Henry was the oldest of 4 children born to Livingston and Katy Oster Saylor. His father was a Civil War Veteran and aformer POW at the infamous Andersonville prison in Georgia.
He grew up in Pottstown,Montgomery County,Pa. and attended the Hill School.
He studied architecture at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology( 1898-1901) and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He worked as a draftsman in the Philadelphia architecture firms of Cope& Stewardson and Edgar V Seeler before
becoming editor of Architectural Review in Boston(1904).
He married the former Mary Helen Miller of Philadelphia on 27 November 1906.They were the parents of two daughters: Mary ( Muhlhausen) 1908 and Helen( Poler) 1911.
In his long distinguished career with architectural publications,he was editor of
Country Life in America(1906-1904 & 1914-1920);House and Garden(1909-1911);editorial director & treasurer for McBride Nast& Co,(1911-1913;Art Editor Co
Doubleday,Page& Co. ( 1913-1914);Architecture(1926-1936);Associate Editor American Architect(1936-1937);The Architect ‘sWorld his own publication that he started in 1938 and Associate Editor of the Architectural Forum (1938-1941).
He also authored numerous books on architecture,antiques and gardening for the general public.
He was consultant to the Public Building Administration(1939-1940) and supervised the construction of war plants for Albert Khan(1942-1943) .
He was the author of publications for the American Institute of Architects(AIA) including theDictionary of Architecture(1952),the first of its kind in 50 years and the AIA’s First Hundred Years(1957).
In 1954, he received the AIA’s Edward C Kemper Award for distinguished service.
He retired in 1957 but remained active with the institute until 1964.He was a member of the Fine Arts Board for Old Georgetown(1957-1959).His other memberships included the Royal Geographic Society,Architectural League of New York, Fellow The American Institute of Architects and Sierra Club,
He and his wife Mary lived in Huntington,New York until their move to Washington,DC in 1942. They returned to Long Island in 1964.Locally he rebuilt 7 houses including the old thimble factory.He was co founder of the New York Advertising Agency,Williams and Saylor.
Henry died at Huntington Hospital at the age of 84.He and his wife had been married 60 years.She,his two daughters their spouses and 5 grandchildren as well as his youngest brother,Livingston Jr. survived him.His funeral services were held at
The Old First Church in Huntington where he had been a member since 1912.
He grew up in Pottstown,Montgomery County,Pa. and attended the Hill School.
He studied architecture at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology( 1898-1901) and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He worked as a draftsman in the Philadelphia architecture firms of Cope& Stewardson and Edgar V Seeler before
becoming editor of Architectural Review in Boston(1904).
He married the former Mary Helen Miller of Philadelphia on 27 November 1906.They were the parents of two daughters: Mary ( Muhlhausen) 1908 and Helen( Poler) 1911.
In his long distinguished career with architectural publications,he was editor of
Country Life in America(1906-1904 & 1914-1920);House and Garden(1909-1911);editorial director & treasurer for McBride Nast& Co,(1911-1913;Art Editor Co
Doubleday,Page& Co. ( 1913-1914);Architecture(1926-1936);Associate Editor American Architect(1936-1937);The Architect ‘sWorld his own publication that he started in 1938 and Associate Editor of the Architectural Forum (1938-1941).
He also authored numerous books on architecture,antiques and gardening for the general public.
He was consultant to the Public Building Administration(1939-1940) and supervised the construction of war plants for Albert Khan(1942-1943) .
He was the author of publications for the American Institute of Architects(AIA) including theDictionary of Architecture(1952),the first of its kind in 50 years and the AIA’s First Hundred Years(1957).
In 1954, he received the AIA’s Edward C Kemper Award for distinguished service.
He retired in 1957 but remained active with the institute until 1964.He was a member of the Fine Arts Board for Old Georgetown(1957-1959).His other memberships included the Royal Geographic Society,Architectural League of New York, Fellow The American Institute of Architects and Sierra Club,
He and his wife Mary lived in Huntington,New York until their move to Washington,DC in 1942. They returned to Long Island in 1964.Locally he rebuilt 7 houses including the old thimble factory.He was co founder of the New York Advertising Agency,Williams and Saylor.
Henry died at Huntington Hospital at the age of 84.He and his wife had been married 60 years.She,his two daughters their spouses and 5 grandchildren as well as his youngest brother,Livingston Jr. survived him.His funeral services were held at
The Old First Church in Huntington where he had been a member since 1912.
