Benjamin Polk
Illustration — Narayanhity Palace Museum (formerly Narayanhity Royal Palace) in Kathmandu, Nepal • Illustration — Jallianwala Bagh memorial, Amritsar Benjamin Kauffman Polk (18 May 1916 – 23 April 2001) was an American designer and architect, best known for his work in India and Nepal. Polk was raised by his parents, Harry Herndon Polk (30 November 1875 – 28 August 1949) and Alice Kauffman (12 August 1878 – 30 July 1973) in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He practiced architecture in San Francisco from 1948 to 1952, where he met his future wife and companion, Emily Despain (née Isaacs).
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Illustration — Narayanhity Palace Museum (formerly Narayanhity Royal Palace) in Kathmandu, Nepal • Illustration — Jallianwala Bagh memorial, Amritsar Benjamin Kauffman Polk (18 May 1916 – 23 April 2001) was an American designer and architect, best known for his work in India and Nepal. Polk was raised by his parents, Harry Herndon Polk (30 November 1875 – 28 August 1949) and Alice Kauffman (12 August 1878 – 30 July 1973) in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He practiced architecture in San Francisco from 1948 to 1952, where he met his future wife and companion, Emily Despain (née Isaacs).
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