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 the American 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 from Boston, 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 firm Kendall, 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 & Taylor was an architecture firm formed in 1908 by Henry H. Kendall and Bertrand E. Taylor. The firm did work in Durham, North Carolina.
Biography
[edit]Kendall was born March 4, 1855, in New Braintree, Massachusetts.[3] He graduated with a degree in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 20.[3]
He was the senior partner at Kendall & Stevens in Boston with Edward F. Stevens (1890–95); and then Kendall, Taylor, and Stevens (1895–1909) with Stevens and Bertrand E. Taylor. He also formed Kendall, Stevens, and Lee (1909–12) (with Frederick Clare Lee).[4]
He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and served as the group's president from 1920 to 1922.[5]
He died February 28, 1943, at his home in Newton 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. and MA 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 property Beech 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 the Watts-Hillandale Historic District, Durham, North Carolina (Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed
- One or more works in Beech 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 in Watts-Hillandale Historic District, Durham, North Carolina (Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed
References
[edit]- ^ "The American Institute of Architects - AIA Presidents". aia.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ 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. ISBN 9780195351866.
- ^ a b c Vosbeck, 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. ISBN 978-1-57165-021-4.
- ^ bios McGill digital library
- ^ "Kendall and Taylor".
- ^ Henry H. Kendall Archived 2013-11-14 at archive.today AIA
- ^ NRHP database
Further reading
[edit]- Entry Biographical Dictionary of American Architects Los Angeles by Henry F. Withey and Elsie Rathburn Withey, New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970
- Entry in FAIA, A Legacy of Leadership: Presidents of the AIA, 1857–2007 by R. Randall Vosbeck, Washington, DC: The American Institute of Architects, 2008