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<div style="white-space:wrap;font-size:125%">'''Boston, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska'''</div style="white-space:wrap;font-size:125%"> | <div style="white-space:wrap;font-size:125%">'''Boston, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska'''</div style="white-space:wrap;font-size:125%"> | ||
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'''Charles Howard Walker''' was born on November 9, 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was trained in local architectural offices, and in 1879 he went on a Archaeological Expedition to Asia, and then studied architecture in Europe before returning to the states. Upon his return to Boston in 1884, he worked on a variety of buildings for about 5 years. In 1889, he formed a partnership with [[Thomas Rogers Kimball (1867-1934), Architect|Thomas Rogers Kimball]] in Omaha, Nebraska. Their partnership, [[Walker & Kimball, Architects]], was appointed the official architects of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. He later worked as an architect and a partner in several more Omaha firms. Walker died on April 17, 1936.[[#References|[1][2]]] | '''Charles Howard Walker''' was born on November 9, 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was trained in local architectural offices, and in 1879 he went on a Archaeological Expedition to Asia, and then studied architecture in Europe before returning to the states. Upon his return to Boston in 1884, he worked on a variety of buildings for about 5 years. In 1889, he formed a partnership with [[Thomas Rogers Kimball (1867-1934), Architect|Thomas Rogers Kimball]] in Omaha, Nebraska. Their partnership, [[Walker & Kimball, Architects]], was appointed the official architects of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. He later worked as an architect and a partner in several more Omaha firms. Walker died on April 17, 1936.[[#References|[1][2]]] | ||
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| + | "His buildings were comparatively few, and he was best known as a teacher and writer and also, for a period, as editor of the ''Architectural Review''."[[4]] | ||
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization. | This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization. | ||
==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings== | ==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings== | ||
| + | Boston, Massachusetts, 1886-1895, 1899-1900.[[#References|[3]]] | ||
==Educational & Professional Associations== | ==Educational & Professional Associations== | ||
| − | + | 1874-1879: with Sturgis & Brigham, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts.[[#References|[4]]] | |
| − | + | 1879: working in New York City.[[#References|[4]]] | |
| − | + | 1882-1883: Travel in Europe and participation in archeological excavations in Asia Minor.[[#References|[4]]] | |
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| + | 1883-ca. 1930: lecturer in the philosophy of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Boston.[[#References|[4]]] | ||
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| + | 1883-1888: architect, Boston, Massachusetts.[[#References|[3]]] | ||
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| + | 1889-1891: architect & partner, [[Walker & Best, Architects]], Boston, Massachusetts, and 1890-1891, Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]][[#Notes|[a]]] | ||
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| + | 1891: architect & partner, [[Walker, Kimball & Best, Architects]], Boston, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] | ||
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| + | 1891-1899: architect & partner, [[Walker & Kimball, Architects]], Boston, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska.[[#References|[3]]] | ||
==Buildings & Projects== | ==Buildings & Projects== | ||
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2. “Walker, C. Howard,” Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, ''Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased)'' (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970). | 2. “Walker, C. Howard,” Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, ''Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased)'' (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970). | ||
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| + | 3. ''Boston Directory'', 1886-1895, 1899-1900. Boston Athenaeum Digital Collections. Accessed February 23, 2017. http://cdm.bostonathenaeum.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16057coll32 | ||
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| + | 4. “Walker, C. Howard,” ''The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art'', Ed. Joan Marter. (London: Oxford University Press, 2011). Oxford Reference, accessed February 26, 2017. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195335798.001.0001/acref-9780195335798-e-2151?rskey=YngORI&result=2151 | ||
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| + | 5. "C[harles] Howard Walker, architect (1857-1936)," ''archINFORM'', entry 73643, February 8, 2017. Accessed February 26, 2017. https://eng.archinform.net/arch/73643.htm | ||
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| + | ==Writings== | ||
| + | “The Great Exposition at Omaha,” C. Illus., lv (1898), pp. 518–21.[[4]] | ||
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| + | “Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St Louis, Missouri,” ''Architural Review'' [Boston], XI (1904): 197–220.[[4]] | ||
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| + | An Architectural Monograph on Some Old Houses on the Southern Coast of Maine (St Paul, MN, 1918).[[4]] | ||
