Nationality American Name Charles Murphy | Role Architect | |
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Full Name Charles F. Murphy Born February 9, 1890 Jersey City, NJ Spouse(s) Josephine C. Murphy (b. 1901 / m. 1926 / d. Feb. 9, 1999) Children 2 sons (Charles, Jr. and Robert) Died May 22, 1985, Chicago, Illinois, United States Structures Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago People also search for Joseph J. McCarthy, Henry Schlacks, Patrick Keely | ||
Charles Francis Murphy (February 9, 1890 – May 22, 1985) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago.
Murphy's first job was as a secretary, joining the offices of D.H. Burnham & Company in 1911, where he was steadily promoted to become personal secretary to the architect Ernest Graham. When Graham died in 1937, Murphy moved on to co-found the architectural practice Shaw, Naess & Murphy, though he still had no formal training as an architect. The practice was later renamed C. F. Murphy Associates and then Murphy/Jahn Inc. in 1983 as Helmut Jahn took over as president.
Murphy was awarded an honorary degree from St. Xavier University in 1961, and became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1964.