William H. McElfatrick was born in Fort Wayne , Indiana , in 1854 , son of the theater architect John Bailey McElfatrick . He learned the architect 's trade from his father . He moved to Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 , and joined the William W. Boyington company . By 1880 he had moved to New York and was working with his father in J. B. McElfatrick & Son . His brother John M. McElfatrick ( 1853-1891 ) also joined the family firm
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
William H. McElfatrick