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NRHP-listed Arizona architect
Kemper Goodwin
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NRHP-listed Arizona architect
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Place of birth
Tempe
Death
24 December 1997 (aged 91 years)
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91 years
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Biography
Kemper Goodwin (April 28, 1906 – December 24, 1997) was a noted architect from Tempe, Arizona. He specialized in educational buildings. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona.
Life
Goodwin was born on April 28, 1906, in Tempe. He attended the University of Southern California, where he received training in architecture. He married Mary McGee (Mickey) and had three children; two sisters, MaryHelen and Kathleen, plus Michael, his son who would later go on to work with Kemper in designing important buildings. (Michael joined Kemper's firm in 1967.) He retired in 1975 and died on December 24, 1997.
Major works
- The 1953 campus of Tempe High School
- The Phi Sigma Kappa House (609 Alpha Drive, Tempe, Arizona)
Collaborations with Michael
- Tempe Municipal Building, 1970: this upside-down pyramid was designed to shade and cool itself
- Marcos de Niza High School, 1971
NRHP-listed structures
- Tempe Woman's Club, 1936
- Selleh House, 1940
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