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The Cromwell firm was established as the sole proprietorship of Benjamin J. Bartlett, an architect who had moved to Little Rock from Des Moines, Iowa to supervise the construction of the Arkansas School for the Blind (1886). In 1886 he hired Charles L. Thompson as a drafter, and with him formed the partnership of Bartlett & Thompson in 1888. Bartlett moved on to Mississippi in 1890, and Thompson became sole proprietor of the firm.Charles Witsell and Gordon Wittenberg, "Benjamin J. Bartlett" in Architects of Little Rock, 1833-1950 (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2014): 37-39. Thompson worked independently and as a member of the partnerships of Rickon & Thompson (1891–1897), Thompson & Harding (1916–1925) and Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio (1927–1938) until his retirement in 1938. His last partners, Theodore M. Sanders and Frank J. Ginocchio Jr., worked in partnership under the name Sanders & Ginocchio until Sanders withdrew in 1941.Charles Witsell and Gordon Wittenberg, "Charles L. Thompson" in Architects of Little Rock, 1833-1950 (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2014): 51-55.

To continue the firm, Ginocchio formed the new partnership of Ginocchio & Cromwell with Edwin B. Cromwell, Thompson's son-in-law. As originally constituted, Cromwell was in charge of "inside work," chiefly design and drafting, while Ginocchio was in charge of "outside work," construction supervision and client services. Their early works include one of their best known projects, the Arkansas Governor's Mansion (1950). In 1950 the partnership was reorganized as Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates, reflecting the addition of four associates, including Charles B. Carter and Dietrich Neyland."New Firms, Firm Changes" in Architectural Record 108, no. 1 (July, 1950): 164. Neyland, who had previously been employed by Richard Neutra, had been sought out specifically by Cromwell to introduce the principles of modern architecture to the firm's work.

In 1980 two subsidiaries were former: The Cromwell Firm, operating as a second office of the firm in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cromwell Interior Design, an interior design firm. Cromwell Interior Design was later folded back into the main firm and The Cromwell Firm was sold to its principals in 1992."Cromwell Firm gets new name," Commercial Appeal, June 11, 1992, B4.

In 1988 the firm changed its name to Cromwell, Truemper, Levy, Thompson & Woodsmall, but began to use the name Cromwell Architects Engineers at this time.

As of 2024, the firm is led by CEO Greg Cockman AIA, president Dan Fowler AIA and executive vice presidents Todd Kuhn PE and Rob Seay PE. Among the other principals is Ed Levy, grandson of Ed Cromwell.

Cromwell is the oldest architectural firm in Arkansas, and the second oldest in the South after Luckett & Farley. As of 2008, it was the largest in the state, and had completed projects in 37 states and 11 foreign countries.C. Fred Williams, "Cromwell Architects Engineers Incorporated" in [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historic_Little_Rock/uRCLFU_855UC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Historic Little Rock] (San Antonio: Historical Publishing Network, 2008): 106-107.

Edwin Boykin "Ed" Cromwell {{post-nominals|list=FAIA}} (November 13, 1909 – September 22, 2001) was born in Manila to Ellis Cromwell, collector of internal revenue for the Philippines. He was raised in West Point, Mississippi, his mother's hometown, after his father's death. He was educated in the West Point public schools and Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania before going on to Princeton University. He graduated in 1931 with an AB, followed by a year of graduate study. Having left school during the Great Depression, Cromwell took on a variety of work, both architectural and non architectural. In 1935 he joined the Resettlement Administration and was sent to work in Little Rock. He left government service in 1936 to join the architectural firm of Wittenberg & Delony. While employed by Wittenberg & Delony he married the daughter of Little Rock architect Charles L. Thompson and in 1941 became a partner in the firm Thompson had led from 1890 until his retirement in 1937.

In 1937 Cromwell was married to Henrietta Thompson, daughter of Little Rock architect Charles L. Thompson. They had three children, all daughters. Their eldest daughter, Gertrude, was married to Eugene P. Levy, a partner in the Cromwell firm from 1974 until 2018.https://www.arkansascremation.com/obituaries/eugene-pfeifer-levy

Frank Joseph Ginocchio Jr. {{post-nominals|list=AIA}} (February 15, 1886 – March 24, 1969) was educated at the University of Illinois, graduating in 1910. He worked for Charles L. Thompson until the outbreak of World War I. He enlisted in 1917 and was assigned to design and supervise construction of Camp Pike, now the Robinson Maneuver Training Center. He was commissioned a captain in May, 1918 and was discharged in April, 1919.Charles Witsell and Gordon Wittenberg, "Frank Ginocchio" in Architects of Little Rock, 1833-1950 (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2014): 85-87.Shannon Lausch, "[https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/frank-joseph-ginocchio-8274/ Frank Joseph Ginocchio (1886–1969)]," Encyclopedia of Arkansas, October 5, 2023. Accessed August 10, 2024.

