Howard Van Doren Shaw
Howard Van Doren Shaw AIA (May 7, 1869 – May 7, 1926) was an architect in Chicago, Illinois. Shaw was a leader in the American Craftsman movement, best exemplified in his 1900 remodel of Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He designed Marktown, Clayton Mark's planned worker community in Northwest Indiana.
Howard Van Doren Shaw | |
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Shaw's Market Square (1916), the first planned shopping center in the United States | |
| Born | May 7, 1869 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1926 (aged 57) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yale University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | Marktown (1917) Market Square (1916) Lakeside Press Building (1901) Ragdale (1897) |
| Board member of | Art Institute of Chicago, Trustee |
| Spouse | Frances (Wells) Shaw |
| Children | Sylvia Shaw Judson Evelyn Shaw McCutcheon Theodora Shaw King |
| Parent(s) | Theodore Andrews Shaw Sarah (VanDoren) Shaw Frances Theodora |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal |
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