Goldwin Starret

Title

Goldwin Starret

Birth Date

September 29, 1874

Birthplace

Lawrence, KS

Death Date

May 9, 1918 in Glen Ridge, NJ

Occupation

engineer/architect

Biographical Text

Starret graduated from the University of Michigan in 1894 with the degree of B. S. in mechanical engineering and worked in Chicago with D.Burnham.Then he moved to New York, where he worked first at George A. Fuller Construction Co and then formed a family firm Thompson-Starrett Co. A few years later he started Starret & Van Vleck a firm specialized in design of department stores mostly in New York.

Bibliography

Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Volume 40

Obituary in American Art News Vol. 16, No. 32 (May 18, 1918), p. 4

Web Resources

http://www.fitzpatrickauthor.com/research/goldwin-starrett-and-the-influenza-pandemic-of-1918/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starrett_%26_van_Vleck

Collection

Architects/Architectural Firms

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