Bruce & Morgan

Bruce & Morgan was an American architectural firm based in Atlanta. It was established in 1882 as the partnership of architects Alexander Campbell Bruce (1835-1927) and Thomas Henry Morgan (1857-1940).[1]

Bruce & Morgan
Practice information
FoundersAlexander Campbell Bruce; Thomas Henry Morgan
Founded1882
Dissolved1903
LocationAtlanta
Bulloch County Courthouse, built in 1894

History

Bruce & Morgan were the successors to Parkins & Bruce. Senior partner William H. Parkins was the first architect to practice in postbellum Atlanta, having moved there in 1868. Although the firm designed a range of buildings types and sizes, the firm largely focused on designing public buildings (courthouses, schools, religious buildings, etc.).[2] The firm's major projects often contain Romanesque elements such as bell towers and attempts at classical architectural symmetry. In the twentieth century, the firm's projects shifted towards steel framed skyscrapers in Atlanta.[2] In 1903 the partnership was expanded to include John Robert Dillon, formerly of Chicago, and became known as Bruce, Morgan & Dillon.[3] Bruce withdrew from the partnership in 1904, after which it became known as Morgan & Dillon and later Morgan, Dillon & Lewis. Under Morgan's leadership the firm lasted until his death in 1940.

Legacy

The firm produced many works which are preserved and listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Architectural works
Tech Tower, built in 1888

Its works (credits) include:

See also
  • St. Nicholas Hotel, 141 Flint Ave., 300—310 Washington St., Albany, GA (Bruce & Everett) NRHP-listed[4]

References
  1. "Thomas Henry Morgan: Bruce and Morgan". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
  2. "Bruce and Morgan". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  3. "Mosaics" in Inland Architect and News Record 41, no. 4 (April, 1903): 35.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. "M. Rich and Brothers and Company Building", City of Atlanta Urban Design Commission
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