Henry Wilkinson buried
Services for prominent architect held at home in West Orange
Services were held here today for Henry Wilkinson at his home in Llewellyn Park by the Rev. Ralph B. Pomeroy, pastor of Holy Innocents Church. Burial took place in Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson, a nationally known architect, died on Sunday at the age of 61, after an illness of two months. He was a grandson of the late Samuel J. May, prominent Abolitionist.
among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, Woman's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York City. A resident of Llewellyn Park for more than forty years, he built there more than fifteen homes that are show places.
Mr. Wilkinson was graduated form Cornell University in 1890. He wsa a member of the University, Psi Upsilon and Dutch Clubs of New York and the American Institute of Architects. He was also a trustee of the Orange Free Library.
A widow, the former Miss Edith Lee Burke; two sons, John Burke Wilkinson and Lawrence Wilkinson, and a daughter, Miss Patricia Wilkinson, survive.
New York Times, Dec 9, 1931, page 25
Architect. Henry Wilkinson, son of wealthy Syracuse banker Alfred Wilkinson, was Gustav Stickley's first hire in preparation for the creation of The New Furniture. He was a student of architect Charles Babcock, Cornell's first professor of architecture and after graduation began his career in Boston drawing building plans for Ralph Adams Cram. During this time he became a founding member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Boston.
Wilkinson returned to Syracuse in 1900 and began working for Stickley, who used his love of Gothic Revival as part of the design that became known as Mission style. During his work there the Eastwood Chair and the Poppy Table were conceived, a mix of 'dramatically massive, straight-lined furniture and delicate carved Arts and Crafts furniture'.
Wilkinson was designing furniture for the homes of the future, and publishing architectural plans in Stickley's magazine, The Craftsman. He believed the house and furniture were to compliment each other. Wilkinson left in 1902 to move to New York City to devote himself fulltime to architecture. Among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, the Women's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York as well as a number of home in Llewellyn Park New Jersey where he lived.
Services for prominent architect held at home in West Orange
Services were held here today for Henry Wilkinson at his home in Llewellyn Park by the Rev. Ralph B. Pomeroy, pastor of Holy Innocents Church. Burial took place in Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson, a nationally known architect, died on Sunday at the age of 61, after an illness of two months. He was a grandson of the late Samuel J. May, prominent Abolitionist.
among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, Woman's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York City. A resident of Llewellyn Park for more than forty years, he built there more than fifteen homes that are show places.
Mr. Wilkinson was graduated form Cornell University in 1890. He wsa a member of the University, Psi Upsilon and Dutch Clubs of New York and the American Institute of Architects. He was also a trustee of the Orange Free Library.
A widow, the former Miss Edith Lee Burke; two sons, John Burke Wilkinson and Lawrence Wilkinson, and a daughter, Miss Patricia Wilkinson, survive.
New York Times, Dec 9, 1931, page 25
Architect. Henry Wilkinson, son of wealthy Syracuse banker Alfred Wilkinson, was Gustav Stickley's first hire in preparation for the creation of The New Furniture. He was a student of architect Charles Babcock, Cornell's first professor of architecture and after graduation began his career in Boston drawing building plans for Ralph Adams Cram. During this time he became a founding member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Boston.
Wilkinson returned to Syracuse in 1900 and began working for Stickley, who used his love of Gothic Revival as part of the design that became known as Mission style. During his work there the Eastwood Chair and the Poppy Table were conceived, a mix of 'dramatically massive, straight-lined furniture and delicate carved Arts and Crafts furniture'.
Wilkinson was designing furniture for the homes of the future, and publishing architectural plans in Stickley's magazine, The Craftsman. He believed the house and furniture were to compliment each other. Wilkinson left in 1902 to move to New York City to devote himself fulltime to architecture. Among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, the Women's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York as well as a number of home in Llewellyn Park New Jersey where he lived.
