Raymond Birchett
American architect
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Raymond Birchett (1902 - January 17, 1974) was an American architect. He designed commercial and school buildings in Mississippi, including several buildings on the campus of Mississippi Valley State University.
1902
Raymond Birchett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Clarence Raymond Birchett 1902 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1974 (aged 71–72) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakewood Memorial Place |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi University of Illinois |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Emma Katherine Faser |
| Relatives | Henry Minor Faser |
Early life
Raymond Birchett was born in 1902 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.[1][2] He attended the University of Mississippi from 1920 to 1922, and he earned a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1925.[2]
During World War II, Birchett served in the United States Army in Italy for two and a half years,[1] and retired as a colonel.[3]
Career
Birchett designed commercial buildings like the Coca Cola Bottling Company building in Vicksburg, or school buildings like the Carr Central High School, also in Vicksburg.[2]
Birchett designed several buildings on the campus of Mississippi Valley State University, a historically black college in Leflore County, Mississippi, including. the College Cafeteria/Laundrette, the Fielding L. Wright Mathematics & Science Center, the Sophomore Women's Dormitory, the Home-Economics Building, the Assembly Building, the Trades Building, the Music Men's Dormitory, and the (old) Faculty Apartments.[2]
Birchett was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Association of Professional Engineers.[1][3]
Personal life and death
Birchett married Emma Katherine Faser, the daughter of Ole Miss School of Pharmacy Dean Henry Minor Faser, in 1934.[4] They resided at 2515 Eastover Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a member of the Episcopal Church.[1]
Birchett died on January 17, 1974, at the Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson, and he was buried at Lakewood Memorial Place.[1][3]
