Edward Buehler Delk (1885–1956) was a prominent architect who designed many landmark buildings in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States. Delk was born on September 22, 1885, in

Schoharie, New York Schoharie ( ) is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,107 at the 2020 census. The Town of Schoharie has a village, also called Schoharie. Both are derived from the Mo ...

. He graduated from

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in 1907. After serving in the Army Air Corps during

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where he studied at the

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after the war. Among his most famous works were

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buildings in the 1920s for Kansas City developer J.C. Nichols and

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oilman

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. On September 1, 1956, Edward B. Delk died unexpectedly at sea aboard the S. S. ''Excambion'' while returning with his wife Jane from a trip to Europe. He was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Notable structures

Country Club Plaza The Country Club Plaza (often called The Plaza) is a privately owned regional shopping center in the Country Club District of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. Opened in 1923, it is considered to be the first planned large outdoor su ...

(1920) –

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Villa Philmonte The Villa Philmonte is a large ranch home located outside of Cimarron, New Mexico, on Philmont Scout Ranch, owned by the Boy Scouts of America. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as part of Villa Philmonte Histori ...

(1926) –

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Philbrook Museum of Art Philbrook Museum of Art is an art museum with expansive formal gardens located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The museum, which opened in 1939, is located in a former 1920s villa, "Villa Philbrook", the home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his ...

(1927) –

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Philtower The Philtower Building is a historic building located at 427 South Boston Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Description and history Completed in 1928, it was designed by Edward Buehler Delk and financed by renowned oilman and dedicated philanthropis ...

(1927) - Tulsa, Oklahoma * Community Christian Church (1940) (taken over from

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) – Kansas City, Missouri *

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(1951) – Kansas City, Missouri *

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Mansion (1932) -

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References

Kansas City Public Library resources
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