Background
Howe, George was born on June 17, 1886 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Henry and Helen (Bradford) Howe.
Howe, George was born on June 17, 1886 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Henry and Helen (Bradford) Howe.
Graduate Groton (Massachusetts) School, 1904. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1908. Graduate in architecture, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1912.
Began practice in Philadelphia, 1913. Member Mellor, Meigs and Howe, 1916-1928. Architect for Philadelphia Savings Fund Society bank buildings, Goodhart Hall of Bryn Mawr College, Coast Guard.
World War Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, 2 monuments in France for American Battle Monuments Commission, residences in Philadelphia, et cetera
Practiced alone in Philadelphia, 1928-1929. Member Howe & Lescaze, 1929-1933.
Architect for Oak Lane Nursery School, Philadelphia. Hessian Hills School, Croton-on-Hudson, New New York
Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Office Building.
Numerous residences, et cetera In independent practice, 1933-1942. Architect for Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Building, Children’s World, New York World’s Fair.
Architct WCAU-television and Department of Administration and Management Broadcasting Station.
Residences, etc; supervising architect Public Buildings Administration, 1942-1944. Deputy commissioner for Design and Construction, 1944-1945.
Now practicing in Philadelphia. Hoppin professor and department chairman architecture Yale, 1950-1954, retired Hoppin professor emeritus, since 1954.
Served as First lieutenant, Corps of Interpreters, United States Army, overseas May 1917-August 1919. Fellow American Institute Architects (awarded gold medal Philadelphia chapter, 1922, 1939). Member Architectural League of New York, 1925.
Clubs: Philadelphia, Army and Navy.
Member Architectural advising committee of Harvard, Princeton University, California Institute Technology, Massachusetts Institute Technology Pioneer in field of modern architectural design.
Married Maritje Patterson, July 18, 1907. Children: Helen, Annual.