Bruce Goff

Bruce Alonzo Goff (June 8, 1904 – August 4, 1982) was an American architect. Born in Alton, Kansas, Goff was a child prodigy who apprenticed at the age of twelve to Rush, Endacott and Rush of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Goff became a partner with the firm in 1930. He is credited, along with his high-school art teacher Adah Robinson, with the design of Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa, one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the United ... more

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  • Jun 8, 1904

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  • Aug 4, 1982 (age 78 years)

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