Henry Powell Hopkins
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Born on February 12, 1891 in Annapolis, Maryland
, Henry Powell Hopkins attended Cornell University
from 1909 to 1910. He continued to study at Columbia University
until 1914, when he received a bachelor's degree in architecture. After a few years of working in Kansas City, Missouri
, teaching at Texas A&M College, and receiving an honorary MA from St. John's College, Annapolis, Hopkins began work as an architectural designer in the offices of Albro and Lindeberg in New York in 1919. He opened his own architectural practice in Baltimore the same year with offices at 10 East Mulberry Street later moving to 347 North Charles Street. Hopkins joined the American Institute of Architects
in 1921, then served as vice-president of the Baltimore Chapter from 1946 to 1948, and held the presidency from 1948 to 1950.
Examples of Hopkins’ work are both numerous and diverse, including dwellings, educational facilities, medical facilities, government buildings, and commercial projects. Much of this work is in a Colonial Revival influenced style, found particularly in his work for the University of Maryland, College Park
. Hopkins was also the supervising architect responsible for the remodeling of the State Office Building in Annapolis (1939) and the restoration of the Old Treasury Building (1950).
Hopkins died in 1984 of chronic pneumonia at his home in Baltimore, Maryland.
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
, Henry Powell Hopkins attended Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
from 1909 to 1910. He continued to study at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
until 1914, when he received a bachelor's degree in architecture. After a few years of working in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, teaching at Texas A&M College, and receiving an honorary MA from St. John's College, Annapolis, Hopkins began work as an architectural designer in the offices of Albro and Lindeberg in New York in 1919. He opened his own architectural practice in Baltimore the same year with offices at 10 East Mulberry Street later moving to 347 North Charles Street. Hopkins joined the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects 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 support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
in 1921, then served as vice-president of the Baltimore Chapter from 1946 to 1948, and held the presidency from 1948 to 1950.
Examples of Hopkins’ work are both numerous and diverse, including dwellings, educational facilities, medical facilities, government buildings, and commercial projects. Much of this work is in a Colonial Revival influenced style, found particularly in his work for the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
. Hopkins was also the supervising architect responsible for the remodeling of the State Office Building in Annapolis (1939) and the restoration of the Old Treasury Building (1950).
Hopkins died in 1984 of chronic pneumonia at his home in Baltimore, Maryland.
External links
- National Register Nomination for the Hebrew Orphan Asylum (Baltimore, Maryland), Baltimore Heritage
- Henry Powell Hopkins papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.