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McElfatrick established a practice in 1851 in Harrisburg and Philadelphia after studying architecture and engineering with his father Edward McElfatrick. The firm expanded to St Louis, Cleveland, and Chicago and also designed theaters in Ottawa and Montreal. He is credited with the design of more
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than 100 theaters and for instituting improved sight lines, multiple exits, fire sprinkler systems, and continuous rows of seating without aisles on the ground floor.
75: 353: 84: 22:(1828–1906) was an architect known for his design of theaters in the United States and Canada. He eventually went into practice with his sons 46: 107: 152: 133: 191: 127: 322:"Holyoke's Fine Opera House; The Interior of the Handsome Building, Which Was Opened so Successfully Last Week". 79: 61: 182: 164: 98: 38: 102: 23: 176: 233: 348: 343: 296: 215: 170: 137: 94: 42: 308: 158: 117: 146: 65: 111: 234:"J. B. McElfatrick & Son (fl. 1884 - 1906) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings" 251: 337: 121: 305:
A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Volume 3
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and John Morgan McElfatrick (1853-1891) in the firm
326:. Springfield, Mass. September 23, 1894. p. 9. 52:Several theaters that he designed remain in use. 8: 161:(1894, refurbishing of galleries and stage) 192:Howard Auditorium Music Hall (Baltimore) 210: 208: 204: 277: 275: 273: 271: 269: 267: 265: 7: 128:Waynesburg Theater & Arts Center 47:National Register of Historic Places 256:dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org 14: 354:19th-century American architects 41:at 542 West Kentucky Street in 1: 238:www.philadelphiabuildings.org 220:www.philadelphiabuildings.org 28:J. B. McElfatrick & Sons 370: 183:Gayety Theater (Baltimore) 80:Pittsfield, Massachusetts 62:Brooklyn Academy of Music 85:Metropolitan Opera House 99:Allentown, Pennsylvania 20:John Bailey McElfatrick 324:Springfield Republican 103:William H. McElfatrick 45:. It is listed on the 39:Central Colored School 37:His work includes the 24:William H. McElfatrick 297:Brown, Thomas Allston 177:Manhattan Opera House 165:Hammerstein's Olympia 114:, an earlier building 309:Dodd, Mead & Co. 95:Miller Symphony Hall 43:Louisville, Kentucky 194:(1895) in Baltimore 159:Holyoke Opera House 118:New Victory Theatre 301:"Columbus Theatre" 147:Harlem Opera House 66:BAM Harvey Theater 16:American architect 361: 328: 327: 319: 313: 312: 311:p. 558-565. 293: 287: 286: 279: 260: 259: 248: 242: 241: 230: 224: 223: 212: 153:Columbus Theatre 112:Washington, D.C. 108:National Theatre 76:Colonial Theatre 369: 368: 364: 363: 362: 360: 359: 358: 334: 333: 332: 331: 321: 320: 316: 295: 294: 290: 281: 280: 263: 250: 249: 245: 232: 231: 227: 214: 213: 206: 201: 171:Harlem Alhambra 136:(1883) at 1239 58: 17: 12: 11: 5: 367: 365: 357: 356: 351: 346: 336: 335: 330: 329: 314: 288: 261: 243: 225: 203: 202: 200: 197: 196: 195: 189: 180: 174: 168: 162: 156: 150: 144: 131: 125: 115: 105: 92: 82: 73: 57: 54: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 366: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 341: 339: 325: 318: 315: 310: 306: 302: 298: 292: 289: 284: 278: 276: 274: 272: 270: 268: 266: 262: 257: 253: 247: 244: 239: 235: 229: 226: 221: 217: 211: 209: 205: 198: 193: 190: 188: 184: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 157: 154: 151: 148: 145: 143: 139: 135: 134:Bijou Theatre 132: 130:in Waynesburg 129: 126: 123: 122:New York City 119: 116: 113: 109: 106: 104: 100: 96: 93: 90: 86: 83: 81: 77: 74: 71: 67: 63: 60: 59: 55: 53: 50: 48: 44: 40: 35: 31: 29: 25: 21: 323: 317: 304: 291: 255: 246: 237: 228: 219: 89:Philadelphia 51: 36: 32: 27: 19: 18: 349:1906 deaths 344:1828 births 101:(open), by 338:Categories 199:References 185:(1906) in 187:Baltimore 142:Manhattan 299:(1903). 138:Broadway 70:Brooklyn 179:(1906) 173:(1905) 167:(1895) 155:(1890) 149:(1889) 124:(open) 91:(open) 72:(open) 56:Work 140:in 120:in 110:in 97:in 87:in 78:in 68:in 64:'s 340:: 307:. 303:. 264:^ 254:. 236:. 218:. 207:^ 49:. 30:. 285:. 258:. 240:. 222:.

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William H. McElfatrick
Central Colored School
Louisville, Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places
Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM Harvey Theater
Brooklyn
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Opera House
Philadelphia
Miller Symphony Hall
Allentown, Pennsylvania
William H. McElfatrick
National Theatre
Washington, D.C.
New Victory Theatre
New York City
Waynesburg Theater & Arts Center
Bijou Theatre
Broadway
Manhattan
Harlem Opera House
Columbus Theatre
Holyoke Opera House
Hammerstein's Olympia
Harlem Alhambra
Manhattan Opera House
Gayety Theater (Baltimore)
Baltimore

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