Fred L. Markham

Fred Lewis Markham (July 3, 1902 – September 28, 1984)

Markham then went on to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a degree in architecture.

Architectural career

Markham designed many school buildings of a variety of functions including many buildings on the BYU campus. These include the LaVell Edwards Stadium, Carillon Bell Tower, Smith Fieldhouse, Eyring Science Center, Joseph Smith Building, Knight Magnum Building, Herald R. Clark Building, David O. McKay Building, Wilkinson Student Center, John A. Widtsoe Building, and the James E. Talmage Math and Computer Building. Many of these are built with beige brick which has become a trademark of the many buildings built while Markham was active as an architect. Several of these were in collaboration with other architects. Markham also designed the Student Union Buildings at Snow College, Utah State University and the University of Utah. He also designed Provo High School.

Many theaters were designed by Markham including the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem, Utah, the Arch Theatre in Spanish Fork, Utah and the Huish Theatres in Riverton, Utah and Payson, Utah.

Religious buildings include the Ogden Stake Tabernacle, (the last tabernacle commissioned by the LDS Church), and the Salt Lake Monument Park Ward Chapel.

Two works by Markham are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Provo Third Ward Chapel and Amusement Hall, in Provo, Utah. Built 1901 and redesigned by Markham in the 1930s.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Markham served for thirteen years as president of the Utah Stake, later called the Provo Utah Central Stake.

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