Marshall Erdman

Marshall Erdman
Born	September 29, 1922(1922-09-29) Tverai, Lithuania
Died	September 17, 1995(1995-09-17) (aged 72) Madison, Wisconsin
Nationality	Lithuanian American
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Work
Practice	Marshall Erdman & Associates

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

Life

Early life

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

Education

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.^[1] He returned to his studies after the war, receiving a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1946.

Career

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

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

Work

Projects

• 1949–1950: First Unitarian Society of Madison, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
• 1956–1961: Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
• 1956–1967: medical offices at Doctor's Park, Madison
• 1957: Wyoming Valley School, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
• 1958: Faith Baptist Church
• 1959: 100 homes in Sherman Village, Madison
• 1965–1966: Peace Corps camps at St. Croix and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
• 1965 Medical office building, Georgetown, Massachusetts
• 1974: first modular medical building, Delbarton, West Virginia
• 1975: first Marshfield Clinic building
• 1989: Charlotte Memorial Hospital
• 1993: Middleton Hills planned community, Middleton, Wisconsin

Awards

Resources

See also

Notes

1. ^ Lambert, Bruce (1995-09-29). "Marshall Erdman, 72, Producer Of Prefabricated Structures, Dies". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DC1738F93AA1575AC0A963958260. Retrieved 2008-02-02. 

References

• Moe, Doug; Alice D'Alessio (October 2003). Uncommon Sense: The Life of Marshall Erdman. Trails Custom Publishing. ISBN 1931599319. 

External links

• Marshall Erdman & Associates
• About Marshall Erdman on ASHRAE - Madison, WI chapter website

Persondata
Name	Erdman, Marshall
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 29, 1922
Place of birth	Tverai, Lithuania
Date of death	September 17, 1995
Place of death	Madison, Wisconsin