Henry H. Kendall
Henry Hubbard Kendall | |
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| Born | March 4, 1855 |
| Died | February 28, 1943(aged 87) |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology(1875) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| 18th President of theAmerican Institute of Architects | |
| In office 1920–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Rogers Kimball |
| Succeeded by | William Baker Faville |
Henry Hubbard Kendall(March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1943) was an American architect fromBoston, Massachusetts.[1]He wrote a letter to the U.S. Civil Service commission critiquing the low pay for government architects.[2]Kendall was the senior partner in the firmKendall, Taylor & Company.Several of his or the firm's works are listed on the U.S.National Register of Historic Places,for their architectural merit.
Kendall & Taylorwas an architecture firm formed in 1908 by Henry H. Kendall andBertrand E. Taylor.The firm did work inDurham, North Carolina.
Biography
[edit]Kendall was born March 4, 1855, inNew Braintree, Massachusetts.[3]He graduated with a degree in architecture from theMassachusetts Institute of Technologyat the age of 20.[3]
He was the senior partner atKendall & Stevensin Boston withEdward F. Stevens(1890–95); and thenKendall, Taylor, and Stevens(1895–1909) with Stevens andBertrand E. Taylor.He also formedKendall, Stevens, and Lee(1909–12) (withFrederick Clare Lee).[4]
He was a fellow of theAmerican Institute of Architects(AIA) and served as the group's president from 1920 to 1922.[5]
He died February 28, 1943, at his home inNewton Centre, Massachusetts.[3][6]
Works
[edit]Works (with attribution) include:
- Belchertown State School,30 State St.,Belchertown, Massachusetts(Kendall, Taylor & Co.), NRHP-listed
- Westborough State Hospital,along Lyman St. N of Chauncy Lake and jct. of South St. andMA 9,Westborough, Massachusetts(Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed
- White Memorial Building,109 Main St.,Houlton, Maine(Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed[7]
- Wrentham State School,Jct. of Emerald and North Sts.,Wrentham, Massachusetts(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
- Contributing propertyBeech Hill Summer Home District,Harrisville, New Hampshire(Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed
- John Sprunt Hill House,900 S. Duke St.,Durham, North Carolina(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
- Watts Hospital,Broad St. and Club Blvd.,Durham, North Carolina(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
- A contributing property in theWatts-Hillandale Historic District,Durham, North Carolina(Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed
- One or more works inBeech Hill Summer Home District,Harrisville, New Hampshire(Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed
- Massachusetts Mental Health Center,74 Fenwood Rd.,Boston, Massachusetts(Kendall, Taylor & Co.), NRHP-listed
- Watts Hospital,Broad St. and Club Blvd.,Durham, North Carolina(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
- One or more works inWatts-Hillandale Historic District,Durham, North Carolina(Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed
References
[edit]- ^"The American Institute of Architects - AIA Presidents".aia.org.Retrieved2014-01-25.
- ^College, A.J.L.T.M.A.P.H.P.G. (2000).Architects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office.Oxford University Press, USA.ISBN9780195351866.
- ^abcVosbeck, R. Randall; Wrenn, Tony P.; Smith, Andrew Brodie (2008).A Legacy of Leadership: The Presidents of the American Institute of Architects 1857–2007(PDF).Washington, D.C.:The American Institute of Architects.pp. 54–55.ISBN978-1-57165-021-4.
- ^biosMcGill digital library
- ^"Kendall and Taylor".
- ^Henry H. KendallArchived2013-11-14 atarchive.todayAIA
- ^NRHP database
Further reading
[edit]- Entry Biographical Dictionary of American Architects Los Angeles byHenry F. WitheyandElsie Rathburn Withey,New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970
- Entry inFAIA, A Legacy of Leadership: Presidents of the AIA, 1857–2007by R. Randall Vosbeck, Washington, DC:The American Institute of Architects,2008