Background
Klenke, William Walter was born on December 27, 1888 in New York City. Son of John Henry and Dora (Meyer) Klenke.
master craftsman painter author
Klenke, William Walter was born on December 27, 1888 in New York City. Son of John Henry and Dora (Meyer) Klenke.
Educated New York Trade School, DeWitt Clinton High School, Art Students League (New York), Pratt Institute, (Brooklyn), Fawcett School Industrial Arts (Newark, New Jersey).
Instructor in technical department, Central Commercial and Technology High School, Newark, New Jersey, 1913-1954. Licensed registered architect, New Jersey, since 1919. Public first book, 1921.
Syndicated wood working projects in newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1929-1934.
Newspaper columnist on amateur photography, 1933-1934. Designer fine furniture since 1919.
Member First Presbyterian and Trinity Church, South Orange, New Jersey.
Married Edith Elizabeth Wedegartner, June 27, 1914.