John C. Cochrane
| John Crombie Cochrane | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1835 |
| Died | 1887 |
| Occupation | Architect |
The former Scott County Courthouse
John Crombie Cochrane (1835–1887)[1] was a prominent architect in the 19th century practicing in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He formed Cochrane and Garnsey with George O. Garnsey. He began work in Davenport, Iowa in 1856, moving to St. Louis in 1858 after the Panic of 1857.[3] With the onset of the Civil War, we returned to his boyhood home in New Hampshire. In 1864, he moved to Chicago and began working as an architect, with his design being selected for the Illinois State Capitol in 1868.[3]
He designed numerous buildings, including:
- Iowa State Capitol, Grand Ave. and E. 12th St., Des Moines, IA (Cochrane,J.), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)[4]
- Illinois State Capitol, Capitol Avenue and Second Street, Springfield, IL NRHP-listed[4][5]
- Cook County Hospital, 1835 West Harrison St., Chicago, IL NRHP-listed[4]
- Lambrite-Iles-Petersen House, 510 W. 6th St., Davenport, IA, one of the earliest examples of Italianate architecture in the state of Iowa and a contributing property in the Hamburg Historic District.[6]
- Livingston County Courthouse, 112 W. Madison, Pontiac, IL (Cochrane,J.C.) NRHP-listed[4]
- Marshall County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq., Marshalltown, IA (Cochrane,J.C.) NRHP-listed[4]
- Ivory Quinby House, 605 N. 6th St., Monmouth, IL (Cochrane,J.C.) NRHP-listed[4]
- One or more buildings in Marshalltown Downtown Historic District, Roughly bounded by 2nd St., State St., 3rd. Ave., and E. Church St., Marshalltown, IA (Cochrane, John C.) NRHP-listed[4]
- One or more buildings in St. Katherine's Historic District, 901 Tremont St., Davenport, IA (Cochrane,John C.) NRHP-listed[4]
- The former Scott County Courthouse, Davenport, IA, completed by architect John W. Ross after Cochrane's death
References
- ↑ Placzek, Adolf K. (1982). Macmillan Encyclopedia of architects. Free Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-02-925000-6.
- ↑ "John Cochrane". WorldArchitectureMap.org. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- 1 2 Cordes, David (2014-12-01). "The Lambrite-Iles-Petersen House: 510 West Sixth Street, Davenport, Iowa". Gateway Redevelopment Group. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ From The Granite monthly: a New Hampshire magazine devoted to history, biography, literature, and state progress, Volume 22, Page 237, published 1897. Available on Google Books at https://books.google.com/books?id=5K8VAAAAYAAJ
- ↑ Times Staff (2012-05-03). "House history". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
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