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| + | C. Howard Walker, ''The theory of mouldings''. (Cleveland, Ohio: J. H. Jansen, 1926) See https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000604376 | ||
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| + | Thomas W. Sears and C. Howard Walker. ''Parish Churches of England''. (Boston: Rogers and Manson Company, [1915]). See https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000568205 | ||
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| + | C. Howard Walker, ''The book-plates of Dorothy Sturgis Harding''. (Boston: The Graphic Arts. 1920). See https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009042149 | ||
==Other Sources== | ==Other Sources== | ||
Entry in ''Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects'' (New York: Macmillan, 1982). | Entry in ''Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects'' (New York: Macmillan, 1982). | ||
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| + | W. Emerson, "Obituary," ''American Architect'' CXLVIII (1936): 109.[[4]] | ||
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==Page Citation== | ==Page Citation== | ||
[[D. Murphy]], “{{PAGENAME}},” {{Template:ArchtPageCitation}} April 2, 2015. {{Template:ArchtPageCitation2}} {{LOCALMONTHNAME}} {{LOCALDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. | [[D. Murphy]], “{{PAGENAME}},” {{Template:ArchtPageCitation}} April 2, 2015. {{Template:ArchtPageCitation2}} {{LOCALMONTHNAME}} {{LOCALDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. | ||
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Revision as of 13:19, 26 February 2017
DBA: C. Howard Walker
Charles Howard Walker was born on November 9, 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was trained in local architectural offices, and in 1879 he went on a Archaeological Expedition to Asia, and then studied architecture in Europe before returning to the states. Upon his return to Boston in 1884, he worked on a variety of buildings for about 5 years. In 1889, he formed a partnership with Thomas Rogers Kimball in Omaha, Nebraska. Their partnership, Walker & Kimball, Architects, was appointed the official architects of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha. He later worked as an architect and a partner in several more Omaha firms. Walker died on April 17, 1936.[1][2]
"His buildings were comparatively few, and he was best known as a teacher and writer and also, for a period, as editor of the Architectural Review."4
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Boston, Massachusetts, 1886-1895, 1899-1900.[3]
Educational & Professional Associations
1874-1879: with Sturgis & Brigham, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts.[4]
1879: working in New York City.[4]
1882-1883: Travel in Europe and participation in archeological excavations in Asia Minor.[4]
1883-ca. 1930: lecturer in the philosophy of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Boston.[4]
1883-1888: architect, Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
1889-1891: architect & partner, Walker & Best, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts, and 1890-1891, Omaha, Nebraska.[3][a]
1891: architect & partner, Walker, Kimball & Best, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska.[3]
1891-1899: architect & partner, Walker & Kimball, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska.[3]
Buildings & Projects
Notes
a. First Omaha directory listing, 1890.
References
1. The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, s.v. “C. Howard Walker (1857-1936),” (ahd1046820). Accessed August 10, 2010. http://public.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki
2. “Walker, C. Howard,” Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970).
3. Boston Directory, 1886-1895, 1899-1900. Boston Athenaeum Digital Collections. Accessed February 23, 2017. http://cdm.bostonathenaeum.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16057coll32
4. “Walker, C. Howard,” The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, Ed. Joan Marter. (London: Oxford University Press, 2011). Oxford Reference, accessed February 26, 2017. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195335798.001.0001/acref-9780195335798-e-2151?rskey=YngORI&result=2151
5. "C[harles] Howard Walker, architect (1857-1936)," archINFORM, entry 73643, February 8, 2017. Accessed February 26, 2017. https://eng.archinform.net/arch/73643.htm
Writings
“The Great Exposition at Omaha,” C. Illus., lv (1898), pp. 518–21.4
“Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St Louis, Missouri,” Architural Review [Boston], XI (1904): 197–220.4
An Architectural Monograph on Some Old Houses on the Southern Coast of Maine (St Paul, MN, 1918).4
C. Howard Walker, The theory of mouldings. (Cleveland, Ohio: J. H. Jansen, 1926) See https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000604376
Thomas W. Sears and C. Howard Walker. Parish Churches of England. (Boston: Rogers and Manson Company, [1915]). See https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000568205
C. Howard Walker, The book-plates of Dorothy Sturgis Harding. (Boston: The Graphic Arts. 1920). See https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009042149
Other Sources
Entry in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (New York: Macmillan, 1982).
W. Emerson, "Obituary," American Architect CXLVIII (1936): 109.4
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Charles Howard Walker (1857-1936), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, April 2, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 25, 2024.
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