Edward E. Dougherty (1876-1944) Nashville Tennessee (F.A.I.A.)

Noted designer of churches, member of the firm of Dougherty & Clemmons at the time of his death. A native of Atlanta Georgia, and a graduate of the University of Georgia in 1895. Mr. Dougherty spent three years of study at Cornell's School of Architecture and two additional years in Europe, following which he returned to his native city and opened an architectural office in 1910.

In Nashville where he later established a residence, Dougherty first practiced independently, subsequently organized the firm of Dougherty & Gardner of which he remained a partner until 1930. During later years he was senior member of the firm of Dougherty, Wallace & Clemmons until Harold C. Wallace withdrew, afterward continued in association with Mr. Clemmons. During the 1920s he was identified with the design of several notable church buildings in southern cities, among which were the First Baptist at Knoxville, Tennessee, 1924; Baptist Church at Winston-Salem, North Carolina; St. Mary's Community group in New Orleans, and a Baptist Church at Eldorado, Arkansas, 1923. In addition, Dougherty was associated with McKim, Mead & White on the War Memorial in Nashville.