Henry Hubbard Kendall (March 4, 1855 – February 28, 1943) was an American architect from Boston, Massachusetts. He wrote a letter to the U.S. Civil Service commission critiquing the low pay for government architects. Kendall was the senior partner in the firm Kendall, Taylor & Company. Several of his or the firm's works are listed on the U.S.

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

, for their architectural merit. Kendall & Taylor was an architecture firm formed in 1908 by Henry H. Kendall and

Bertrand E. Taylor Bertrand E. Taylor (1856 – August, 1909) was an American architect who worked in Massachusetts.
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. The firm did work in Durham, North Carolina.

Biography

Kendall was born March 4, 1855 in

New Braintree, Massachusetts New Braintree is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. History Before being settled by re-located residents of Braintree, Massachusetts, New Braintree was occupied by various Na ...

. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

at the age of 20. He was the senior partner at Kendall & Stevens in Boston with Edward F. Stevens (1890–95); and then Kendall, Taylor, and Stevens (1895–1909) with Stevens and

Bertrand E. Taylor Bertrand E. Taylor (1856 – August, 1909) was an American architect who worked in Massachusetts.
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. He also formed Kendall, Stevens, and Lee (1909–12) (with Frederick Clare Lee).bios
McGill digital library He was a fellow of the

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...

(AIA) and served as the group's president from 1920 to 1922. He died February 28, 1943 at his home in

Newton Centre, Massachusetts Newton Centre is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of Beacon Street, Centre St ...

Works

Works (with attribution) include: *

Belchertown State School The Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded was established in 1922 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. It became known for inhumane conditions and poor treatment of its patients, and became the target of a series of lawsuits prior to its even ...

, 30 State St. Belchertown, MA (Kendall, Taylor & Co.), NRHP-listed *

Westborough State Hospital Westborough State Hospital, originally "Westborough Insane Hospital", was a historic hospital in Westborough, Massachusetts, which sat on more than . The core campus area was located between Lyman Street and Chauncy Lake, north of Massachusetts ...

, along Lyman St. N of Chauncy Lake and jct. of South St. and MA 9 Westborough, MA (Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed * White Memorial Building, 109 Main St.

Houlton, ME Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and as the birthplace of Sa ...

(Kendall, Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listedNRHP database * Wrentham State School, Jct. of Emerald and North Sts. Wrentham, MA (Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed *Contributing property

Beech Hill Summer Home District The Beech Hill Summer Home District encompasses a collection of six early 20th century summer houses in Harrisville, New Hampshire, built on a ridge overlooking Dublin Pond with views of nearby Mount Monadnock. The properties, a number of which ...

, Harrisville, NH (Kendall,Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed * John Sprunt Hill House, 900 S. Duke St.

Durham, NC Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 Census, Durham is the 4th-m ...

(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed *

Watts Hospital Watts Hospital, located in Durham, North Carolina was the city's first hospital, operating between 1895 and 1976. The hospital opened in 1895, funded entirely by George W. Watts, as a private, 22-bed, modern hospital dedicated to the care of Dur ...

, Broad St. and Club Blvd.

(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed *A contributing property in the Watts-Hillandale Historic District,

(Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed *One or more works in

, Harrisville, NH (Kendall,Taylor & Stevens), NRHP-listed *

Massachusetts Mental Health Center The Massachusetts Mental Health Center is a historic psychiatric hospital complex at 75 Fenwood Road in the Longwood medical area of Boston, Massachusetts. The center was founded in 1912 as the Boston Psychopathic Hospital. Its original main ...

, 74 Fenwood Rd.

Boston, MA Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most ...

(Kendall, Taylor & Co.), NRHP-listed *

, Broad St. and Club Blvd.

(Kendall & Taylor), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Watts-Hillandale Historic District,

(Kendall and Taylor), NRHP-listed

References

External links

Kendall Taylor & Company website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kendall, Henry H. American architects Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Presidents of the American Institute of Architects 1855 births 1943 deaths

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