Background
Toombs, Henry Johnston was born on January 4, 1896 in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert Edwin and Rebecca Seymour (Johnston) Toombs.
Toombs, Henry Johnston was born on January 4, 1896 in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert Edwin and Rebecca Seymour (Johnston) Toombs.
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1921, Master in Architecture, 1922.
One son, Michael; married second, Adah Knight Hereford, August 11, 1948. Draftsman, Paul P. Cret, Philadelphia, 1922-1924, McKim, Mead and White, New York City, 1924-1927. Practicing architect since 1928.
Architect for Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Bridge building for Rich’s, Incorporated., Atlanta, Rhone Cemetery for American Battle Monuments Commission, also other public and private buildings and residences New York and Georgia.
Partnership with William J. Creighton as Toombs and Creighton, January 1946-1949. Partner Toombs & Company, 1949-1953.
Toombs, Amisano & Wells, 1955-1967. Architect Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta.
Ensign, United States Navy, 1917-1919.
Member Board of Zoning Appeals, Fulton County, Georgia, 1940-1944. Member Municipal Planning Board since 1952. Member Fulton Company Grand Jurors Association Captain, United States Army Air Corps, May 1, 1942, major, December 17, 1943.
(Fellow) The American Institute of Architects.
Clubs: Saint Anthony, Army and Navy, Washington, District of Columbia.
Married Frances Bennett, February 10, 1931 (divorced 1946). Married second, Adah Knight Hereford, August 11, 1948.