Theatre Architects

Ellerbe & Company was founded in 1909 by Franklin Ellerbe and, upon his death in 1921, was taken over by his son Thomas F. Ellerbe who, as lead architect, expanded the firm into the largest in Minnesota.

Thomas Ellerbe was an avid supporter of co-ops and eventually converted his firm into an employee-owned organization, which it remained until merging with Welton Becket and Associates (designers of Pacific’s Cinerama Dome in Hollywood and the Los Angeles Music Center) in 1987. The successor firm, Ellerbe Becket, remains in operation today.

Theatres on this website in which this architect firm was involved:

Paramount Theatre, Austin, Minnesota, USA