Emile George Perrot (November 12, 1872 – February 7, 1954) was an architect and engineer from

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, United States.

Career

Perrot was born in Philadelphia on November 12, 1872. He graduated from the

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. He married Agnes A. Robb on June 10, 1896, and they had seven children. In 1902, Perrot formed a partnership with

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, a firm known as Ballinger & Perrot. When Ballinger bought out Perrot's share in 1920, the firm became known as

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, and Perott opened his own office. Perrot was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Beginning in 1902, he gave lectures on the uses of reinforced concrete at the University of Pennsylvania. Perrot died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia on February 7, 1954, and was buried at Old Cathedral Cemetery.

Principal architectural works

* Union Park Gardens,

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(completed in 1918) * St. Vincent's School, Church Street,

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(built in 1922). * Our Lady of Mercy Academy,

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(completed in 1928). * White-Gravenor Hall,

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(completed in 1933).

Gallery

File:Union Park Gardens House Layouts.jpg, Union Park Gardens (completed in 1918) File:St._Vincent%27s_School_Plymouth_PA.JPG, St. Vincent's School, Plymouth, Pennsylvania (completed in 1922) File:USA-Georgetown University Dept of Psychology0.jpg, White-Gravenor Hall, Georgetown University (completed in 1933)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrot, Emile G. 1872 births 1954 deaths 20th-century American architects Architects from Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Pennsylvania faculty