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Egerton Swartwout

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Egerton Swartwout

Birth
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Death
18 Feb 1943 (aged 72)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
2063 section 2
Memorial ID
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Egerton Swartwout was born in Fort Wayne Indiana and grew up in Stamford Ct. He graduated from Yale University in 1891 after which he joined the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. In 1900 he and Evarts Tracey formed their own firm Swartwout and Tracey. Together they designed such buildings as the Yale Club, U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington D.C., the Missouri State Capitol, the Denver Post Office, St. John's cathedral in Denver, Connecticut Savings Bank, and Milford City Hall. After Tracey's death Egerton continued architectural work with the the Elk's Veterans Memorial in Chicago, an addition to the Yale Art Museum, Bailey Fountain in New York, Montsec American Memorial in Montsec Lorraine #61954717, and Brookwood Memorial Chapel in England.
Architect -
Egerton Swartwout was born in Fort Wayne Indiana and grew up in Stamford Ct. He graduated from Yale University in 1891 after which he joined the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. In 1900 he and Evarts Tracey formed their own firm Swartwout and Tracey. Together they designed such buildings as the Yale Club, U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington D.C., the Missouri State Capitol, the Denver Post Office, St. John's cathedral in Denver, Connecticut Savings Bank, and Milford City Hall. After Tracey's death Egerton continued architectural work with the the Elk's Veterans Memorial in Chicago, an addition to the Yale Art Museum, Bailey Fountain in New York, Montsec American Memorial in Montsec Lorraine #61954717, and Brookwood Memorial Chapel in England.


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  • Created by: MGannuch
  • Added: Nov 21, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61954717/egerton-swartwout: accessed ), memorial page for Egerton Swartwout (3 Mar 1870–18 Feb 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61954717, citing Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by MGannuch (contributor 47372835).