Edward H. Kendall

150 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was originally the Methodist Book Concern: "MBC" can still be seen on its crown; the building contained printing presses and offices, but also a chapel[1][2]
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Edward Hale Kendall (July 30, 1842 – March 10, 1901) was an American architect with a practice in New York City.[3]

Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Kendall was one of the first generation of Americans to study in Paris; he apprenticed in the office of the construction engineer Gridley James Fox Bryant, Boston. He moved to New York where he collaborated with Bryant's collaborator in developing Boston's Back Bay, Arthur Gilman, in building the Equitable Life Assurance Society Building (1868–71). He soon established independent practice and was a member (1868) and eventually President (1892–93) of the American Institute of Architects, in which capacity he presided over the AIA conventions held during the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893.[4]

After the humiliating defeat of an Act to License the Practice of Architecture in New York (1892), The Tarsney Act of 1893,[5] by which the Federal Government was to hire private architects through competitions, was passed by Congress largely owing to his persistence as president of the American Institute of Architects.

Kendall died in New York City, New York in 1901.

Selected works

All works were in New York, unless otherwise noted.

References

Notes
  1. Mendelsohn, Joyce. Touring the Flatiron. New York: New York Landmarks Conservancy, 1998. ISBN 0-964-7061-2-1
  2. White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.
  3. Some information in this article is drawn from (Society of Architectural Historians) American Architects' Biographies: Kenall, Edward H.
  4. "AIA 150"
  5. The Tarsney Act and its implementation, and is eventual revocation in 1913, are discussed in Cecil D. Elliott, The American Architect from the Colonial Era to the Present (2002:126-28.
  6. Roberta Moudry, The American Skyscraper (Cambridge University Press) 2005:91
  7. The Proposed SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District Expansion March 2006
  8. A design was exhibited at the International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (Official catalogue, dept. IV-Art, no. 604.
  9. According to the obituary in Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events 1902.
  10. WPA New York City Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to the Five Boroughs of the Metropolis, 1939, noting 591 Fifth Avenue as still standing
  11. Andrew Dolkart, Matthew A. Postal, Guide to New York City Landmarks 2003 ed.: cat. no. 292.
  12. Christopher Gray, "Streetscapes: The Goelet Building; A Facade Rich in Marble", New York Times, December 16, 1990 Accessed September 2, 2008.
  13. Andrew Dolkartand Matthew A. Postal, Guide to New York City Landmarks 2003 ed.: cat. no. 185.
  14. The need for more picturesque French mansards had been expressed by critics. Sarah Bradford Landau and Carl W. Condit, Rise of the New York Skyscraper: 1865-1913 1999:126f and illus. 8.10.
  15. Christopher Gray, "Streetscapes: 1 Broadway; A 1922 Facade That Hides Another From the 1880's," New York Times, 26 March 1995 Accessed 31 August 2008.
  16. Randall Gabrielan, Rumson: Shaping a Superlative Suburb 2003:78f.
  17. Year Book of the Architectural League of New York, 1893, s.v. "Resident Members".
  18. ""New Economy Revives Printing House's Old Look", New York Times, 2 May 2001
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