Arthur Ingersoll Meigs

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Arthur Ingersoll Meigs
Arthur Ingersoll Meigs.jpg
BornJune 29, 1882
DiedJune 09, 1956
Resting placeSt. David's Episcopal Church, Wayne, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationWilliam Penn Charter School
Princeton University
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Harriet Gertrude Reed "Haddie" (Geyelin) Meigs
Parent(s)Dr. Arthur Vincent Meigs
Mary Roberts (Browning) Meigs

Arthur Ingersoll Meigs (1882–1956) was an American architect.

Early life[]

Meigs was born on June 29, 1882.[1][2] His father was Dr. Arthur Vincent Meigs and his mother, Mary Roberts (Browning) Meigs.[1] He graduated from the William Penn Charter School in 1899 and from Princeton University in 1903.[1][2]

Career[]

From the summer of 1903 to September 1905, he worked for Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr. (1845-1928).[1] From October 1905 to June 1906, he worked for Edgar Viguers Seeler (1867-1929).[1]

Meigs started an architectural practise with Walter Mellor in 1906.[1] Later in 1916, George Howe (1886–1955) joined their practise as Mellor, Meigs & Howe, up until 1928.[1] Together, they designed Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house at the University of Washington located at 5404 17th Avenue NE University District in Seattle, Washington.[2][3] In 1913 he designed the Princeton Charter Club, one of the Eating clubs at Princeton University.[4]

In 1932, Meigs designed the new Friendfield House on the Friendfield Plantation near Georgetown, South Carolina.[5]

After Mellor's death in 1940, Meigs worked with (1888-1971) and semi-retired.

Meigs was a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia and the Radnor Hunt Club.[1]

Personal life and death[]

Meigs was married to Harriet Gertrude Reed "Haddie" (Geyelin) Meigs (1893-1971). He died on June 9, 1956.[1][2] He and his wife are buried in the cemetery of St. David's Episcopal Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

  • Princeton Charter Club (1913), Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

  • Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House (1916), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Pacific Coast Architectural Database
  3. ^ Pacific Coast Architectural Database: University of Washington, Seattle, Phi Gamma Delta House
  4. ^ "Charter Club". Princeton University.
  5. ^ Frances Cheston Train, A Carolina Plantation Remembered, The Social Register Association, Summer 2013

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