Jonathan L. Foote

Jonathan L. Foote or Jonathan Lipe Foote is an American architect whose work is associated with the "preservation movement" in the U.S. [see "Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America"] Although the term traces back to the 1920's, Foote is primarily linked to the movement's urgent push and wider acceptance following the demolition of New York City's monumental Pennsylvania Station in 1964. JLF was an early proponent and pioneered current trends of historic renovation, "regional design," and "historic preservation" for private and public works throughout rural and urban parts of New England during the 1960's. He is more broadly noted in the American Northwest for a large variety of projects that date back to the 1970's. Together in 2006, Buck Brannaman and Jon Foote received honorary doctorate degrees from Montana State University. [see Carol Schmidt, MSU News Service. http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=3618] During a speech, Brannaman, who is the real-life "Horse Whisperer" and an inspiration for Redford's movie, publicly credited Foote "for supporting me when I was young, broke, and nobody cared who I was, and for doing it without motive or gain." [see Buck Brannaman, http://www.brannaman.com/] Foote was acknowledged by MSU for his contributions to the state of Montana in Architecture and Art. The Architect was born in London England in 1935, and is the second son of U.S. Col. Ray Palmer Foote and Rosann Lipe Foote Smith. Relatives: Foote is a direct descendant of Elizabeth Deming and Nathaniel Foote, who settled Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. Education: Phillips Academy (Andover), Yale, Rhode Island School of Design. Memberships: American Institute of Architects (AIA). National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame (NCHA: see member page at www.nchacutting.com/memhallfame.htm)/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E0DE1439F933A05752C0A962958260]