Background
Joseph C. Hornblower was born in 1848 at Paterson, New Jersey, United States.
Joseph C. Hornblower was born in 1848 at Paterson, New Jersey, United States.
He attended Yale University, and completed his architectural studies in 1871 at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in France.
After several years of independent practice, in 1883 Mr. Hornblower formed a partnership with John R. Marshall and continued that association until the time of his death. The firm's best known buildings include the Army and Navy Club in Washington, Custom House at Baltimore, 1906-08, and the Natural History Building of the Smithsonian group in Washington, completed after Mr. Hornblower’s decease. Independently he designed many residences in Washington and elsewhere.
An active member and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he served for a number of years on the National Board of Directors, and in 1906 was elected president of the Washington, D. C. Chapter.