Background
MORRIS, Benjamin Wistar was born on October 25, 1870 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Rt. Revolution Benjamin Wistar and Hannah (Rodney) Morris.
National Commission of Fine Arts
MORRIS, Benjamin Wistar was born on October 25, 1870 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Rt. Revolution Benjamin Wistar and Hannah (Rodney) Morris.
St. Paul’s School. Concord, New Hampshire. Trinity College, Connecticut. Columbia, Bachelor of Philosophy, 1894.
Ecole des Beaux Arts. Paris, 1894-1896.
Architect of ’79 and Patton Halls, Princeton U. Westchester Company Court House, White Plains, New York. Cunard Building, N.Y-.
Seamen’s Bank for Savings and Bank of New York and Trust Company. New York Author of plan now being developed by Metropolitan Square Corporation Architect of Advisory Architect School of Architecture, Princeton University, 1921-1923.
Member, Art Commission, New York City, 1923-1925. Chairman, Board Beaux Arts Institute, of Design, 25. Member, National. Commission of Fine Arts, since 1927.
Gold Medallist Architl. League of New York, 1918. Medal of Honor, New York Chapter A.I.A., 1922.
(F.) A.I.A. (Director). Member: Society Beaux Arts Architects (President, 1920-1921). New York Chapter I.A. (President, 1924-1925).
Archtl. League of New York. Psi Upsilon. Clubs: University Century, Coffee House.
Spouse Alice Fenwick Goodwin, February 13, 1901, Hartford, Connecticut.