Fisher & Fisher
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Fisher & Fisher was an architectural firm in Colorado named for partners William Ellsworth Fisher
(1871—1937) and Arthur Addison Fisher (1878—1965).
The firm was founded in 1892 by William Ellsworth Fisher as William Fisher, Architect. After ten years in practice alone, mainly designing starter homes, he partnered with Daniel Riggs Huntington from 1901 to 1905 as Fisher & Huntington, during which time the firm designed increasingly expensive residences and also commercial buildings. The firm then once more became William Fisher, Architect until 1907, when William was joined by his younger brother Arthur Addison Fisher; they worked together as William Fisher Architect and Brother until 1910 and then as William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher, Architects until William's death in 1937. William's son Alan B. Fisher, who had previously joined the firm, then became his uncle's partner and the firm was renamed Arthur A. Fisher and Alan B. Fisher, Architects. From 1956 to 1959 they were joined by Rodney S. Davis as Fisher, Fisher and Davis; on Arthur's retirement the firm became Fisher and Davis. Finally beginning in 1967, Alan Fisher was in partnership with John D. Reece and Hilary M. Johnson as Fisher, Reece and Johnson until his retirement in 1978.
The firm made prominent contributions to Colorado architecture, working on dozens of notable buildings. Of 67 existing buildings in Denver credited to the Fisher firm, 50 are individually listed, within districts, or have been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
. Three quarters of the firm's identifiable remaining work in Denver retains enough architectural integrity to be deemed worthy of recognition. This makes this architectural firm's legacy unsurpassed by any other in Colorado.
A number of their buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
.
In April 2011 one of their works, the Cowperthwaite home, was the 2011 Denver Designer Show House, a fundraiser involving interior decorators prior to the house coming to market.
Works include (with attribution):
William Ellsworth Fisher
William Ellsworth Fisher was an architect who founded the Denver, Colorado firm that became Fisher & Fisher.Fisher's father, Allen S. Fisher, moved to Denver from Clinton, Ontario, Canada, with his family in 1885. William became a draftsman for Balcomb & Rice in Denver in 1890 and then studied...
(1871—1937) and Arthur Addison Fisher (1878—1965).
The firm was founded in 1892 by William Ellsworth Fisher as William Fisher, Architect. After ten years in practice alone, mainly designing starter homes, he partnered with Daniel Riggs Huntington from 1901 to 1905 as Fisher & Huntington, during which time the firm designed increasingly expensive residences and also commercial buildings. The firm then once more became William Fisher, Architect until 1907, when William was joined by his younger brother Arthur Addison Fisher; they worked together as William Fisher Architect and Brother until 1910 and then as William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher, Architects until William's death in 1937. William's son Alan B. Fisher, who had previously joined the firm, then became his uncle's partner and the firm was renamed Arthur A. Fisher and Alan B. Fisher, Architects. From 1956 to 1959 they were joined by Rodney S. Davis as Fisher, Fisher and Davis; on Arthur's retirement the firm became Fisher and Davis. Finally beginning in 1967, Alan Fisher was in partnership with John D. Reece and Hilary M. Johnson as Fisher, Reece and Johnson until his retirement in 1978.
The firm made prominent contributions to Colorado architecture, working on dozens of notable buildings. Of 67 existing buildings in Denver credited to the Fisher firm, 50 are individually listed, within districts, or have been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Three quarters of the firm's identifiable remaining work in Denver retains enough architectural integrity to be deemed worthy of recognition. This makes this architectural firm's legacy unsurpassed by any other in Colorado.
A number of their buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
In April 2011 one of their works, the Cowperthwaite home, was the 2011 Denver Designer Show House, a fundraiser involving interior decorators prior to the house coming to market.
Works include (with attribution):
- Ashland Public Library, 207 N. 15th St. Ashland, NE (Shankland,W.R./Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- Belcaro, 3400 Belcaro Dr. Denver, CO (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- Copperthwaite Home
- Ideal Building, 821 17th St. Denver, CO (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- Lorraine Lodge, SW of Golden Golden, CO (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- McPhee and McGinnity Building, 2301 Blake St. Denver, CO (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- Neusteter Building, 720 Sixteenth St. Denver, CO (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- Tower of MemoriesTower of MemoriesThe Tower of Memories is a mausoleum located at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The seven story building is tall; its entrance is at 29th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard....
, 8500 W. Twenty-ninth Ave. Denver, CO (Charles A. Smith, Fisher & Fisher, John Monroe), NRHP-listed - Tramway Building, 1100 14th St. Denver, CO (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed
- One or more works in Parco Historic District, roughly bounded by Monroe Ave., N. Fourth St., Union and Lincoln Aves., and N. Ninth St. Sinclair, WY (Fisher & Fisher), NRHP-listed