Background
Epps was born in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Edward Epps and Helen (Blanchard) Epps.
Epps was born in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Edward Epps and Helen (Blanchard) Epps.
He graduated from high school in Oneonata and thereafter studied architecture at Cornell University, graduating in 1888.
He moved to Oneonta, New York at age 16. After receiving his degree from Cornell, Epps associated with builder Lyman H. Blend and practiced as an architect in Oneonta. He moved to Greensboro, North Carolina in approximately 1890 and became known as "one of Greensboro"s principal architects around the turn of the 20th century.
Epps was also a professor of mathematics and physics at the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Greensboro.
Epps returned to Oneonta in 1905. He operated a hardware business under the name Epps & Kerr from 1905 until 1908.
After the "Wooden Row fire of 1908," Epps returned to the practice of architecture, assisting Lyman Blend in designing a row of brick structures to replace the ones destroyed in the fire. He opened an architectural office in Oneonata in 1911, which he continued until his death.
His occupation was listed as an architect with his own office.
Epps died in Oneonta in June 1926 at age 61.
He was known as "a Socialist in a day when a member of that political party was held in suspicion by the average citizen." In 1903, Epps also published a book on economic theory through The Epps Publishing Company of Oneonta.
Epps was also outspoken on political and economic matters. He was known as "a Socialist in a day when a member of that political party was held in suspicion by the average citizen." In 1903, Epps also published a book on economic theory through The Epps Publishing Company of Oneonta. The book was titled Economic Liberty versus
The Warfare of Wealth. Epps also became a leader of the local Socialist Party in Oneonta, and he advocated for women"s suffrage, direct election of senators, and the referendum and recall.
He was also a member of the Fortnightly Club and a Royal Architecture High Priest in the Masons.