Wyatt Cephus Hedrick | |
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Born | December 17, 1888 Chatham, Virginia |
Died | May 5, 1964 (age 75) Houston, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Roanoke College Washington and Lee University |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse(s) | Pauline Stripling Mildred Sterling Hedrick |
Practice | Wyatt Hedrick & Co. |
Buildings |
Administration Building Eudora Welty House Shamrock Hotel |
Projects |
Texas and Pacific Terminal Complex Will Rogers Memorial Center |
Wyatt Cephus Hedrick (December 17, 1888, in Chatham, Virginia – May 5, 1964, in Houston, Harris County, Texas) was an American architect, engineer, and developer most active in Texas and the American South.
In 1922, Hedrick began his work as an architect in Fort Worth, Texas, and three years later opened his own office. He was responsible for many of the tallest buildings in Fort Worth, and several of his works are included on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1918 he married Pauline Stripling. In 1925, he married Mildred Sterling, and in 1931 his father-in-law, Ross S. Sterling, became governor of Texas.
Hedrick worked mainly in a stripped-down classical style. With his extensive university and government work, at one time his firm was the third-largest in the United States.
Hedrick is also known for his 8 Texas courthouses, all of which are still standing. They include: Austin County, Brazoria County, Coke County, Coleman County, Comanche, County, Kent County, Motley County, and Yoakum County.
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