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Merestone, New Garden Township, Pennsylvania (1942). An example of Okie's popular Pennsylvania-farmhouse style.
Richardson Brognard Okie Jr. (1875-1945) was an American architect. He is noted for his Colonial-Revival houses and his sensitive restorations of historic buildings.
Biography
Okie was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Dr. Richardson B. and Clara Mickle Okie.[1] He grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania, graduated from the architecture program at the University of Pennsylvania in 1897, and briefly studied in Europe.[2] He gained practical experience from a summer (1896) spent with William L. Price. After college he was employed by Arthur S. Cochran and soon became his associate.[1] In 1899, he formed a partnership with architects H. Louis Duhring Jr. and Carl Ziegler, that lasted until 1918. He practiced independently until his death in 1945. In his later years he was joined by his son Charles (b. 1915).[2]
Addition to Abraham Hall House, 7005 Goshen Road (1930s). A later addition is attributed to Charles Okie.
Restoration of White Horse Inn, 6154 Goshen Road (c. 1940). The stone building was moved about 100-feet back from the highway.
Restoration of Mary Yarnall House, 7002 Goshen Road (1940s). Charles Okie designed the garage, c. 1950.
Restoration of Charles Mendenhall House, 7004 Goshen Road (1940s). Charles Okie designed the garage, c. 1950.
Restoration of Caleb Yarnall House, 7008 Goshen Road (1949). Charles Okie.
Gallery
St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Radnor, Pennsylvania. Bolingbroke (background, right) was restored by Okie.
Pennsbury Manor, Falls Township, Pennsylvania (re-created 1936-39).
South Brook Farm, East Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania (restored 1940).
References
^ abOkie, Richardson Brognard (1875 - 1945), Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (Biography from the American Architects and Buildings database); accessed 2015.06.20.