Background
Kilham, Walter H. was born on April 29, 1904 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
Kilham, Walter H. was born on April 29, 1904 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
AB, Harvard University, 1925; Master in Architecture, Harvard University, 1928.
With, Raymond Hood, architect, 1928-1929; with, Rockefeller Center Architects, 1929-1932; with, Wallace K. Harrison, architect, 1933-1937; partner, Van der Gracht & Kilham, associate architects, 1937-1942; associate, Morris & O'Connor, 1943-1944; partner, O'Connor & Kilham, 1944-1969; partner, Kilham, Beder and Chu, 1969-1976, retired.
Trustee Beaux Arts Institute Design, 1947-1949. With Massachusetts National Guard, 1921-1925, also Reserve, 1925-1935. Fellow American Institute of Architects (past president New York chapter, Arnold Brunner scholar New York chapter 1969).
Member National Academy of Design, Fine Arts Federation New York (president 1955-1957), National Sculptors Society, American Craftsmens Council (trustee), Travelers Club (Boston), Century Association (New York City).
Son of Walter Harrington and Jane (Houston) K. Louise Collins, January 23, 1943 (divorced 1976). Children: Leslie, Timothy, Eleanor, Amy Edna.