Henry H. Kendall

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.

For other people named Henry Kendall, see Henry Kendall (disambiguation).
Henry Hubbard Kendall

FAIA
BornMarch 4, 1855
New Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 1943 (1943-03-01) (aged 87)
Newton Centre, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (1875)
OccupationArchitect
18th President of the American Institute of Architects
In office
1920–1922
Preceded byThomas Rogers Kimball
Succeeded byWilliam Baker Faville

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

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

Works (with attribution) include:

References
  1. "The American Institute of Architects - AIA Presidents". aia.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. bios McGill digital library
  5. "Kendall and Taylor".
  6. Henry H. Kendall Archived 2013-11-14 at archive.today AIA
  7. NRHP database

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