Background
Watterson, Joseph was born on August 7, 1900 in Cleveland. Son of William Ruggles and Mary (Batchelor) Watterson.
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Joseph Watterson
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Education
Graduate Mount Hermon (Massachusetts) School, 1920. Student School Architecture University of Pennsylvania, 1924.
Career
Draftsman, Abram Garfield, Cleveland, 1922-1924. With Frederick L. Ackerman, New York City, 1924-1927. Travel study abroad, 1926.
Designer Schultze & Weaver, New York City, 1927-1930, Reinhard & Hoffmeister, 1931.
Head art department Nassau Collegiate Center, Garden City, Long Island, 1932-1936. Instructor art appreciation College City New York, 1936.
Proprietor own office, Mineola, New York, 1936-1956. Chief engineer Dade Brothers, Incorporated., Mineola, 1941-1945.
Conservation to secretary interior, 1965-1966, special assistant, 1966-1967.
Chief division historic architecture Office Archeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service, 1968-1971. Lecturer university and conferences.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow) The American Institute of Architects (editor Journal 1957-1965, past secretary, vice president Long Island chapter, Kempar award 1965. Member Society Architectural Historians (former director), National Trust Historic Preservation, Architectural League New York, Nassau County History Society (honorary trustee), World Society for Ekistics, American Association State and Local History, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Kathleen T. Howes, June 6, 1923 (deceased). Married second, Gertrude Harris, December 30, 1948. Children: David South., Stephen West., Joseph.
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Died
March 30, 1971 (aged 70) -
Resting place
Buried Pine Forest Cemetery, Mount Dora, Florida