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Marshall Erdman

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Marshall Erdman
Born
Mausas Erdmanas

(1922-09-29)September 29, 1922
DiedSeptember 17, 1995(1995-09-17) (aged 72)
NationalityLithuanian American
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
OccupationArchitect
PracticeMarshall Erdman & Associates

Marshall Erdman (September 29, 1922 – September 17, 1995) was a Lithuanian-American builder and colleague of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Life

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Early life

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Erdman was born Mausas Erdmanas on September 29, 1922, in Tverai, Lithuania. He emigrated to the United States at age 17[1] to live with an uncle in Chicago.

Education

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Following high school, Erdman studied architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1943, where he helped build the Remagen pontoon bridge.[2] He returned to his studies after the war, receiving a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1946.

Career

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Erdman started a construction company in 1946, which he incorporated in 1951 as Marshall Erdman & Associates. An integrated healthcare design-build company, Marshall Erdman & Associates grew rapidly, expanding into six different markets throughout the U.S. In early 2008, Marshall Erdman & Associates was purchased by Cogdell Spencer, a healthcare real estate investment trust, for $247 million. This part of Marshall's legacy is now traded on the NYSE as CSA.

In addition to founding Marshall Erdman & Associates, he introduced U-Form-It prefabricated house kits to the market in 1953 and Techline office furniture in 1969.

Legacy

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The Middleton Hills neighborhood in Middleton, Wisconsin had its first homes completed in 1996. This development is considered a Neo-traditional design.

Family

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Erdman married Joyce Mickey (1924–1992), a UW-Madison student, in 1946,[3][4] with whom he had four children.[5] Erdman cut off ties to his remaining family members after marrying Mickey.[6]

Work

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Unitarian Meeting House, Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin

Projects

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Martell, Chris (September 21, 1995). "Son Adopts Family Business". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. p. 23. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Lambert, Bruce (1995-09-29). "Marshall Erdman, 72, Producer Of Prefabricated Structures, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  3. ^ "William F. Rowe, Jr. in Washington Wedding". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, VA. August 19, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gale Gray". The Standard-Star. New Rochelle, NY. August 16, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Wineke, William R. (September 18, 1995). "A Builder of Madison Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Davidoff, Judith (September 13, 2003). "Friends Remember an Uncommon Man". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Further reading

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  • Moe, Doug; Alice D'Alessio (2003). Uncommon Sense: The Life of Marshall Erdman. Trails Custom Publishing. ISBN 1-931599-31-9.
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