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William H. McElfatrick (1854 - September 28, 1922) was an American architect who specialized in theaters. Early life. McElfatrick was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1854, son of the theater architect John Bailey McElfatrick. He learned the architect's trade from his father. Career.
- Theaters
- Architect
- American
- 1854, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
McElfatrick, William H. (1854 - 1922) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Born: 1854, Died: 9/29/1922. Born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to theatre architect J. B. McElfatrick, William H. McElfatrick was trained in his father's office. In 1871, following the fire in Chicago, he moved to Chicago and joined the firm of W. W. Boyington.
Hammerstein hired architect William H. McElfatrick of the firm J.B. McElfatrick & Son to design the opera house in 1907, and construction began the following year. When it opened as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908, it was the largest theater of its kind in the world, seating more than 4,000 people.
- 3,500
- Eric Blumenfeld
- November 17, 1908
- Fairmount
2013. Architect. William H. McElfatrick. The Columbia Theatre was an American burlesque theater on Seventh Avenue at the north end of Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Operated by the Columbia Amusement Company between 1910 and 1927, it specialized in "clean", family-oriented burlesque, similar to vaudeville.
- 1,385 seats
- William H. McElfatrick
- January 10, 1910
- Columbia Amusement Company
Historic Detroit. William H. McElfatrick (1854 - Sept. 29, 1922) William H. McElfatrick was a noted theater architect and is credited with introducing innovations in design that included better sight lines. He was born in Indiana in 1854, and died Sept. 29, 1922, in New York.
Mar 25, 2024 · archINFORM homepage of William H. McElfatrick (*1854 †1922) – American architect, active in New York City
He moved to Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and joined the William W. Boyington company. By 1880 he moved to New York and was working with his father in J. B. McElfatrick & Son. His brother John M. McElfatrick (1853-1891) also joined the family firm.
