John Jacob Zink

John Jacob Zink (1886–1952) was an American architect who designed movie houses in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.

John Jacob Zink
Born(1886-06-01)June 1, 1886
Baltimore, Maryland[1]
DiedAugust 15, 1952(1952-08-15) (aged 66)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMaryland Institute, Columbia University
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsUptown Theater, Newton Theater, Atlas Theater and Shops, Senator Theatre

Life

He studied at the Maryland Institute (now known as Maryland Institute College of Art), and graduated in 1904.[1] He apprenticed with Wyatt and Nolting and William H. Hodges.[1] In the evenings he studied at the Columbia School of Architecture and worked with architect Thomas W. Lamb. He worked for Ewald G. Blanke, a famous Baltimore architect, from 1916 to 1924. Their firm of Blanke and Zink was located at 835 Equitable Building in Baltimore City.

In the early 1920s, he started his own design firm. He was a Streamline Moderne architect. Employing modest designs, he concentrated on details, such as views, lighting and acoustics. He incorporated such amenities as nurseries, lounges and smoking rooms.[2]

Works

  • 1921 Century Theatre, Baltimore, MD [3]
  • 1923 Takoma Theater, Takoma Park, MD[4][5]
  • 1926 Colony Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1926 Tivoli Theatre (now Weinberg Center for the Arts), Frederick, MD [6]
  • 1930 Patterson Theater, Baltimore, MD [7]
Carver Theater just before it opened as the Anacostia Community Museum, 1967
  • 1932 Grandin Theatre, Roanoke, VA [8]
  • 1935 Ambassador Theater, Baltimore, MD [9]
  • 1936 Uptown Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1937 Newton Theater, Washington, D.C.[9]
  • 1938 Atlas Theater and Shops, Washington, D.C.
  • 1939 Senator Theatre, Baltimore, MD
  • 1939 Congress Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1940 Apex Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1940 Village Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1942 Senator Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1945 Langston Theater, Washington, D.C.
  • 1945 Commodore Theater, Portsmouth, VA[10]
  • 1946 Naylor Theater, Washington, D.C.[11]
  • 1948 Carver Theater, Anacostia, Washington, D.C.[12]
  • circa late 1940s Capital Theatre, Annapolis, MD[13]
  • 1950 Flower Theatre, Silver Spring, MD[14][15]
  • 1952 Langley Theatre, Langley Park, MD [16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zink, John Jacob (1886 - 1952)". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  2. ^ "Capitol Theatre". Crispin Enterprises. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ^ "Loew's Century Theatre in Baltimore, MD - Cinema Treasures".
  4. ^ Takoma Theatre Conservancy - Theatre Building Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Takoma Theatre in Washington, DC - Cinema Treasures
  6. ^ "Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, MD - Cinema Treasures".
  7. ^ "Patterson Performing Arts Center in Baltimore, MD - Cinema Treasures".
  8. ^ "The Grandin: History with a Future". 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Baltimore's crumbling Ambassador Theater, once an Art Deco gem, bought by nonprofit arts space developer". 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ History by the Commodore Theatre - Portsmouth, VA
  11. ^ Naylor Theatre in Washington, DC - Cinema Treasures
  12. ^ "Carver Theatre". Anacostia. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Capitol Theatre in Annapolis, MD - Cinema Treasures".
  14. ^ Flower Theatre in Silver Spring, MD - Cinema Treasures
  15. ^ Inside Movies Since 1920
  16. ^ Langley Theatre in Langley Park, MD - Cinema Treasures


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