Background
Henry C. Hibbs was born in 1882 at Camden, New Jersey, United States.
Henry C. Hibbs was born in 1882 at Camden, New Jersey, United States.
Mr. Hibbs was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. degree in 1904.
He launched his professional career in 1916 with an office in Nashville and from the start devoted his attention mainly to schools, college buildings and hospitals. Notable examples of his work at Nashville include the Library at the George Peabody College for Women, 1918, and other buildings on the campus between 1921 and 1923; buildings at Scarritt College for the design of which he was awarded the A. I. A. Gold Medal in 1929; and at Fisk University designed Obstetric and Pediatric Buildings for the Medical School group. In addition he was architect of the American Trust Building and maintained an office there until 1946.
Among other important structures which he designed wholly or in association with partners should be mentioned buildings at Davidson College, N. C.; Mary Baldwin College at Staunton, Va; Kennedy General Hospital at Memphis; Southwestern College at Memphis; Hendrix College at Conway, Ark and buildings at the Western State Hospital at Bolivar, Tenn.
Mr. Hibbs had been a member of the Tennessee Chapter, A I A.