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ARTHUR BISHOP CHAMBERLIN [11]
Born: 12 March 1865, Solon, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA.
Died: 28 September 1933, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA.
Married: 18 January 1885, Georgiana Wood, daughter of Andrew Wood and Mary J. Wood.
Children: Mermon C., Helene, Gladys Elizabeth, David Holmes.

From about 1890 to 1896, Arthur lived and worked in Seattle, Washington, where he is best known for his published architectural renderings for most of the prominent Seattle architects of the time.
He also did renderings in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His work often appeared in American Architect and Northwest Architect magazines.
Below are some examples of his published works...

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Minneapolis City Hall & Hennepin County Court House - 1888
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Architect: Long & Kees
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, August 1888



Washington State Building for Worlds Columbian Exposition Competition- 1892
Chicago, Illinois
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
American Architect, October 8, 1892



Spokane County Court House - 1894
Competition Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
American Architect, January 6, 1894



Seattle Seminary Building - 1891-93
Alexander Hall, Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin



Guy Phinney Residence - 1892
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
American Architect, February 6, 1892



B. F. Day School (Fremont) - 1892
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
American Architect, January 30, 1892



Daniel Jones Residence - 1892
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Inland Architect, March 1892



J. Otten Store and Office Building - 1892
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, February 1892



South Seattle School - 1892
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, May 1892



Whatcom Public School - 1891
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, November 1891



Equitable Life Assurance Building - 1890-91
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberin



Fremont School - 1891
Seattle, Washington
Architect: John Parkinson
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
American Architect, November 2, 1891



Church - 1891
Seattle, Washington
Architect: Saunders & Houghton
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, February 1891



Store - 1891
Seattle, Washington
Architect: Saunders & Houghton
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, May 1891



Manhattan Building - 1890
 Seattle, Washington
Architect: Saunders & Houghton
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, November 1890



Cottage - 1890
Seattle, Washington
Architect: Saunders & Houghton
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, November 1890



Seaside Cottage - 1889
Minnesota Architectural Sketch Club Competition
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, February 1889



A. B. Chamberlin Jr Residence - 1887
Architect: Goff & Chamberlin
Illustrator: Arthur Bishop Chamberlin
Northwestern Architect, February 1887


References:

Distant Corner, Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner and Dennis Alan Andersen
University Press, Seattle and London, 2003




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