Edwin Hill Clark (April 1878 – January 1967) was a Chicago architect best known for designing public buildings and private residences.
His buildings, many of which are located along Chicago's North Shore, reflect a wide range of styles from English Tudor to Mediterranean and Spanish.
When the family returned to the United States, his father purchased the Chicago branch of the Wadsworth Holland paint company.
[2] Expecting to enter the family business, after graduating from Phillips Andover Academy Edwin went on to major in chemistry at Yale in preparation to becoming the company's technical expert.
[4] His brother, Alson Skinner Clark, was an early American impressionist and went on to be one of the founders of the "California School" of en plein aire painters.
[7] In 1908 Otis made him a junior partner, and the partnership lasted until 1920 when Clark established his own architectural firm in an office at 8 East Huron Street in Chicago.
[9] For instance, he hired one of the country's first woman architects, Juliet Peddle, who spent four years with him learning the practical aspects of operating an architectural business.
[29][30] He did not design many commercial buildings, but one of his most successful projects was the Spanish Court, now called the Plaza del Lago, on the north side of Wilmette, Illinois.
It included an ornate classic movie theater that could seat 1,300 people, with a large organ to accompany silent films.