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William Pope Barney, American architect. Awarded Gold Medal of Honor in Architecture, Architectural League New York, 1929; winner competition for Philadelphia Housing; medal Paris Exposition; 1st mention Pan-American Exhibition, Monteivideo, Uruguay.

Background

Barney, William Pope was born on October 15, 1890 in Columbus, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Gorham and Francis (Pope) Barney.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Georgia Technology, 1911. Master of Sciences, University Pennsylvania, 1913. Woodman-Gilette fellow, study Europe, 1921.

Career

He received a bachelor"s degree in architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1911. He then came to Philadelphia, where he earned a second Bachelor of Surgery in architecture in 1912 and a master"s degree in 1913, both from the University of Pennsylvania. By 1915 he was employed in the office of his mentor, Paul Cret.

He served on the faculties of Carnegie Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Columbia University, Pennsylvania State University, and Swarthmore College.

He was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1950. A few are listed here.

Philadelphia

He served as the architect of record of the Carl Mackley Houses, which were actually designed by Oscar Stonorov and Frank Kastner, neither of whom was registered as an architect (1933-1934). James Weldon Johnson Homes (aka Glenwood Project), with Frank R. Watson, completed 1940.

Elsewhere

Blanchard Residence, 666 Lawson Avenue., Penfield, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Oak Run (residence), Flourtown, Pennsylvania

Achievements

  • William Pope Barney has been listed as a notable architect. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow) The American Institute of Architects (past chairman national committee education), International Institute Arts and Letters. Member Sandwich History Society (past president), Sigma Xi, Scarab. Clubs: T Square (past president, past design patron), Lions.

Connections

Married Marian Greene, August 8, 1915.

Father:
Charles Gorham Barney

Mother:
Francis (Pope) Barney

Spouse:
Marian Greene