Ginocchio was married in 1924 to Bess Rogoski. They had two children, both daughters. He died in Little Rock at the age of 83.

Eugene Pfeifer "Gene" Levy {{post-nominals|list=FAIA}} (December 14, 1936 – February 14, 2019) was born in Little Rock. He was educated in the Little Rock public schools and at the University of Virginia, graduating with a BArch in 1959. He worked for Erhart, Eichenbaum, Rauch & Blass for a year, followed by two years as an architect for the army signal corps. He joined the firm in 1962."Levy, Eugene Pfeifer" in Who's Who in America, 52nd ed. (New Providence: Marquis Who's Who, 1997): 2578."Levy, Eugene Pfeifer" in Who's Who in America, 61st ed. (New Providence: Marquis Who's Who, 2006): 2681.Jake Sandlin, "[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/feb/16/eugene-pfeifer-levy-20190216/ Eugene Pfeifer Levy: LR architect driven by love for design]," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 16, 2019. Accessed August 10, 2024.

Levy was married twice, first to Gertrude Watkins Cromwell, daughter of Ed Cromwell, in 1959, and second to Candy Sue Hood in 2004. He had three children with his first wife. He died in Little Rock at the age of 82.

Dietrich Allen Neyland {{post-nominals|list=AIA}} (November 26, 1914 – November 23, 2009) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a grandson of Diedrich A. W. Rulfs, a noted architect from Nacogdoches, Texas. He was educated at Tulane University, where he played on the basketball team and graduated in 1938 with a BArch. He worked for Richard Neutra in Los Angeles until World War II, during which he served in the navy. In 1946 he joined Van Os & Flaxman, Shreveport architects, with whom he remained until joining Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates in 1950."Neyland, Dietrich Allen" in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 17th ed. (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1980): 551.Evin Demirel, "[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/nov/26/dietrich-neyland-architect-artist-ex-bask-20091126/ Dietrich Neyland Architect, artist, ex-basketball star]," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 26, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2024.

Neyland was married to Linda Halbert in 1968. He died in Little Rock at the age of 94.

John James Truemper Jr. {{post-nominals|list=FAIA}} (June 12, 1924 – December 18, 2016) was born in Helena, Arkansas. He was educated at the University of Arkansas and the University of Illinois, graduating from the latter in 1950 with a BS in architecture. He spent his entire career with the Cromwell firm and was the author of A Century of Service, 1885–1985, at the Firm of Cromwell Truemper Levy Parker & Woodsmall, a history of the firm."Truemper, John James, Jr." in Who's Who in America, 47th ed. (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1992): 3385."[https://www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2016/dec/21/john-truemper-jr-2016-12-21/ John James Truemper, Jr.]," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, December 21, 2016. Accessed August 10, 2024.

In 1994 Truemper was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Lyon College, in recognition of his many contributions to the campus.

Truemper was married to Julia Clare Wood in 1956. They had three children. He died in Little Rock at the age of 92.

• 1947 – Prospect Terrace Apartments,{{efn|name=NRHP|NRHP-listed.}} 3603 Kavanaugh Blvd, Little Rock, Arkansas[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/02001043 Prospect Terrace Apartments NRHP Registration Form] (2002)
• 1949 – McAlester Building,{{efn|name=Magnolia|A contributing resource to the Magnolia Commercial Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2008.}} 124 S Jackson St, Magnolia, Arkansas[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/08000435 Magnolia Commercial Historic District NRHP Registration Form] (2008)
• 1949 – Royal Theatre,{{efn|name=Benton|NRHP-listed. Also a contributing resource to the Benton Commercial Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2008.}} 111 S Market St, Benton, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 167.
• 1949 – University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus buildings, Little Rock, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 141.
• 1950 – Arkansas Governor's Mansion,{{efn|name=Governors|A contributing resource to the Governor's Mansion Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1978 and expanded in 1988, 2002 and 2018.}} 1800 Center St, Little Rock, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 137.

• 1952 – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission office building,{{efn|name=Game|Later incorporated into the Multi-Agency Complex, completed in 1978.}} 1 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 203-204.
• 1959 – Student Union, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1962 – Federal Building,{{efn|name=Fed|Designed by Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates and Swaim & Allen & Associates, associated architects. NRHP-listed.}} 700 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, Arkansas[https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000206 Federal Building NRHP Registration Form] (2015)
• 1962 – Pine Knoll, the Graham R. Hall house,{{efn|name=Hall|Designed by E. Fay Jones, architect, with Ginocchio, Cromwell & Associates, associate architects.}} 2203 Pine Valley Rd, Little Rock, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 145-146.

