Francis W. Fitzpatrick
Canadian-American architect, 1863-1931, 1863 to 1931, born in Montreal, Canada East
Designer of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse, the building that opened in Detroit's Elijah McCoy in 1920, on the National Register since 2023. Beyond Metro Detroit, Fitzpatrick designed the Johnston Memorial Building in Wallace, Nebraska (1921) and the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska.
Francis W. Fitzpatrick's skyline, here and beyond
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse beside Fitzpatrick's work elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse beside Fitzpatrick's work elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse
1920, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Still standing, photographed 2023
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The story
The Canadian-American architect, 1863-1931 Francis W. Fitzpatrick was born in Montreal, Canada East in 1863 and died in 1931. Fitzpatrick's mark on Metro Detroit is the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse, a building in Detroit's Elijah McCoy, finished in 1920 and listed on the National Register in 2023. Built in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, it has stood for 106 years.
Beyond the six counties, Fitzpatrick designed the Johnston Memorial Building in Wallace, Nebraska (1921) and the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. Albert Kahn is credited beside Fitzpatrick on the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse. Go see the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse at 6045 John C. Lodge Service Dr for yourself.
Francis Willford Fitzpatrick (April 9, 1863, July 10, 1931) was an architect in Duluth, Minnesota, Washington, DC, Omaha, Nebraska, and Evanston, Illinois. He often abbreviated his name as F. W. Fitzpatrick in publications and correspondence.
Francis W. Fitzpatrick's work in Metro Detroit
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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse
1920, Detroit's Elijah McCoy, Building
Still standing, photographed 2023
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Francis W. Fitzpatrick's work elsewhere
Two notable works by Francis W. Fitzpatrick in Wallace, Nebraska and Omaha, Nebraska, as Wikidata lists them.
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Johnston Memorial Building Wallace, Nebraska, 1921 Photo: Ammodramus, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons -
Blackstone Hotel Omaha, Nebraska Photo: JonClee86 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Who Fitzpatrick worked with
- Albert Kahn on the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse
Where the work stands
Photo credits
All 4 photos on Francis W. Fitzpatrick's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit Warehouse This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National..., 2023 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- An early 20th Century portrait of Francis W. Fitzpatrick, 1914 Photo: The Architect and Engineer of California (October, 1914), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Johnston Memorial Building Photo: Ammodramus, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blackstone Hotel Photo: JonClee86 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Francis W. Fitzpatrick come from Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Photos; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.