Rush, Endacott and Rush

Rush, Endacott and Rush was an American architectural firm known for its designs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1912 to 1929.

Principals A. William Rush, a civil engineer, and his son, Edwin Arthur Rush, were partners in the predecessor firm A.W. Rush and Son in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and later in Chicago, Illinois, between 1891 and 1912.^[1] The firm moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and formed Rush, Endacott and Rush with Asbury Endacott. A.W. Rush retired in 1913 and died in 1923, but his name remained on the firm until 1929.^[2]

Noted architect Bruce Goff was apprenticed at the age of 12 to Rush, Endacott and Rush, and briefly became a partner in the successor firm Rush, Endacott and Goff in Tulsa from 1929 to 1930.

A.W. Rush and Son Works

• 4 story office building, Monroe St, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1891)^[3]
• Pythian Temple, Ionia Avenue at Monroe Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1894), designed by member A.W. Rush^[4][5]
• Union Depot, 610 Western Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan (1895), NRHP 00001489^[6]
• Pulaski County Courthouse, 112 East Main Street, Winamac, Indiana (1895), NRHP 07001282^[7]
• Fulton County Courthouse, 815 Main Street, Rochester, Indiana (1896), NRHP 00001138^[8][9]
• Rush County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Rushville, Indiana (1898), NRHP 75000048^[10]
• Johnson County Courthouse, South Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa (1901), NRHP 75000692^[11]
• Carnegie Center for the Arts (originally Three Rivers Public Library), 107 North Main Street, Three Rivers, Michigan (1904)^[12]
• Iowa Apartment, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1905)^[13]

Rush, Endacott and Rush Works

• Wright Building, 115 West 3rd Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1917)^[2]
• Tulsa Municipal Building, 4th at Cincinnati, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1917)^[2]
• First National Bank Building, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1919)^[2][14]
• Atlas Life Building, 415 South Boston Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1922), NRHP 09000358^[2][15][16]
• Tulsa Club, 115 East 5th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1927)^[2]
• Page Warehouse, 2036 East 11th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1927)^[2]
• Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, 1301 South Boston Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1927–29),^[2] NRHP 78002270, design credited to Bruce Goff and Adah Robinson
• Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company building, 3130 Charles Page Boulevard, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1929)^[17]

Gallery

• 
  Muskegon Union Depot
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  Pulaski County Courthouse
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  Fulton County Courthouse
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  Rush County Courthouse
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  Johnson County Courthouse
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  Carnegie Center for the Arts (Three Rivers Public Library)
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  Tulsa Municipal Building
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  Atlas Life Building
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  Boston Avenue Methodist Church South

References

1. Grand Rapids City Directories. 1891-01-01. pp. 946–947.
2. "Architectural Archives". Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. The Engineering Record, Building Record & the Sanitary Engineer: A Journal for the Engineer, Architect, Mechanic, and Municipal Officer. Henry C. Meyer. 1891-03-07. p. 235.
4. Dilley, Thomas R. (2005-01-01). Grand Rapids in Vintage Postcards, 1890–1940. Arcadia Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 9780738539508.
5. "Knights of Pythias". www.migenweb.net. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
6. "Michigan Historical Markers". www.michmarkers.com.
7. Stuttgen, Joanne Raetz (July 27, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
8. American Architect and Architecture. American Architect. 1895-03-09. pp. xiv.
9. Cowling, Judy K. (April 24, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Retrieved September 3, 2016.
10. Dilts, Jon (1999). The Magnificent 92 Indiana Courthouses. Indiana University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780253336385.
11. "Johnson County Web Site Page". www.johnson-county.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
12. Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (1993). Buildings of Michigan. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-19-509379-7.
13. The Brickbuilder. Rogers and Manson Company. 1905-09-01. p. 212.
14. Stone. 1919-01-01. p. 199.
15. "Atlas Life Building". 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
16. Ambler, Cathy, and Michael Cassity (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
17. "Bruce Goff Collection" (PDF). Ernest R. Graham Study Center for Architectural Drawings, Department of Architecture, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60603. Retrieved September 3, 2016.