• 1963 – Grant County Courthouse, 103 W Center St, Sheridan, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 203-204.
• 1964 – Block Realty Building, 723 W Markham St, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1966 – Stabler Hall, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas

• 1972 – St. Francis County Courthouse, 313 S Izard St, Forrest City, ArkansasJohn Deacon, "[https://courthouses.co/us-states/states-a-g/arkansas/st-francis-county/ Saint Francis County]," American Courthouses, no date. Accessed August 9, 2024.
• 1974 – Dewey Short Visitors Center (former), Table Rock Lake, Table Rock, MissouriArchitectural Record (December, 1978): 130.

• 1977 – One Mississippi Plaza, 201 Spring St S, Tupelo, MississippiJennifer V. O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller, Buildings of Mississippi (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021): 168.
• 1978 – Metro Center Mall,{{efn|name=MetroCenter|Designed by Cromwell, Neyland, Truemper, Levy & Gatchell and Blass, Riddick, Chilcote, associated architects. A pedestrian mall along Main Street from 3rd to 8th, later removed.}} Main St, Little Rock, ArkansasMiriam F. Stimpson, A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in the United States (Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1985): 19.
• 1978 – Multi-Agency Complex,{{efn|name=MAC|Incorporating the former Arkansas Game and Fish Commission office building, completed in 1952.}} 1 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1984 – John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital,{{efn|name=McClellan|Designed by a joint venture led by Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum and including Cromwell, Neyland, Truemper, Levy & Gatchell and Wellborn Hardwick Henderson of Little Rock, Mott, Mobley, Richter, McGowan & Griffin of Fort Smith and Stuck Frier Lane Scott Beisner of Jonesboro.}} 4300 W 7th St, Little Rock, ArkansasWalter McQuade, Architecture in the Real World: The Work of HOK (New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1984): 204.

• 1983 – Capital Hotel restoration, 111 W Markham St, Little Rock, ArkansasSteven B. Weintz, [https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Capital_Idea/GBPW6IODlSUC?hl=en&gbpv=0 A Capital Idea: An Illustrated History of the Capital Hotel] (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2002)
• 1985 – Alphin Humanities Building, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
• 1985 – William Carl Garner Visitor Center, Greers Ferry Lake, Heber Springs, Arkansas

• 1993 – Hoke-McCain Hall, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
• 1991 – Holloway Theatre, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
• 1994 – Bradley Manor, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
• 2001 – Justice Building annex, 625 Marshall St, Little Rock, ArkansasCyrus A. Sutherland, Buildings of Arkansas (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018): 120.

• 2010 – George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology , University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas

• 1965 Center for Performing Arts, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas (21)
• 1967 Cooper Fountain, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas (22)
• 1984 Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas (23)
• 1947 Magnolia Inn, 132 S Jackson St, Magnolia, Arkansas (24)
• 1955 KTHV studio building, 720 S Izard St, Little Rock, Arkansas (27)
• 1959 First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas building, 101 N Washington St, Forrest City, Arkansas (28)
• 1955 Brough Commons, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas (30)
• 1955 Fulbright Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas (31)

• Junior college, Little RockProgressive Architecture (February, 1952): 63-67.
• House, Little RockHouse+Home (April, 1956): 208-209.
• Box factory, Little RockArchitectural Record (January, 1959): 164-165.
• Radio-TV station, Little RockArchitectural Record (May, 1959): 213-214.
• Childrens' mental school, ConwayAIA Journal (February, 1962): 48-49.
• High school, El DoradoAIA Journal (June, 1964): 39.
• High school, El DoradoProgressive Architecture (February, 1965): 160-163.
• Mississippi County community college, BlythevilleProgressive Architecture (April, 1982): 134-137.
• Hotel, Little RockInterior Design (January, 1984): 248-253.
• Mississippi County community college, BlythevilleArchitecture (March, 1989): 103-104.

an American architect in practice in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1936 until his retirement in 1984. In 1941 he became junior partner in the firm of Ginocchio & Cromwell, which had been originally established in 1890 by his father-in-law, Charles L. Thompson. From 1969 until his retirement Cromwell was senior partner of the firm, now (2024) known as Cromwell Architects Engineers.

Edwin Boykin Cromwell was born November 13, 1909 in Manila to Ellis Cromwell, collector of internal revenue for the Philippines, and Ada Cromwell, nee Henley. After the death of Ellis Cromwell in 1912, the family moved to West Point, Mississippi, the hometown of Ada Cromwell. Cromwell w

Though Cromwell was well regarded for his personal design skills, he believed that architecture was an inherently collaborative activity and strived to develop a,. Seeing the change in the architectural landscape, in 1950 Cromwell hired Dietrich Neyland, a young architect who had been trained in the office of Richard Neutra.

Though primarily a regional firm, the firm also completed projects further afield, including buildings for the former Mackinac College in Michigan and the residence of the United States Consul General in Chennai.

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