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- Miles Brittelle (April 13, 1894 – 1970), whose full name is William Miles Brittelle, Sr., was an American architect who practiced in New Mexico, including with John J. Ginner as part of Brittelle & Ginner. At least three of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was born in Imperial, Nebraska on April 13, 1894. He died in 1970 and was buried in in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a veteran of World War I. He was chairman of the first Board of Architectural Examiners in New Mexico and served as president of the New Mexico chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Brittelle worked in the firm of George M. Williamson prior to 1931, then joined Trost and Trost for one year before starting Brittelle and Ginner. "W. Miles Brittelle, Sr. and John J. Ginner were among the earliest architects working in the Modernist movement. Brittelle, Sr. formed the firm of Brittelle and Ginner in 1931 after a short partnership in in El Paso. W. Miles Brittelle, Jr. joined the firm after architecture school." Arthur Dekker, a University of Kansas graduate in architectural engineering, became a partner at Brittelle & Ginner in 1954. Gordon Ferguson worked at Brittelle and Ginner and later opened his own office in 1942. Works include (with shared attribution indicated):
* Sunset Mausoleum (1961), 924 Menaul NE, Albuquerque (Brittelle and Ginner)
* (as employee of Trost & Trost)
* Fitch Hall, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (Brittelle & Ginner), NRHP-listed
* Old St. Joseph Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, NRHP-listed (as employee of George Williamson)
* President's House, NE corner of Roma Ave. and Yale Blvd., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (Brittelle, Miles), NRHP-listed
* Springer Building, 121 Tijeras Ave., NE, Albuquerque, NM (Brittelle, Miles,Sr.), NRHP-listed NRHP-listed in Bernalillo County His son, William Miles Brittelle, Jr., was also an architect. The papers of the firm are archived with the Center for Southwest Research, at the University of New Mexico, as "Brittelle, Ginner and Associates Architectural Drawings and Plans". (en)
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- Miles Brittelle (April 13, 1894 – 1970), whose full name is William Miles Brittelle, Sr., was an American architect who practiced in New Mexico, including with John J. Ginner as part of Brittelle & Ginner. At least three of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). He was born in Imperial, Nebraska on April 13, 1894. He died in 1970 and was buried in in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Brittelle worked in the firm of George M. Williamson prior to 1931, then joined Trost and Trost for one year before starting Brittelle and Ginner. NRHP-listed in Bernalillo County (en)
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