Lindley Johnson
Lindley Johnson (January 18, 1854—February 27, 1937) was a noted Philadelphia architect. Johnson was born in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Germantown Academy before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1875. He went on to be trained at École des Beaux-Arts for three years.
Johnson spent one year in the office of Frank Furness, another noted Philadelphia architect before starting his own firm.
He was one of the founders of Philadelphia's T-Square Club.[1]
Notable buildings[]
- Designed than 20 commissions on Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine. Including the , the Episcopal Church, and The Grindstone Inn.
- Princeton Club at 1221 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Poplar House, Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
References[]
- ^ "Johnson, Lindley (1854 - 1937) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org.
External links[]
Media related to Lindley Johnson at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1854 births
- 1937 deaths
- Architects from Philadelphia
- Germantown Academy alumni
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts
- American architect stubs