{{short description|American architect}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} '''William Miles Brittelle''' (April 13, 1894 – January 7, 1970)<ref name=abqtrib70>{{cite news |title=Miles Brittelle Designed Leading Albq Churches |work=Albuquerque Tribune |date=January 8, 1970}} Clippings of the [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114763377/the-albuquerque-tribune/ first page] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114763412/the-albuquerque-tribune/ second page] via Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.</ref> was an American architect who practiced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including with John J. Ginner as part of '''Brittelle & Ginner'''.

At least three of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

==Biography== Brittellle was born in Imperial, Nebraska, on April 13, 1894, and later moved to Colorado. He served in World War I with the 115th Trench Mortar Battery. After the war, he trained as an architect, working in firms in Denver and Pueblo, Colorado. In 1926, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.<ref name=abqtrib70/>

In Albuquerque, Brittelle worked in the firm of George M. Williamson, then formed a local partnership with the El Paso based firm Trost & Trost from 1931 to 1932.<ref name=nrhp>{{cite web | url={{NRHP url|id=82003316}} | title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Joseph 1930 Hospital | publisher=National Park Service | date=May 27, 1982}} with {{NRHP url | id=82003316 | photos=y | title=seven accompanying photos}}</ref> His most notable work with Trost & Trost was the El Fidel Hotel in Albuquerque, which opened in 1932.<ref>{{cite news |title=Architect First To Register at El Fidel on the Opening Day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114858504/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=April 15, 1932 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In 1931, when New Mexico started requiring licensing for architects, Governor Arthur Seligman appointed Brittelle to the first Board of Architectural Examiners in New Mexico and he was elected chairman.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Architects Now Registering |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114819389/carlsbad-current-argus/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=Carlsbad Current-Argus |date=January 15, 1932 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He held New Mexico architect license number 2.<ref name=abqtrib70/> He also served as president of the New Mexico chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

In 1933, he started his own firm, Brittelle & Wilson,<ref>{{cite news |title=Announcement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114858039/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=Albuquerque Journal |agency=Advertisement |date=January 5, 1933 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> which became Brittelle & Ginner in 1934.<ref>{{cite news |title=Announcement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114858098/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=Albuquerque Journal |agency=Advertisement |date=June 17, 1934 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Brittelle and Ginner were "among the earliest architects working in the Modernist movement" in Albuquerque.<ref name=dodge>{{cite web|url=http://documents.cabq.gov/planning/historic-preservation/Albuq.%20Mid-century%20resource%20survey%202013.pdf |title=A Survey of Albuquerque's Mid-Century Modernist Architectural Resources |author=William A. Dodge |accessdate=June 25, 2019}}</ref>

Arthur Dekker, a University of Kansas graduate in architectural engineering, became a partner at Brittelle & Ginner in 1954.<ref name=dodge/>

Gordon Ferguson worked at Brittelle and Ginner and later opened his own office in 1942.<ref name=dodge/>

Brittelle died on January 7, 1970, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque.<ref>{{cite news |title=Funeral Rites Saturday for W. Miles Brittelle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114763623/albuquerque-journal/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=January 9, 1970 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

His son, William Miles Brittelle, Jr., was also an architect.<ref name=abqtrib70/>

==Works== Works include (with shared attribution indicated):

*With George M. Williamson: **Old St. Joseph Hospital (1930), Albuquerque. NRHP-listed. **President's House (1930), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. NRHP-listed. **Springer Building (1930), Albuquerque. NRHP-listed. *With Trost & Trost: **El Fidel Hotel (1932), Albuquerque<ref name=elfid>{{Cite web|url=https://trostsociety.org/buildings/hotel-el-fidel/|title = Hotel el Fidel - Trost Society}}</ref> *Brittelle & Wilson: **Occidental Life Building reconstruction (1934), Albuquerque. NRHP-listed.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Occidental Building To Be Opened This Week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114865061/the-albuquerque-tribune/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=Albuquerque Tribune |agency=Advertisement |date=February 26, 1934 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> *Brittelle & Ginner: **Fitch Hall (1937), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico. NRHP-listed. **Central Receiving Building (1938), New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Alamogordo, New Mexico. NRHP-listed. **Sunset Mausoleum (1961), Albuquerque<ref name=dodge/>

The papers of the firm are archived with the Center for Southwest Research, at the University of New Mexico, as "Brittelle, Ginner and Associates Architectural Drawings and Plans".<ref name=dodge/>

==See Also== *List of American architects

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