Edward Emmett Dougherty, a.k.a. Edwin Dougherty (March 18, 1876 – November 11, 1943) was an
architect in the
southeastern United States. One of his best known designs was the Tennessee
War Memorial Auditorium in
Nashville in 1922. The work won state and national design competitions.[1]
As an architect, Dougherty partnered with
Arthur Neal Robinson for a few years. He was also a partner in Dougherty & Gardner and in Dougherty, Wallace and Clemmons.[4]
Dougherty received the contract for a 2,000-seat auditorium, Tennessee's War Memorial Building, now known as the
War Memorial Auditorium (1922) in a "spirited competition" according to the Nashville Tennessean.[6] A jury of nationally-known architects devised a competition to narrow the competitors to six; three from Tennessee and three from out-of state. The designers were kept anonymous and the choice was made by a commission of local city fathers at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville on February 14, 1922. Dougherty's design was the unanimous choice.[6]
Personal life
Dougherty married Blanche Carson on June 5, 1907.[1]
Death
Dougherty died on November 11, 1943, at a Nashville Hospital at age 68.[2] He had suffered a heart attack at his apartment the night before.[2]
Works
One or more works in Adair Park Historic District, bounded by Metropolitan Pkwy., Lexington Ave., Norfolk Southern RR and Shelton Ave.,
Atlanta, Georgia (Dougherty, Edward E., et al.), NRHP-listed[5]