On May 14, 1907 as John R. Kennedy Jr., he married Alice M. Skillman in the District Of Columbia. On September 20, 1941 as John Robie Kennedy, he married Sylvia Boyles Hodges in the District of Columbia.
John Robie Kennedy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from Alabama State University was a bachelor of arts degree and from Illinois State University with a master’s degree. He was first associated with the Early Studios in the District of Columbia. In 1904, he joined the government as an architect. As a private architect he was responsible for the entrance of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Takoma Park, the interior of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, the Purgatorial Altar at the Franciscan Monastery, the entrance of St. Ambrose at the Catholic University Library, the marriage chapel in the St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, the Beth Sholom Synagogue, the entrance of the Scottish Rite Temple and the Wild Life Museum in the Commerce Building. He also designed St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Brentwood, New York; the Egyptian Mosque at the Chapel at Duke University and the exterior work for the Ba’Hai Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity for 50 years and a member of the American Institute of Architects. In 1947, he retired from government service. He died at age 85 on Tuesday, August 2, 1966 at Casualty Hospital after a long illness. Survivors included his wife, Sylvia Boyles H. Kennedy of 322 2nd Street Northeast; two daughters: Mrs. Catherine P. Powell of Rochester, New York and Mrs. John S. (Virginia) Brown of 1613A North Van Doran Street in Alexandria, Virginia; one son, Lynn S. Kennedy of Springfield, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ethel B. Cabell of Tuscaloosa. Services were held at the S.H. Hines Funeral Home at 2901 14th Street Northwest. Burial was planned at Naples, New York.
Source: The Evening Star, Tuesday, August 2, 1966 and Thursday, August 4, 1966.
John Robie Kennedy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from Alabama State University was a bachelor of arts degree and from Illinois State University with a master’s degree. He was first associated with the Early Studios in the District of Columbia. In 1904, he joined the government as an architect. As a private architect he was responsible for the entrance of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Takoma Park, the interior of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, the Purgatorial Altar at the Franciscan Monastery, the entrance of St. Ambrose at the Catholic University Library, the marriage chapel in the St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, the Beth Sholom Synagogue, the entrance of the Scottish Rite Temple and the Wild Life Museum in the Commerce Building. He also designed St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Brentwood, New York; the Egyptian Mosque at the Chapel at Duke University and the exterior work for the Ba’Hai Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity for 50 years and a member of the American Institute of Architects. In 1947, he retired from government service. He died at age 85 on Tuesday, August 2, 1966 at Casualty Hospital after a long illness. Survivors included his wife, Sylvia Boyles H. Kennedy of 322 2nd Street Northeast; two daughters: Mrs. Catherine P. Powell of Rochester, New York and Mrs. John S. (Virginia) Brown of 1613A North Van Doran Street in Alexandria, Virginia; one son, Lynn S. Kennedy of Springfield, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ethel B. Cabell of Tuscaloosa. Services were held at the S.H. Hines Funeral Home at 2901 14th Street Northwest. Burial was planned at Naples, New York.
Source: The Evening Star, Tuesday, August 2, 1966 and Thursday, August 4, 1966.
On May 14, 1907 as John R. Kennedy Jr., he married Alice M. Skillman in the District Of Columbia. On September 20, 1941 as John Robie Kennedy, he married Sylvia Boyles Hodges in the District of Columbia.
John Robie Kennedy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from Alabama State University was a bachelor of arts degree and from Illinois State University with a master’s degree. He was first associated with the Early Studios in the District of Columbia. In 1904, he joined the government as an architect. As a private architect he was responsible for the entrance of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Takoma Park, the interior of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, the Purgatorial Altar at the Franciscan Monastery, the entrance of St. Ambrose at the Catholic University Library, the marriage chapel in the St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, the Beth Sholom Synagogue, the entrance of the Scottish Rite Temple and the Wild Life Museum in the Commerce Building. He also designed St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Brentwood, New York; the Egyptian Mosque at the Chapel at Duke University and the exterior work for the Ba’Hai Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity for 50 years and a member of the American Institute of Architects. In 1947, he retired from government service. He died at age 85 on Tuesday, August 2, 1966 at Casualty Hospital after a long illness. Survivors included his wife, Sylvia Boyles H. Kennedy of 322 2nd Street Northeast; two daughters: Mrs. Catherine P. Powell of Rochester, New York and Mrs. John S. (Virginia) Brown of 1613A North Van Doran Street in Alexandria, Virginia; one son, Lynn S. Kennedy of Springfield, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ethel B. Cabell of Tuscaloosa. Services were held at the S.H. Hines Funeral Home at 2901 14th Street Northwest. Burial was planned at Naples, New York.
Source: The Evening Star, Tuesday, August 2, 1966 and Thursday, August 4, 1966.
John Robie Kennedy was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from Alabama State University was a bachelor of arts degree and from Illinois State University with a master’s degree. He was first associated with the Early Studios in the District of Columbia. In 1904, he joined the government as an architect. As a private architect he was responsible for the entrance of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Takoma Park, the interior of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, the Purgatorial Altar at the Franciscan Monastery, the entrance of St. Ambrose at the Catholic University Library, the marriage chapel in the St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church, the Beth Sholom Synagogue, the entrance of the Scottish Rite Temple and the Wild Life Museum in the Commerce Building. He also designed St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church in Brentwood, New York; the Egyptian Mosque at the Chapel at Duke University and the exterior work for the Ba’Hai Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity for 50 years and a member of the American Institute of Architects. In 1947, he retired from government service. He died at age 85 on Tuesday, August 2, 1966 at Casualty Hospital after a long illness. Survivors included his wife, Sylvia Boyles H. Kennedy of 322 2nd Street Northeast; two daughters: Mrs. Catherine P. Powell of Rochester, New York and Mrs. John S. (Virginia) Brown of 1613A North Van Doran Street in Alexandria, Virginia; one son, Lynn S. Kennedy of Springfield, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ethel B. Cabell of Tuscaloosa. Services were held at the S.H. Hines Funeral Home at 2901 14th Street Northwest. Burial was planned at Naples, New York.
Source: The Evening Star, Tuesday, August 2, 1966 and Thursday, August 4, 1966.
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