William H. McElfatrick
American architect, 1854 to 1922
Designer of the Gayety Theatre, the theater that stood in Detroit from 1912 until it came down in 1958. Beyond Metro Detroit, McElfatrick designed The Met Philadelphia in Fairmount, Pennsylvania (1908) and the Columbia Theatre in Manhattan, New York.
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William H. McElfatrick's skyline, here and beyond
The Gayety Theatre beside McElfatrick'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 Gayety Theatre beside McElfatrick'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.
Gayety Theatre
1912, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Demolished in 1958
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The story
The American architect William H. McElfatrick was born in 1854 and died in 1922. In Metro Detroit, McElfatrick's work on record is the Gayety Theatre, built in Detroit in 1912 and demolished in 1958.
Outside Metro Detroit, McElfatrick's work includes The Met Philadelphia in Fairmount, Pennsylvania (1908), the Columbia Theatre in Manhattan, New York, and the RKO Bushwick Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.
William H. McElfatrick (1854 - September 28, 1922) was an American architect who specialized in theaters.
William H. McElfatrick's work in Metro Detroit
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William H. McElfatrick's work elsewhere
3 notable works by William H. McElfatrick in 3 places, as Wikidata lists them.
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The Met Philadelphia Fairmount, Pennsylvania, 1908 Photo: Smallbones, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -
Columbia Theatre Manhattan, New York Photo: William H. McElfatrick, architect. Unknown..., public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -
RKO Bushwick Theatre Brooklyn, New York Photo: Danny Lyon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Where the work stands
Photo credits
All 3 photos on William H. McElfatrick's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- The Met Philadelphia Photo: Smallbones, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Columbia Theatre Photo: William H. McElfatrick, architect. Unknown..., public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- RKO Bushwick Theatre Photo: Danny Lyon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on William H. McElfatrick come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, and Wikipedia; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.