Background
Chatfield-Taylor, Adele was born on January 29, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Hobart Chatfield-Taylor and Mary Owen (Lyon) C.-T.
historic preservationist arts administrator
Chatfield-Taylor, Adele was born on January 29, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Hobart Chatfield-Taylor and Mary Owen (Lyon) C.-T.
Bachelor, Manhattanville College, 1966. Master of Science in History Preservation, Columbia University, 1974. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1979.
Doctor of Arts (honorary), Lake Forest College, 1995.
Architectural historian History American Building Survey, Washington, 1967. Co-founder, director Urban Deadline Architects, Inc., 1968-1973. With New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1973-1980.
Founder, executive director New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation, 1980-1984. Director design arts program National Endowment for Arts, 1984-1988. President American Academy in Rome, New York City, since 1988.
Adjunct professor history preservation program Graduate School Architect and Planning, Columbia University, 1976-1984. Guest lecturer Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, New York University, University Virginia.
Member Thomas Jefferson Foundation for Monticello, since 2001. Board director Preservation ACTION, 1976—1984, International Design Conference, Aspen, 1986—1990, National Building Museum, 1989—1995. Trustee Center for Building Conservation, 1978—1984, Tiber Island History Museum, since 1983, National Trust for History Preservation, since 1999.
Member United States delegate to China Women in Architect, 1977, 1980, History Preservationists, 1982. Member executive committee United States/International Coun.on Monuments and Sites, 1979—1984. Vice chairman design arts policy panel United States/International Council on Monuments and Sites, 1978—1982.
Member commission Fine Arts, 1990—1994. Member restoration committee South St. Seaport Museum, 1975—1984. Member advisory board Jeffersonian Restoration, since 1989.
Board director Greenwich Village Trust for History Preservation, 1983—1984. Trustee Institute Classical Architecture and Classical American, since 2002. Member lawn advisory board University Virginia, 1982—1986.
Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member National Trust History Preservation, Friends of Cast Iron Architect, Metropolitan Museum Art, Century Association, Pug Dog Club of Greater New York.
Married John Guare, May 20, 1981.