E. Richard Cone (1905-1980)

Name

Cone, E. Richard

Variant Names

Cone, Earle Richard
Cone, Richard

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    b. 28 Dec. 1905 - d. 04 Oct. 1980
Occupation:    American architect
Location:    St. Paul, MN

AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1940-decease

Biographical Sources

American Architects Directories:
Biographical listing in 1956 American Architects Directory
Biographical listing in 1962 American Architects Directory
Biographical listing in 1970 American Architects Directory

Biographical Information:
Contributed by Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis
Earle Cone was born in Northfield, Minnesota in 1905 and graduated from the University of Minnesota and Harvard University. He entered partnership with Fred Slifer in St. Paul in 1936 and remained in the firm until 1948. In 1950 he established a partnership with Gerhard Peterson. Cone died in St. Paul in 1980.
Cone & Peterson specialized in church design and their work is represented throughout the entire Midwest, the Far West and Canada.

Related Records

Partner of Gerhard Clifford Peterson
Cone & Peterson (firm)

Archival Holdings

The American Institute of Architects Archives
      Membership file contains membership application, correspondence re emeritus (retired) status, notification of death, Baldwin Memorial form.

Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis
       Cone and Peterson papers (N 84)
       Collection includes original drawings, photographs, correspondence and business records for various structures, mostly churches, designed by the architectural firm of Cone and Peterson.
       For more information https://www.lib.umn.edu/naa

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