Hoyt, Burnham, 1887-1960.

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Burnham Hoyt was born in Denver, Colorado in 1887 and graduated from Denver High School, North Side, in 1904. He attended the Beaux Arts School of Design in New York City in 1908 and after graduation served his apprenticeship at the firm of George Post and Bertram Goodhue. In 1919, Hoyt returned to Denver to join his brother, Merrill Hoyt, in forming an architectural firm. In 1926, Burnham Hoyt accepted a commission to design the interior of The Riverside Church in New York City. He remained in New York City and joined the faculty of the New York University School of Architecture becoming dean of the school in 1930. He taught at the university until his brother, Merrill died suddenly in 1933. He eventually returned to Denver to fulfill the firm's commitments and to establish his own firm. He designed many private residences throughout Colorado for clients such as Adolph Coors and the Tammen family. Some of his most significant designs were for institutions; both the Denver Children's Hospital (1936) and the Boettcher School for Crippled Children (1938) received national recognition. He also designed Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colo. and the Denver Public Library. In the early 1950's, Hoyt was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and by 1955 he was forced to close his practice. He died at his home in 1960. He was married to Mildred Fuller in 1936.

From the description of Burnham Hoyt Architectural records, 1915-1994. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39033786

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creatorOf Hoyt, Burnham, 1887-1960. Burnham Hoyt Architectural records, 1915-1994. Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962. Red Rock [sic] Park. [graphic]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Joint Advisory Committee on Planning and Development of the United Nations Headquarters. Joint Advisory Committee on Planning and Development of the United Nations Headquarters Records, 1934-1948, (bulk 1946-1947). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962. [Study for Red Rocks Amphitheater] [graphic]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Joint Advisory Committee on Planning and Development of the United Nations Headquarters Records, 1934-1948, (bulk 1946-1947) Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives.
creatorOf Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962. Red Rocks Park (Colorado) / H.F.;[Burnham Hoyt, architect]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962. [Study for Red Rocks Amphitheater] [graphic] / [Burnham Hoyt, architect]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith Blankenship, Lua R., person
associatedWith Durante, Peter L., person
associatedWith Fentriss, Curt, person
associatedWith Ferriss, Hugh, 1889-1962. person
associatedWith Hoyt, Mildred, person
associatedWith Joint Advisory Committee on Planning and Development of the United Nations Headquarters. corporateBody
associatedWith Mason, Lorna C., person
associatedWith Winter, Bill, person
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Death 1960

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