Henry Wilkinson buried
Services for prominent architect held at home in West Orange
Services were held here today for Henry Wilkinson at his home in Llewellyn Park by the Rev. Ralph B. Pomeroy, pastor of Holy Innocents Church. Burial took place in Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson, a nationally known architect, died on Sunday at the age of 61, after an illness of two months. He was a grandson of the late Samuel J. May, prominent Abolitionist.
among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, Woman's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York City. A resident of Llewellyn Park for more than forty years, he built there more than fifteen homes that are show places.
Mr. Wilkinson was graduated form Cornell University in 1890. He wsa a member of the University, Psi Upsilon and Dutch Clubs of New York and the American Institute of Architects. He was also a trustee of the Orange Free Library.
A widow, the former Miss Edith Lee Burke; two sons, John Burke Wilkinson and Lawrence Wilkinson, and a daughter, Miss Patricia Wilkinson, survive.
New York Times, Dec 9, 1931, page 25
Architect. Henry Wilkinson, son of wealthy Syracuse banker Alfred Wilkinson, was Gustav Stickley's first hire in preparation for the creation of The New Furniture. He was a student of architect Charles Babcock, Cornell's first professor of architecture and after graduation began his career in Boston drawing building plans for Ralph Adams Cram. During this time he became a founding member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Boston.
Wilkinson returned to Syracuse in 1900 and began working for Stickley, who used his love of Gothic Revival as part of the design that became known as Mission style. During his work there the Eastwood Chair and the Poppy Table were conceived, a mix of 'dramatically massive, straight-lined furniture and delicate carved Arts and Crafts furniture'.
Wilkinson was designing furniture for the homes of the future, and publishing architectural plans in Stickley's magazine, The Craftsman. He believed the house and furniture were to compliment each other. Wilkinson left in 1902 to move to New York City to devote himself fulltime to architecture. Among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, the Women's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York as well as a number of home in Llewellyn Park New Jersey where he lived.
Services for prominent architect held at home in West Orange
Services were held here today for Henry Wilkinson at his home in Llewellyn Park by the Rev. Ralph B. Pomeroy, pastor of Holy Innocents Church. Burial took place in Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson, a nationally known architect, died on Sunday at the age of 61, after an illness of two months. He was a grandson of the late Samuel J. May, prominent Abolitionist.
among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, Woman's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York City. A resident of Llewellyn Park for more than forty years, he built there more than fifteen homes that are show places.
Mr. Wilkinson was graduated form Cornell University in 1890. He wsa a member of the University, Psi Upsilon and Dutch Clubs of New York and the American Institute of Architects. He was also a trustee of the Orange Free Library.
A widow, the former Miss Edith Lee Burke; two sons, John Burke Wilkinson and Lawrence Wilkinson, and a daughter, Miss Patricia Wilkinson, survive.
New York Times, Dec 9, 1931, page 25
Architect. Henry Wilkinson, son of wealthy Syracuse banker Alfred Wilkinson, was Gustav Stickley's first hire in preparation for the creation of The New Furniture. He was a student of architect Charles Babcock, Cornell's first professor of architecture and after graduation began his career in Boston drawing building plans for Ralph Adams Cram. During this time he became a founding member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Boston.
Wilkinson returned to Syracuse in 1900 and began working for Stickley, who used his love of Gothic Revival as part of the design that became known as Mission style. During his work there the Eastwood Chair and the Poppy Table were conceived, a mix of 'dramatically massive, straight-lined furniture and delicate carved Arts and Crafts furniture'.
Wilkinson was designing furniture for the homes of the future, and publishing architectural plans in Stickley's magazine, The Craftsman. He believed the house and furniture were to compliment each other. Wilkinson left in 1902 to move to New York City to devote himself fulltime to architecture. Among the structures he designed were the New York Telephone Building, the Women's Hospital and Harperley Hall in New York as well as a number of home in Llewellyn Park New Jersey where he lived.
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