architect, b. New Haven, Conn. He moved with his parents to Andover, Ill., in 1836, and in 1845 to New York City. He studied architecture in a New York office, and in 1855 went to Chicago. The following year he moved to Milwaukee, where he eventually built up a large and varied practice. He was state architect for Wisconsin (1864-1867), practiced independently in Milwaukee (1867-1882), and from 1882 until 1889 was in partnership with Milwaukee architect Walter A. Holbrook. Widely known throughout the Northwest, Mix designed many of the most prominent buildings in Milwaukee, including the Music Hall (Academy of Music) (1865), the Iron Block (1860), Plankinton House (1868), the Mitchell building (1878), the Chamber of Commerce building (1880), and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot (1886). He also designed numerous churches and private homes, and supervised construction of the Layton Art Gallery (1888). He belonged to numerous professional organizations, and from 1888 to 1890 was president of the Wisconsin Architectural League. Wis. Mag. Hist., 10; F. L. Holmes, et al., eds., Wis. (5 vols., Chicago, 1946); Natl. Cyclopaedia Amer. Biog., 2 (1921); Milwaukee Sentinel, Sept. 24, 1890; WPA field notes.

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