Arland W. Johnson
Arland W. Johnson (February 1871 [1] – April 2, 1957 [2]) was an American architect. His work included theaters such as Proctor's Theatre (Troy, New York).[3]
Johnson was born in Attica, Indiana to Charles Johnson, a carpenter from Sweden [4]. Arland married Mary E. Hathaway on June 12, 1895 [5]. They lived in Toledo, Ohio where he had an office[6], then moved to Westchester County in 1912 [7]where he maintained an office in New York City.
Works
- Palladium Theatre (Worcester, Massachusetts) at 261 Main Street (still in use) [3]
- Garde Arts Center at 325 State Street in New London, Connecticut (still in use)[3]
- Eagles Theatre at 106 W. Market Street in Wabash, Indiana (still in use) [3]
- Proctor's Theatre (Troy, New York) at 82 Fourth Street[3][8]
- Proctor's Theatre (Mount Vernon, New York) at 6 Gramatan Avenue [3][9]
- Broadway Theatre (Detroit, Michigan) at 1337 Broadway[3]
- Columbia Theater (Sharon, Pennsylvania) at 82 W. State Street[3]
- Commodore Hull Theatre at 65-67 Elizabeth Street in Derby, Connecticut[3] Some of the building's features remain although it has been converted into a parking garage.[10]
- Jefferson Theater (Auburn, New York) at 61 State Street[3]
- Palace Performing Arts Center at 246 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut[3]
- Washington Theatre (Detroit, Michigan) at 1505-1513 Washington Boulevard[3][11][12]
References
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61378/records/2176421?tid=&pid=&queryId=da5bb67f-7624-4bec-9429-e58f2563c889&_phsrc=wYv36&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61461/records/1321001?tid=&pid=&queryId=b6369bb4-6c07-42d2-8312-862608789c31&_phsrc=wYv39&_phstart=successSource
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Arland W. Johnson". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/27335448?tid=&pid=&queryId=d3adae23-c3dc-458f-a0ab-945aba0cbdfb&_phsrc=wYv43&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61378/records/2176421?tid=&pid=&queryId=9a76c8a1-eade-4cc3-8698-775934e18c09&_phsrc=wYv47&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/records/22134072?tid=&pid=&queryId=1044e573-762f-4719-aa55-5c90569f4486&_phsrc=wYv67&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2703/records/10763335
- ^ "Architecture and Building". 1915.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Architecture and Building, Volume 46 W.T. Comstock Company, 1914
- ^ Five movie theatres transformed into parking garages Yahoo
- ^ Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces Michael Hauser, Marianne Weldon Arcadia Publishing, 2006 127 pages
- ^ Morrison, Andrew Craig (2006). Theaters. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393731088.