Résumé

Partner, [Willoughby James] Edbrooke and Burnham, Architects, Chicago, IL, 1879-1896. In 1885, the Edbrooke and Burnham office was located at 184 Dearborn Street in Chicago. Edbrooke and Burnham operated in Chicago at the same time as the more well-known firm of Burnham and Root, operated by Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) and John Wellborn Root (1850-1891); the two Burnhams were not directly related. In 1891, the firm operated in the Chamber of Commerce Building, Room #1310. (SeeChicago, Illinois, City Directory, 1891, p. 411.)Edbrooke and Burnham became significant, designing residential, commercial and institutional buildings throughout the State of Illinois, and across the US. Its highest-profile commissions included the Main Administration Building (1879) and other early buildings on the Notre Dame University Campus,Tabor Grand Opera House, Denver, CO, (1881), and, most notably, the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta (1884-1889).

Supervising Architect, United States Government, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, 1891-1892.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

Relocation

Born in Evanston, IL, Willoughby Edbrooke spent most of his architectural career living and working in the fast-growing Chicago area.

Toward the end of this life, he became the Supervising Architect of the US Treasury, a political appointment that he held for two years in Washington, DC.

Edbrooke passed away at age 52 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL.

Parents

A brother, Frank E. Edbrooke (1840–1921), became a notable architect in Denver, CO.

Children

He had one son, Harry W.J. Edbrooke (1873-1946), who also became an architect.