Background
Edmund G. Lind was born in 1829 in London, United Kingdom.
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Peabody Institute
U. S. Custom House and Post Office in Mobile, Ala
EDMUND G. LIND
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He served as apprentice draftsman to the late John Blore for three years (1849-52) and during three ensuing years was employed in other London offices. In October, 1859 Mr. Lind sailed for the U. S., subsequently arrived in Baltimore, and in the office of N. G. Starkweather, noted church architect, began work as a draftsman. He assisted in preparing plans for the First Presbyterian Church (one of Mr. Starkweather’s important commissions), later supervised its erection, and following the elder architect's retirement, assumed charge of work in the office until his subsequent partnership with the late William T. Murdock.
After the end of the Civil War, Mr. Lind established his own office in Baltimore, and carried on active practice for more than three decades. His various works in the city include such noted buildings as the Peabody Institute; MasonicTempIe; Farmer s & Planters' Bank; Carrell Building; the Franklin Square Church and St. John's Memorial Church. He also designed the Aldington Hotel in Washington, and buildings in Virginia, No. Carolina and Georgia. In President Grant's administration he served as Assistant to Supervising Architect, Alfred B. Mullett, on work on the U. S. Custom House and Post Office in Mobile, Ala.
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Prominently identified with the American Institute of Architects of which he was elected a charter member in 1857, Mr. Lind was advanced to Fellowship in 1870, served as Vice President in 1872 and again in 1876. He was also a charter member, co-founder and one-time president of the Brooklyn Chapter, A. I. A.
Connections
- employer:
- John Blore
- employer:
- N. G. Starkweather
- coworker:
- William T. Murdock
Edmund G. Lind served as apprentice draftsman to the late John Blore for three years (1849-52)
In October, 1859 Edmund G. Lind sailed for the U. S., subsequently arrived in Baltimore, and in the office of N. G. Starkweather, noted church architect, began work as a draftsman.
Edmund G. Lind worked in partnership with the late William T. Murdock.
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1849 - 1852
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