Albert Hamilton Kipp
Albert Hamilton Kipp | |
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| Born | November 14, 1850 |
| Died | May 22, 1906 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Sarah Jennie Scott |
| Parent(s) | Albert A. Kipp and Mary F. Lunderbilt |
Albert Hamilton Kipp (November 14, 1850 – May 22, 1906) was an architect from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Career
Albert Hamilton Kipp was born in New York City on November 14, 1850,[1] but grew up at Mount Pleasant, New York where his step-father, Elijah Bird, worked as a carpenter.[2]
Kipp worked for a few years in New York for James Renwick, before moving to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in June 1886. He joined forces with Thomas Podmore in December 1886 to form the architecture firm Kipp & Podmore,[3] but the firm dissolved by mutual consent at the end of 1891.[4]
Kipp died at Dallas, Pennsylvania in 1906, and was buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Principal architectural works
- E. B. Hutchinson Residence, 847 Prospect Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, built about 1886.[5]
- Puritan Congregational Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, completed 1887.[6]
- Nelson Memorial Hall, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, built in 1887 — as Kipp & Podmore.[7]
- Methodist Episcopal Church, Dallas, Pennsylvania, completed in 1889 — as Kipp & Podmore.[8]
- Armory, Gaylord Avenue, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, built in 1891 — as Kipp & Podmore.[9]
- State Street School, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, built in 1891 — as Kipp & Podmore.[10]
- Spalding Library, Athens, Pennsylvania, built in 1897.
- Pettebone Gymnasium, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, built in 1898.[11]
- First National Bank, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, completed in 1906.[12]
Gallery
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Hutchinson Residence, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, built about 1886. -
Puritan Congregational Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, completed about 1887. -
Nelson Memorial Hall, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, completed 1887. -
Nelson Memorial, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, photographed in 2013. -
Methodist Episcopal Church, Dallas, Pennsylvania, completed 1889. -
Armory, Gaylord Avenue, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, completed 1891. -
Spalding Memorial Library, Athens, Pennsylvania, completed 1897. -
Pettibone Gymnasium, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, built 1898.
References
- ^ S.R. Smith. The Wyoming Valley in the Nineteenth Century (Wilkes-Barre, PA: Wilkes-Barre Leader Print, 1894).
- ^ 1870 US Census, Mt. Pleasant, NY.
- ^ Wilkes-Barre Record, December 25, 1886, page 1,
- ^ Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, December 26, 1891, page 4.
- ^ NYC Landmarks Commission, Crown Heights North Historic District II, Designation Report, June 28, 2011.
- ^ American Architecture and Building News, July 1887.
- ^ The Sunday Leader, September 11, 1887, page 8.
- ^ Wilkes-Barre Record, June 1, 1939, page 4.
- ^ Sunday News, June 8, 1890, page 3.
- ^ The Plymouth Tribune, October 16, 1891, page 8.
- ^ The Scranton Tribune, March 2, 1898, page 6.
- ^ Pittston Gazette (Pittston, Pennsylvania), October 13, 1905, page 10.