Zachary Taylor Davis

Zachary Taylor Davis (May 26, 1872, Aurora, Illinois –December 16, 1946, Chicago, Illinois) was the architect of several major Chicago buildings, including St. Ambrose (1904) Old Comiskey Park (1910), Wrigley Field (1914), Mount Carmel High School (1924), and St. James Chapel of Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary (1918). Davis graduated from the Armour Institute of Technology (now the Illinois Institute of Technology). He began his career wo... more

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  • May 26, 1872

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  • Dec 16, 1946 (age 74 years)

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