Pierre & Wright
| Company type | Architectural firm |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Founder | Edward D. Pierre, George Caleb Wright |
| Defunct | 1944 |
| Successor | Pierre and Associates, Vonnegut & Wright |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis , United States |
Pierre and Wright was an architectural firm located in Indianapolis, Indiana, established in 1925 by partners Edward D. Pierre, AIA (1890–1971) and George Caleb Wright, AIA (1889–1973). This firm significantly influenced the architectural development of Indianapolis and served as a forerunner to Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager.
The firm Pierre & Wright was responsible for designing many prominent structures throughout Indianapolis and the state of Indiana, with several of their projects earning a place on the National Register of Historic Places. Following the dissolution of their partnership in 1944, Edward Pierre founded Pierre and Associates, where architects like Kenneth B. Curtiss and James M. Merrifield worked. Meanwhile, George Wright partnered with Kurt Vonnegut Sr. to create Vonnegut & Wright, which later became Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager after Ralph Oscar Yeager joined, eventually transforming into Wright Porteous & Lowe.
Works by Pierre & Wright Architects
- Indianapolis Public School #7
- Indianapolis Public School #78
- Williams Creek Estates: Indianapolis News Model Houses
- Oxford Gables Apartments (38th and Washington Blvd., Indianapolis)
- Tuckaway Country Club (Nashville, Indiana)
- Sears Roebuck (320 N. New Jersey, Indianapolis)
- Indiana State Library and Historical Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Milo Stuart Memorial Building, Arsenal Technical High School (Indianapolis)
- Old Trails office building (301–309 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis)