Herman S. Brookman (July 2, 1891 — November 6, 1973) was an architect in

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

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, United States. Born in New York, Brookman received early training in the office of society architect

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and worked there until 1923. He was influenced by Edwin Lutyens and was a noted perfectionist. Brookman came to Oregon in 1923 at the request of client Lloyd Frank, and spent the rest of his career there before retiring to California. Noted Portland architect

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trained in his office. The 1926 Bitar Mansion designed by Brookman was put up for sale in 2006.

Work

Brookman's work (in Portland, unless otherwise noted) includes: * Commodore Hotel (1925) *

M. Lloyd Frank Estate The M. Lloyd Frank Estate, also known as the Frank Manor House, is an historic building on campus of Lewis & Clark College, in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the first architec ...

(1926; now the site of

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) * Bitar Mansion (1926) * ''Menucha'', the

Julius Meier Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 – July 14, 1937) was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. The son of the Meier & Frank department store founder, he would become a lawyer before entering the family ...

estate in

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() * Temple Beth Israel (1926-1928; with

Morris H. Whitehouse Morris Homans Whitehouse (March 21, 1878 – April 4, 1944) was an American architect whose work included the design of the Gus Solomon United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Biography Whitehouse was born in Portland, Oregon, on Mar ...

and Harry A. Herzog) * Victor H. and Marta Jorgensen House (1929) * Baruh–Zell House (1937) * Grace Kern House (1955) * Alan and Barbara Goldsmith House (1959)

References

External links

Guide to the Herman Brookman Architecture Files circa 1923-1940s

Historic Photograph Collections, University of Oregon {{DEFAULTSORT:Brookman, Herman 1891 births 1973 deaths Architects from Portland, Oregon Fellows of the American Institute of Architects