Henry H. Kendall

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Henry H. Kendall (1855 – February 29, 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.

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 in 1855.

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).[3]

He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and served as the group's president from 1920 to 1922.[4]

He died February 29, 1943.[5]

Works[]

Works (with attribution) include:

  • Belchertown State School, 30 State St. Belchertown, MA (Kendall, Taylor & Co.), NRHP-listed
  • Westborough State Hospital, along Lyman St. N of Chauncy Lake and jct. of South St. and MA 9 Westborough, MA (Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed
  • White Memorial Building, 109 Main St. Houlton, ME (Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed[6]
  • Wrentham State School, Jct. of Emerald and North Sts. Wrentham, MA (Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
  • Contributing property Beech Hill Summer Home District, Harrisville, NH (Kendall,Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed
  • John Sprunt Hill House, 900 S. Duke St. Durham, NC (Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
  • Watts Hospital, Broad St. and Club Blvd. Durham, NC (Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
  • A contributing property in the Watts-Hillandale Historic District, Durham, NC (Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed
  • One or more works in Beech Hill Summer Home District, Harrisville, NH (Kendall,Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed
  • Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd. Boston, MA (Kendall, Taylor & Co.), NRHP-listed
  • Watts Hospital, Broad St. and Club Blvd. Durham, NC (Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed
  • One or more works in Watts-Hillandale Historic District, Durham, NC (Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed

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. ^ bios McGill digital library
  4. ^ "Kendall and Taylor".
  5. ^ Henry H. Kendall Archived 2013-11-14 at archive.today AIA
  6. ^ NRHP database

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