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Wilson, Samuel was born on August 6, 1911 in New Orleans. Son of Samuel and Stella (Poupeney) Wilson.
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Southern Travels: Journal of John H. B. Latrobe 1834
(Fortunately, for today's reader, John H. B. Latrobe was a...)
Fortunately, for today's reader, John H. B. Latrobe was a journal-keeper. "Southern Travels" reveals Latrobe at his best: a writer whose descriptive powers bring a two-month period in late 1834 into sharp focus. Latrobe records the events of his journey from New York to Natchez, where Mrs. Latrobe planned to stay the winter with her family, and of his return trip by stagecoach to their home in Baltimore. Latrobe's eye for detail is unsurpassed. Life on shipboard, the Creole city of New Orleans, the river town of Natchez, and the hazards of stagecoach travel all come to life under his pen- and his brush. An accomplished artist, he produced watercolors of sights encountered along the way and adorned his journal with marginal drawings. Latrobe, son of Benjamin H. B. Labtrobe, architect and designer of the nation's capitol, chose law as his profession. That he was accomplished in other fields as well is evident by perusing his journal. Here is an agreeable companion to guide the reader through the nineteeth-century South.
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- A Guide to the Early Architecture of New Orleans
- Guide to Architecture of New Orleans, A (This extremely handy book lists more than 200 significant...)
Samuel Wilson
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Samuel Wilson, American Architect. Board of directors area council Boy Scouts American; board directors Maison Hospitaliere, Friends of Cabildo (president of the board 1979-1981). Served with United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945. Fellow American Institute of Architects; member Society Architectural Historians, Louisiana History Association (president 1986), Louisiana Landmarks Society (president emeritus, bd directors).
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, Tulane University, 1931; Doctor of Humane Letters, Tulane University, 1990.
Career
Architect office, Moise H. Goldstein, 1930-1933; Architect office, Historic American buildings Survey in Louisiana, 1934-1935; architect office, Richard Koch, 1935-1942; associate, Richard Koch, 1945-1955; partner, Richard Koch & Samuel Wilson Junior, New Orleans, 1955-1972; partner, Koch and Wilson, Architects, since 1972. Lecturer Louisiana architecture Tulane University, 1945-1983.
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Guide to Architecture of New Orleans, A
( This extremely handy book lists more than 200 significa...)
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Southern Travels: Journal of John H. B. Latrobe 1834
(Fortunately, for today's reader, John H. B. Latrobe was a...)
- A Guide to the Early Architecture of New Orleans
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Guide to Architecture of New Orleans, A
Membership
Board of directors area council Boy Scouts American. Board directors Maison Hospitaliere, Friends of Cabildo (president of the board 1979-1981). Served with United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945.
Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member Society Architectural Historians, Louisiana History Association (president 1986), Louisiana Landmarks Society (president emeritus, bd directors).
Connections
Married Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe, October 20, 1951.
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American
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Recipient Edward Langley scholarship American Institute of Architects, 1938. Citation National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1968. Merit award American Association State and LocalHistory, 1977. Elizabeth T. Werlein award Vieux Carre Commission, 1986. Honor award University New Orleans School Urban and Regional Studies, 1986. Decorated commander Military and Hospitaliere Order St. Lazarus of Jerusalem., chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), medal honor Louisiana Architects Association, 1987.Recipient Edward Langley scholarship American Institute of Architects, 1938. Citation National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1968. Merit award American Association State and LocalHistory, 1977.
Elizabeth T. Werlein award Vieux Carre Commission, 1986. Honor award University New Orleans School Urban and Regional Studies, 1986. Decorated commander Military and Hospitaliere Order St. Lazarus of Jerusalem., chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), medal honor Louisiana Architects Association, 1987.