Arthur Bates Jennings

Arthur Bates Jennings FAIA (April 30, 1849 – March 30, 1927) was an American architect in practice in New York City from c. 1876 to 1919.

Arthur Bates Jennings
Born(1847-04-30)April 30, 1847
North Brookfield, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 30, 1927(1927-03-30) (aged 79)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
Burrage Library of Olivet College in Michigan, designed by Jennings and completed in 1890.
The former Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bloomfield, New Jersey, completed in 1892.
The All Saints Memorial Episcopal Church in Meriden, Connecticut, completed in 1893.
The Old Gym of Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, completed in 1893.
The Second Congregational Church in Winsted, Connecticut, completed in 1899.
The former Salem Baptist Church in New Rochelle, New York, completed in 1904 and burned in 2011.

Life and career

Arthur Bates Jennings was born April 30, 1849, in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, to Joel Albert Jennings, a lawyer, and Susan Frances (Bates) Jennings. He earned an A.B. from the College of the City of New York in 1870 and received architectural training in the offices of John Correja, George B. Post and Russell Sturgis. He opened his own office c. 1876, and initially worked on suburban developments in New Jersey for Stewart Hartshorn and others. He later became well-known as an architect of public buildings, including churches and college buildings.[1][2]

Jennings's buildings followed popular styles, and frequently utilized multiple towers and bold ornament. They were constructed across the United States, from Portland, Maine, to Seattle, and at least as far south as Hot Springs, Arkansas. He retired from practice in 1919.[1]

Jennings became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1890.[3]

Personal life

Jennings was married in 1881 Caroline Jerusha Allen of Meriden, Connecticut, and had three children: Edward Allen, Arthur Bates Jr. and Helen Bates. He died March 30, 1927, in New York City at the age of 79.[1][2][4]

Legacy

At least five buildings designed by Jennings have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, though one has been substantially demolished.

Works

In New York City
  • James V. S. Woolley houses, 115-121 E 91st St, Manhattan (1876–77)[5]
  • Lucien C. Warner house, 2042 5th Ave, Manhattan (1883, demolished)[6]
  • Charles L. Guillaume houses, 133-145 W 87th St, Manhattan (1884)[7]
  • Stephen F. Sherman house, 410 Riverside Dr, Manhattan (1884, demolished 1906) - Better known as the residence of George Noakes.[1][8]
  • Joseph J. Kittell house, 495 Riverside Dr, Manhattan (1885, demolished)[9]
  • David S. Brown houses, 170-176 W 72nd St, Manhattan (1886) - Built by Brown and various family members. No. 174, the only survivor, was occupied by Albert S. Roe.[10] No. 172 was occupied by Jacob A. Chamberlain.
  • E. August Neresheimer house, 176 Malcolm X Blvd, Manhattan (1886, demolished 1901)[1]
  • John J. Gibbons house, 494 Riverside Dr, Manhattan (1887, demolished)[11]
  • Christian Blinn house, 3 W 81st St, Manhattan (1888, demolished)[12]
  • George Daiker houses, 718-730 St Nicholas Ave, Manhattan (1889–90)[13]
  • J. C. Desuris house, 607 W 113th St, Manhattan (1889, demolished 1910)[14]
  • Webb Institute, Fordham Hill Oval, the Bronx (1890–93, demolished)[15]
  • George E. Clay house, 21-49 45th Rd, Queens (1891)[1]
  • Hanover Fire Insurance Company Building, 34 Pine St, Manhattan (1893–94, demolished)[16]
  • Bay Ridge Reformed Church, 8101 Ridge Blvd, Brooklyn (1896–97)[13]
  • Bedford Presbyterian Church, 1200 Dean St, Brooklyn (1897)[17]

In the New York metropolitan area

Elsewhere

References
  1. "Guide to the Jennings Photograph Collection [1858]-1957 PR 135" dlib.nyu.edu/. New York Historical Society, 2011. Web.
  2. "Jennings, Arthur Bates" in The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography 32 (New York: James T. White & Company, 1945): 106–107.
  3. Arthur Bates Jennings, AIA Historical Directory of American Architects. Accessed December 12, 2022.
  4. "Obituary: Arthur Bates Jennings". The New York Times. April 1, 1927.
  5. Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District. New York: New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1993.
  6. Sanitary Engineer 26 April 1883: 490.
  7. Building Aug. 1884: 184.
  8. Lewis, Arnold. American Country Houses of the Gilded Age. New York: Dover, 1982. Print.
  9. American Architect and Building News 6 Dec. 1884: 276.
  10. Samitary Engineer 25 March 1886: 401.
  11. American Architect and Building News 1 Jan. 1887: 3.
  12. Engineering and Building Record 24 Dec. 1888: 64.
  13. Dolkart, Andrew S. (1998). Morningside Heights: A History of its Architecture and Development. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-231-07850-4. OCLC 37843816.
  14. Engineering and Building Record 31 Dec. 1888: 80
  15. Iron Age 24 July 1890: 136.
  16. Engineering Record 1 Sept. 1894: 226.
  17. Engineering News 6 May 1896: 167.
  18. Martin, Cynthia B. Images of America: Summit Historic Homes. Charleston: Arcadia, 2013.
  19. Engineering News 14 July 1898: 12.
  20. Blodgett, Geoffrey. Oberlin Architecture: College and Town. Oberlin: Oberlin College, 1985.
  21. Norumbega NRHP Nomination. Washington: United States Department of the Interior, 1974.
  22. "Denny Hotel, Seattle, WA" digital.lib.washington.edu. Pacific Coast Architecture Database, n. d. Web.
  23. Exercises and Addresses at the Dedication of the New Library Building, Olivet College, June 19, 1890. OLivet: Frank N. Green, 1890.
  24. Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide 3 Aug. 1889: 1077.
  25. "Old Gym". U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives. Washington & Jefferson College.
  26. Woodward, William McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986.
  27. American Architect and Building News 26 June 1906: xiv.
  28. Manufacturers' Record 1 July 1909: 70.
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