woolley was licensed as an architect in Utah in 1910, though he continued to work on commissions from Wright and other firms in Chicago. After returning to Utah he established a firm with his brother-in-law Clifford Percy Evans and Miles Miller between 1917-1922.[4] His works in Utah and throughout the west include meetinghouses for the LDS Church, apartment buildings (Belvedere Apartments) and private residences, and landscape architectural projects. The Prairie School style is exemplified in his William W. Ray house and other homes on Yale Avenue in Salt Lake City.[5] Woolley served as State architect for the State of Utah from 1933-1941. One of Woolley's last works was serving as supervising architect for construction and landscaping at This Is the Place Heritage Monument. He retired in 1950 having served as State architect for the State of Utah from 1933-1941 and in the presidency of the Salt Lake Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[6]
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Woolley died on February 2, 1965, in his long-time home. He was 80 years old. He is buried next to his wife, Dorrit Evans, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
^Goss, Peter L. (1994), "The Architectural Profession in Utah", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN0874804256, OCLC 30473917
^"Archives West: Taylor A. Woolley papers, 1836-1976".
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Taylor A. Woolley Papers at University of Utah Digital Library, Marriott Library Special Collections
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taylor, woolley, taylor, woolley, october, 1884, february, 1965, american, architect, prairie, school, modern, architectural, style, contents, early, life, training, career, utah, death, works, meetinghouses, residences, landscape, architecture, references, ex. Taylor A Woolley October 10 1884 February 2 1965 was an American architect of the Prairie School modern architectural style Contents 1 Early life 2 Training 3 Career in Utah 4 Death 5 Works 5 1 Meetinghouses 5 2 Residences 5 3 Landscape architecture 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editWoolley was born on October 10 1884 to Taylor Harrar Woolley and Caroline L Ahlstrom in Salt Lake City Early in life Woolley had an interest in building and construction which led him to pursue a career in architecture Training editWoolley received early professional training from the International Correspondence Schools and at the Salt Lake City architecture firm Ware amp Treganza 1 He later continued his studies at the Chicago Art Institute Woolley then worked as a draftsman to Frank Lloyd Wright in Prairie School architecture Beginning 1909 Woolley traveled with Wright to Florence and Fiesole Italy to work with Wright s son Lloyd Wright on the Wasmuth Portfolio Wright s first published collection architectural drawings 2 3 He also worked for Wright in the Oak Park studio and worked in the early stages on the famed Taliesin I Career in Utah editWoolley was licensed as an architect in Utah in 1910 though he continued to work on commissions from Wright and other firms in Chicago After returning to Utah he established a firm with his brother in law Clifford Percy Evans and Miles Miller between 1917 1922 4 His works in Utah and throughout the west include meetinghouses for the LDS Church apartment buildings Belvedere Apartments and private residences and landscape architectural projects The Prairie School style is exemplified in his William W Ray house and other homes on Yale Avenue in Salt Lake City 5 Woolley served as State architect for the State of Utah from 1933 1941 One of Woolley s last works was serving as supervising architect for construction and landscaping at This Is the Place Heritage Monument He retired in 1950 having served as State architect for the State of Utah from 1933 1941 and in the presidency of the Salt Lake Chapter of the American Institute of Architects 6 Death editWoolley died on February 2 1965 in his long time home He was 80 years old He is buried next to his wife Dorrit Evans in Salt Lake City Utah Works editMeetinghouses edit Yale Ward 1925 Garden Park Ward 1939 Salt Lake 13th Ward Preston Idaho 3rd Ward University Ward Seattle Residences edit Samuel Jackson House 1911 William J Salmon House 1912 Alboroni H Woolley House 1914 Andrew Jensen House 1915 John Jensen House 1915 William W Ray House 1916 Bernard Stewart ResidenceLandscape architecture edit Salt Lake City Cemetery Gate 1915 Memory Grove Park Gates to Wasatch Lawn Gilmer Park Neighborhood s curving streets This Is the Place Monument 1947 References edit Goss Peter L 1994 The Architectural Profession in Utah in Powell Allan Kent ed Utah History Encyclopedia Salt Lake City Utah University of Utah Press ISBN 0874804256 OCLC 30473917 The Utah Woolley Family by Preston W Parkinson full citation needed Preservation Utah Salt Lake Modern Homes Tour PDF Taylor Woolley with Partners Taylor Woolley Photograph Collection The Prairie School Traveler Utah Archives West Taylor A Woolley papers 1836 1976 External links editTaylor A Woolley Papers at University of Utah Digital Library Marriott Library Special Collections Taylor Woolley s photographs of Taliesin I at the Utah Historical Society nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taylor Woolley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taylor Woolley amp oldid 1137623218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
