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{{Short description|American architect (1891–1972)}}
'''Merritt H. Starkweather''' (1891-1972) was a noted [[Tucson, Arizona]] architect and civic leader. A native of [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]. After visiting the [[Panama-California Exposition (1915)]] he moved to Tucson and began working in an elegantly simplified [[Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture]]. ▼
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{{Infobox person
| name = Merritt H. Starkweather
| image = The Amerind Foundation's building was designed by Tucson architect Merritt Starkweather.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The Amerind Foundation's building was designed by Tucson architect Merritt Starkweather.
| birth_name = Merritt H. Starkweather
| birth_date = 1891<!-- {{Birth date|1891|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]
| death_date = 1972<!-- {{Death date and age|1972|MM|DD|1891|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place = [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| nationality = [[American Born]]
| other_names =
| occupation = Architect
| known_for = [[Arizona Inn]]
}}
▲'''Merritt H. Starkweather''' (
==Life and work==
His buildings also reflect a sophisticated understanding of the [[Art Deco]] movement – Both the Starweather Home on Adams Street and in El Encanto Estates are stunning example of Pueblo Deco Style. Perhaps his most significant building is the Arizona Inn: a series of lush courtyards and pink plastered buildings commissioned by [[Isabella Greenway]]. ▼
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Starkweather was a founder of the Tucson Rodeo. In 1937 founded the Arizona chapter of the [[American Institute of Architects]] and in 1968 named an AIA Fellow. ▼
▲Starkweather was a founder of the [[Tucson, Arizona#Tucson Rodeo
He founded the Tucson Blueprint Company before [[World War I]]. ▼
Starkweather married Otilia Jettinghoff (Lily) August 6, 1921 and died in 1972 in Tucson. ▼
==Major Tucson Buildings==▼
* Carrillo School
* D.C. Doolen Junior High School * Drachman School
* St.
* [[Tucson High School]] Stadium
* Ignacio Bonillas School
* Tucson City Shops
* Marshall Stores in University Square
* City fire stations
* [[Arizona Inn]], NRHP-listed
* American Legion Club
* Frontier Village Buildings
* St.
* St. Joseph Academy
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* South Lawn
* McClellan Stores
* Hal Burns Flower Shop
* Consumers Market on South 6th Avenue
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* Masonic Temple Addition
* M.H. Starkweather stores, 6th and Tucson Blvd.
* Multiple
* One or more works in [[Indian House Community Residential Historic District]], roughly bounded by 5th St., E. Wash, Kane Estates, and Sahura St. [[Tucson, AZ]], NRHP-listed
==Other
* [[Woman's Club (Safford, Arizona)|Woman's Club]], Safford, Arizona, NRHP-listed
* School at Pima Arizona▼
* [[Amerind Foundation]], Dragoon, Arizona –
==References==
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▲*School at Pima Arizona
▲*Elk’s Lodge, Nogales, Arizona
▲*[[Amerind Foundation]], Dragoon, Arizona – Home, Servent’s Quarters, Museums.
▲*Casa Grande Hospital, 1951
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* Nequette, Anne M. and Jeffery, R. Brooks. ''A Guide to Tucson Architecture''. University of Arizona Press 2002.▼
==External links==
▲Arizona Historical Society, unpublished biographical sketch.
* [http://www.arizonainn.com/ Arizona Inn: A Historic Boutique Hotel Retreat in Tucson, AZ]
* [http://www.amerind.org/ Home – Amerind Museum – Research Center, Library, Art Gallery]
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▲Nequette, Anne M. and Jeffery, R. Brooks. A Guide to Tucson Architecture. University of Arizona Press 2002.
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[[Category:1891 births]]
[[Category:1972 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:20th-century American architects]]
[[Category:Artists from Tucson, Arizona]]
[[Category:Architects from Tucson, Arizona]]
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