Leroy "Roy" Binkley (1920/1921 – March 3, 1994) was an American architect. He created modern homes in the Chicago area and some in Connecticut, including
The Allen House (Westport, Connecticut) which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
.
Biography
Binkley was born in
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
,
Illinois
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.
He studied under
Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( ; ; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pionee ...
.
He later worked with
John Black Lee
John Black Lee was born in Chicago in 1924. He was a mid-century modern architect based in New Canaan, Connecticut. His inspiration came from Marcel Breuer and Philip C. Johnson. Lee designed multiple homes in New Canaan and beyond. One of h ...
at the office of
Paul Schweikher in Chicago.
Personal life
He was married to Joan Florsheim, daughter of
Claire (née Block) Florsheim Zeisler (1903–1991) and Harold Florsheim (son of
Milton S. Florsheim, the founder of
Florsheim Shoes
Florsheim Shoes is an American shoe brand. Founded in Chicago in 1892, it is now a subsidiary of Weyco Group, which is owned by members of the founding Florsheim family.
History
Florsheim & Co. was founded in Chicago in 1892 by Milton S. Flors ...
); he had two children Lisa Binkley Brunke and Peter Binkley.
His sister was married to art director and graphic designer
Paul Rand
Paul Rand (born Peretz Rosenbaum; August 15, 1914 – November 26, 1996) was an American art director and graphic designer. He was best known for his corporate logo designs, including the logos for IBM, United Parcel Service, UPS, Enron, Morni ...
for whom he designed a house.
He died on March 3, 1994, at the age of 73 in
Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 19,367. The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and t ...
.
References
External links
Leroy Binkley
Architects from Illinois
1922 births
1994 deaths
Florsheim family
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