Joseph Younger (July 1, 1894 – May 16, 1932) was an architect who lived and practiced in Washington, D.C., and is especially notable for his designs of the

Kennedy–Warren Apartment Building The Kennedy–Warren is a historic eleven-story apartment house in Washington, D.C. It is located at 3131–3133 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. between the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park neighborhoods. The Art Deco building overlooks the National Zo ...

on Connecticut Avenue NW, and for the Sixth Presbyterian Church on

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Life

Joseph Arthur Younger was a native of Washington, D.C., and was a graduate of the architecture school at George Washington University. He married Ethel Entwisle in 1920 and they have one son, Bruce. For several years after graduation, Younger was associated with architectural firms in Washington, such as Waggaman & Ray, and in 1922 he went into practice for himself. He designed several important buildings, including the Kennedy–Warren, and the Sixth Presbyterian Church, for which he received an award from the Washington Board of Trade. The Architects' Advisory Council had extended a high commendation for this work, and for that of the Blackstone Hotel. He also designed the Randolph Building at the corner of Randolph and

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streets NW; and in 1925, 1661 Crescent Place NW, a cooperative apartment house for developer Monroe Warren. Younger is remembered for his balanced and graceful buildings. Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building - facade

Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building - facade

The

is a well-known D.C. landmark. Published on the property's website is the following information: "Designed by Washington architect Joseph Younger in 1930, The Kennedy–Warren is considered the most important privately owned example of Art Deco style in the nation’s capital. The exterior of the building is remarkable for its attention to detail, from the carved limestone eagles embellishing the front entrance to the geometric aluminum spandrels flanked by a saw-tooth pattern of multicolor brick." Prior to entering into his own practice, Joseph Younger wrote articles on American architecture, including about

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's Brentwood, and made other contributions to the journal '' Architecture''. Joseph Younger died by suicide on May 16, 1932, in his home at the Tilden Gardens cooperative apartment complex, where he shot himself in the chest, in the presence of his wife.Obituary, Joseph Younger, May 17, 1932, '' The Washington Post''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Younger, Joseph 1894 births 1932 deaths Architects from Washington, D.C. George Washington University alumni 20th-century American architects 1932 suicides Suicides by firearm in Washington, D.C.