Background
III, Benjamin Wistar Morris, was born on October 25, 1870 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Benjamin Wistar, II (missionary bishop of Oregon and Washington, 1869, and bishop of Oregon until 1906) and Hannah (Rodney) M.
III, Benjamin Wistar Morris, was born on October 25, 1870 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Benjamin Wistar, II (missionary bishop of Oregon and Washington, 1869, and bishop of Oregon until 1906) and Hannah (Rodney) M.
Saint Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire (U.S.) Trinity College, Connecticut. Bachelor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1894, honorary Doctor of Letters, 1929.
École des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1894-1896. Honorary Master of Arts, Trinity, 1906.
United States Navy Reserve). Assistant to Carrere & Hastings, in preparation of competitive drawings for New York Public Library, et cetera, for 4 years. About 1900 partnership of 1 year, Morris, Butler & Rodman, architects.
Then alone until 1910.
Member LaFarge & Morris, 1910-1915. Senior partner Morris & O’Connor since 1930.
Architect of ’79 and Patton halls, Princeton University. Connecticut State Arsenal and Armory.
Junius South. Morgan Memorial, Hartford.
Ætna Fire and Phœnix Fire and Life insurance buildings. State Savings Bank and Mechanics Savings Bank, Hartford. Connecticut Mat. Life Insurance Company Building.
Westchester County Court House, White Plains, New New York
Cunard Building, Seamen’s Bank for Savings and Bank of New York & Trust Company (New York). Hartford (Connecticut) Trust Company Building.
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Building. Also plan for Metropolitan Opera House and Metropolitan Square, Annex to Pierpont Morgan Library, Union League Club, Continental Bank & Trust Company (New York), et cetera
Architectural advisor School of Architecture, Princeton University, 1921-1923.
Member Art Commission City of New York, 1923-1925. Chairman board Beaux Arts Institute of Design, 1922-1935. Fellow American International Assurance (director), Royal Society of Arts of London, 1940.
Member Society Beaux Arts Architects, New York Chapter American International Assurance (president 1924-1925), Architectural League of New New York Psi Upsilon.
Member National communications of Fine Arts, 1927-1931. Club: Century. Joint architect for interior plan and decoration of South.S. Queen Mary.
Married Alice Fenwick Goodwin, February 13, 1901. Children: Mary Wistar (Mistress R. B. O’Connor), Benjamin Wistar, IV (Lieutenant.