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Douglas Orr

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from 1955 to 1963 (vice chairman 1955-63), a member of the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, the Advisory Commission on Presidential Office Space, and the Smithsonian Art Commission. Orr was also an academician of the American Architectural Foundation, a fellow of the
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in 1916, partnering with Robert H. S. Booth. The firm received many commissions, including the office and factory of the Connecticut Telephone and Electric Company, but business was interrupted when both partners served in the armed forces on entry of the United States into
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One Church Street (First New Haven National Bank, now New Alliance Bank), New Haven, 1961. Interior lobbies faced with Stony Creek granite.
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Brown, Elizabeth M.: "New Haven: A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design", Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1976.
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Late in his career, Orr established a partnership with architects William deCossy and Frank Winder; the firm was then called
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Cooney, Patrick L., Discovering Lower New England: Historical Tours, Chapter 26, New Haven's Modern Architecture
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The Farnam Guest House, 616 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT, 1934. Georgian revival built for Henry W. Farnam.
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and Harkness Memorial Hall. His portfolio included many other academic projects, among them buildings at
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masterpiece on the National Register. Company headquarters converted to apartments.
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Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
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Orr worked for H. Wales Lines Company before starting the firm
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from 1947 to 1949. In 1949, he also helped to renovate the
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A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County
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The Church of the Redeemer, New Haven, Connecticut, 1951.
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Almanac of Famous People, 8th ed. Gale Group, 2003.
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Index

Orr & Booth

The Eli
Meriden, Connecticut
Stony Creek, Connecticut
Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon
New Haven Lawn Club


architect
New Haven
Connecticut
Meriden, Connecticut
American Institute of Architects
White House
Stony Creek, Connecticut
World War I
Yale University
Taft Memorial Tower
Mt. Holyoke
Hollins
Coast Guard
Merchant Marine
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
American Institute of Architects
National Academy of Design
art deco
colonial revival
World War I
New Haven Green

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