Background
Elwood, Philip Homer was born on December 7, 1884 in Fort Plain, New York, United States. Son of Philip Henry and Alice Viola (Dolan) Elwood.
regional planner Landscape architect
Elwood, Philip Homer was born on December 7, 1884 in Fort Plain, New York, United States. Son of Philip Henry and Alice Viola (Dolan) Elwood.
Student Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan, 1904-1906. Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Cornell University, 1910.
With Chas. West. Leavitt, Junior, civil and landscape engineer, New York City, 1910-1913. In charge civic improvement extension, Massachusetts State College, Amherst, 1913-1915. Organized and in charge department of landscape architecture, Ohio State University, 1915-1923.
Member Elwood and Frye, Columbus, 1920-1923.
Professor and head department landscape architecture, Iowa State College, 1923-1952, professor emeritus. Since 1958, professor geography in war training program, 1943-1944.
Now land planner with Luepke Marum Associates, Tucson. Captain Field Artillery, 1917-1919, one year American Expeditionary Force, Argonne offensive.
Counselor Region 6, National Resources Planning Board, 1937-1940 (chairman 1940-1943).
Chairman Missouri Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1941-1943. Member of Highway Research Board and American Association Highway Officials (member commission on roadside development, since 1931. Chairman division 3 on education public relations).
Fellow American Society Landscape Architects (trustee 1930-1936. Member American Planning and Civic Association (director since 1939), American Society Planning Officials (vice president 1941-1942, president 1942-1943), American Institute Planners (member of the Board of Governors 1938-1940), Tau Sigma Delta (Grand Chaptermaster 1922-1948), Tau Kappa Epsilon. Mason (32°).; Clubs: Savage (Ithaca, New York).
Served as consultant on Site Planning, United States Housing.
Married Dorothy Buck, June 15, 1921. Children: Mary, David Buck.