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'''Denham & Denham''', originally '''Denham, Van Keuren & Denham''', was an architecture firm active in [[Birmingham]] in the 1920s. The firm was founded in [[1924]] with [[William Denham]], ___ Denham and [[E. B. Van Keuren]] as partners, and with offices in the [[Age-Herald Building]].
'''Denham & Denham''' was an architecture firm active in [[Birmingham]] in the 1920s. It was founded by architect [[William Denham|William Leslie Denham]] and his associate, [[George Denham|George E. Denham]].


William Denham had been associated with Clarence L Hutchisson and A. J. Downey in Mobile before [[1916]]. <!--[[William Denham|William Leslie Denham]] born 1879 in Louisiana. Graduated from the Louisiana State University with a B.S. in architecture in 1900. Worked as a superintendent for the Contractors Building Company in St Louis in 1908. Credited with designing alterations to the Mobile City Hall in 1910. Married Laura Eubank Hamilcar, daughter of a Methodist minister and Pensacola prohibitionist leader. Patented a design for an aeroplane with rotating horizontal wings in 1928. #US1366067 A-->
William Denham had been associated with Clarence L Hutchisson and A. J. Downey in Mobile before [[1916]].


The firm was dissolved in [[1928]] with Denham & Denham and their former partner both keeping offices in the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]].
The firm merged with [[E. B. Van Keuren|E. B. Van Keuren & Co.]] engineers and mill architects on [[November 21]], [[1923]] to form [[Denham, Van Keuren & Denham]]. Their offices were located in rooms 411-416 in the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] (then called the [[City Federal Building|Age-Herald Building]]).
 
The merger was dissolved in [[1928]] with both former firms both keeping their offices in the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]]. Denham & Denham moved up to the 12th floor of the same building. Both Denhams died in the early 1930s.


==Notable projects==
==Notable projects==
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* [[Mountain Brook Elementary School]], 1929
* [[Mountain Brook Elementary School]], 1929
* [[Canterbury United Methodist Church]], rejected design, 1931
* [[Canterbury United Methodist Church]], rejected design, 1931
* [[Rickwood Field]] alterations
==References==
* "Professional Merger Completed" (November 29, 1923) ''Manufacturer's Record''. Vol. 84, No. 22, p. 107
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 27 June 2019

Denham & Denham was an architecture firm active in Birmingham in the 1920s. It was founded by architect William Leslie Denham and his associate, George E. Denham.

William Denham had been associated with Clarence L Hutchisson and A. J. Downey in Mobile before 1916.

The firm merged with E. B. Van Keuren & Co. engineers and mill architects on November 21, 1923 to form Denham, Van Keuren & Denham. Their offices were located in rooms 411-416 in the Comer Building (then called the Age-Herald Building).

The merger was dissolved in 1928 with both former firms both keeping their offices in the Comer Building. Denham & Denham moved up to the 12th floor of the same building. Both Denhams died in the early 1930s.

Notable projects

References

  • "Professional Merger Completed" (November 29, 1923) Manufacturer's Record. Vol. 84, No. 22, p. 107