Stephen Francis VOORHEES

Background

VOORHEES, Stephen Francis was born on February 15, 1878 in Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles Hageman and Mary Frances (Skillman) Voorhees.

Education

Preparatory education, State Model School, Trenton, New Jersey. C.E., Princeton, 1900. Honorary Doctor Engineering, Princeton, 1937, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1939.

A.F.D. (honorary), New York University, 1939.

Career

Civil engineer with William P. Field, Newark, New Jersey, 1900-1902. Civil engineer and superintendent construction with Eidlitz & McKenzie, 1902-1910. Member firm McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, 1910-1926, Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, 1926-1939, Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith, 1939-1955, Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith, 1955-1959.

Consultant architectural firm Voorhees, Walker. Smith, Smith & Haines, New York City, 1959-1964. Consultant Smith, Smith, Haines, Lundberg & Waehller, since 1964.

Supervising architect Princeton, 1930-1949. Director Marine Midland Trust Company Rockland Company, Bank New York Principal works: New York Telephone Headquarters Building, Western Union Telegraph Building, One Wall St. Building (all New York, New York), Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, Prudential Insurance Company of America Headquarters Building, Newark, New Jersey. Chairman Board of Design New York World’s Fair, 1936-1940.

Membership

Member firm McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, 1910-1926, Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, 1926-1939, Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith, 1939-1955, Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith, 1955-1959. Served as corporal United States Volunteer Engineers, Spanish-American War, 1898-1899. Fellow American Institute Architects (past president), New York chapter, American International Assurance (past president).

Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Princeton Architectural Association (past president), Princeton Engineering Association (past president), Architectural League New York New York City of C., Commerce and Industry Association of New York, Holland Society, Royal Institute British Architects (honorary correspondent). Clubs: University, Princeton, Union League, Century Association, Rockland Country (New York).

• Member, Advisory Board on Vocational and Industrial Education, Board Education, New York City, since 1929 (F.) American Institute, of Architecture Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. American Society of Civil Engineers. Princeton Engineering Association (Past President). New York Building Congress (Past President). Apprenticeship Commission (President). Architectural League of New York (Secretary, 1929-1931). Century Association Clubs: University (New York), Union League, Princeton (New York), Ardsley (Ardsley on Hudson, New York), Columbia Country, Seaview Golf, Rockland Country.

Connections

Married Mabel Aleda Buys, October 15, 1907 (deceased).

Father:

Charles Hagaman Voorhees

Mother:

Mary Frances (Skillman) Voorhees

Spouse:

Mabel Aleda Buys