Henry H. Kendall
Henry Hubbard Kendall (March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1943) was an American architect from Boston, Massachusetts. He wrote a letter to the U.S. Civil Service commission critiquing the low pay for government architects. Kendall was the senior partner in the firm Kendall, Taylor & Company.
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Henry H. Kendall

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- Name
- Henry Hubbard Kendall
- Died
- February 28, 1943 March 4, 1855
- Born
- March 4, 1855
- Birthplace
- New Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1875)
- Place of death
- Newton Centre, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Honours
- Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
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Henry Hubbard Kendall (March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1943) was an American architect from Boston, Massachusetts. He wrote a letter to the U.S. Civil Service commission critiquing the low pay for government architects. Kendall was the senior partner in the firm Kendall, Taylor & Company.
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Henry H. Kendall (1855–1943) was an architect, of American nationality. Honours include Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
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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.
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• Name — Henry Hubbard Kendall • Honorific Suffix — FAIA • Died — February 28, 1943 March 4, 1855 • Born — March 4, 1855 • Birthplace — New Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S. • Education — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1875) • Place of death — Newton Centre, Massachusetts, U.S. Henry Hubbard Kendall (March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1943) was an American architect from Boston, Massachusetts. He wrote a letter to the U.S. Civil Service commission critiquing the low pay for government architects. 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
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Kendall was born March 4, 1855, in New Braintree, Massachusetts. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 20. 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). He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and served as the group's president from 1920 to 1922. He died February 28, 1943, at his home in Newton Centre, Massachusetts.
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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 • 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
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- 1.aia.org. The American Institute of Architects - AIA Presidents.
- 2.College, A.J.L.T.M.A.P.H.P.G. 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. 2000. 9780195351866.
- 3.Vosbeck, R. Randall. A Legacy of Leadership: The Presidents of the American Institute of Architects 1857–2007. The American Institute of Architects. 54–55. 2008. 978-1-57165-021-4.
- 4.bios McGill digital library
- 5.Kendall and Taylor.
- 6.Henry H. Kendall AIA
- 7.NRHP database
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- 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
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