Henry was the oldest of 4 children born to Livingston and Katy Oster Saylor. His father was a Civil War Veteran and aformer POW at the infamous Andersonville prison in Georgia.
He grew up in Pottstown,Montgomery County,Pa. and attended the Hill School.
He studied architecture at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology( 1898-1901) and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He worked as a draftsman in the Philadelphia architecture firms of Cope& Stewardson and Edgar V Seeler before
becoming editor of Architectural Review in Boston(1904).
He married the former Mary Helen Miller of Philadelphia on 27 November 1906.They were the parents of two daughters: Mary ( Muhlhausen) 1908 and Helen( Poler) 1911.
In his long distinguished career with architectural publications,he was editor of
Country Life in America(1906-1904 & 1914-1920);House and Garden(1909-1911);editorial director & treasurer for McBride Nast& Co,(1911-1913;Art Editor Co
Doubleday,Page& Co. ( 1913-1914);Architecture(1926-1936);Associate Editor American Architect(1936-1937);The Architect ‘sWorld his own publication that he started in 1938 and Associate Editor of the Architectural Forum (1938-1941).
He also authored numerous books on architecture,antiques and gardening for the general public.
He was consultant to the Public Building Administration(1939-1940) and supervised the construction of war plants for Albert Khan(1942-1943) .
He was the author of publications for the American Institute of Architects(AIA) including theDictionary of Architecture(1952),the first of its kind in 50 years and the AIA’s First Hundred Years(1957).
In 1954, he received the AIA’s Edward C Kemper Award for distinguished service.
He retired in 1957 but remained active with the institute until 1964.He was a member of the Fine Arts Board for Old Georgetown(1957-1959).His other memberships included the Royal Geographic Society,Architectural League of New York, Fellow The American Institute of Architects and Sierra Club,
He and his wife Mary lived in Huntington,New York until their move to Washington,DC in 1942. They returned to Long Island in 1964.Locally he rebuilt 7 houses including the old thimble factory.He was co founder of the New York Advertising Agency,Williams and Saylor.
Henry died at Huntington Hospital at the age of 84.He and his wife had been married 60 years.She,his two daughters their spouses and 5 grandchildren as well as his youngest brother,Livingston Jr. survived him.His funeral services were held at
The Old First Church in Huntington where he had been a member since 1912.
He grew up in Pottstown,Montgomery County,Pa. and attended the Hill School.
He studied architecture at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology( 1898-1901) and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He worked as a draftsman in the Philadelphia architecture firms of Cope& Stewardson and Edgar V Seeler before
becoming editor of Architectural Review in Boston(1904).
He married the former Mary Helen Miller of Philadelphia on 27 November 1906.They were the parents of two daughters: Mary ( Muhlhausen) 1908 and Helen( Poler) 1911.
In his long distinguished career with architectural publications,he was editor of
Country Life in America(1906-1904 & 1914-1920);House and Garden(1909-1911);editorial director & treasurer for McBride Nast& Co,(1911-1913;Art Editor Co
Doubleday,Page& Co. ( 1913-1914);Architecture(1926-1936);Associate Editor American Architect(1936-1937);The Architect ‘sWorld his own publication that he started in 1938 and Associate Editor of the Architectural Forum (1938-1941).
He also authored numerous books on architecture,antiques and gardening for the general public.
He was consultant to the Public Building Administration(1939-1940) and supervised the construction of war plants for Albert Khan(1942-1943) .
He was the author of publications for the American Institute of Architects(AIA) including theDictionary of Architecture(1952),the first of its kind in 50 years and the AIA’s First Hundred Years(1957).
In 1954, he received the AIA’s Edward C Kemper Award for distinguished service.
He retired in 1957 but remained active with the institute until 1964.He was a member of the Fine Arts Board for Old Georgetown(1957-1959).His other memberships included the Royal Geographic Society,Architectural League of New York, Fellow The American Institute of Architects and Sierra Club,
He and his wife Mary lived in Huntington,New York until their move to Washington,DC in 1942. They returned to Long Island in 1964.Locally he rebuilt 7 houses including the old thimble factory.He was co founder of the New York Advertising Agency,Williams and Saylor.
Henry died at Huntington Hospital at the age of 84.He and his wife had been married 60 years.She,his two daughters their spouses and 5 grandchildren as well as his youngest brother,Livingston Jr. survived him.His funeral services were held at
The Old First Church in Huntington where he had been a member since 1912.
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