William Ward Watkin
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William Ward Watkin was an architect
primarily practicing in Houston, Texas
.
Watkin was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Danville, Pennsylvania
. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1908, he spent a year in Europe and then moved to Boston, Massachusetts to join the architecture firm of Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. Watkin was then sent to Houston, TX to work on plans for Rice Institute and was the firm's representative supervisor there. Edgar Odell Lovett
, the President of Rice Institute, offered Watkin a faculty position in architectural engineering when the Institute opened in 1912. He later became the head of the architecture department, a position he held until his death.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
primarily practicing in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
.
Watkin was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...
. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1908, he spent a year in Europe and then moved to Boston, Massachusetts to join the architecture firm of Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. Watkin was then sent to Houston, TX to work on plans for Rice Institute and was the firm's representative supervisor there. Edgar Odell Lovett
Edgar Odell Lovett
Edgar Odell Lovett was an American educator and education administrator.He was the first president of Rice Institute in Houston, Texas...
, the President of Rice Institute, offered Watkin a faculty position in architectural engineering when the Institute opened in 1912. He later became the head of the architecture department, a position he held until his death.
External links
- William Ward Watkin papers, 1903-1956, Woodson Research Center, Rice University
- William Ward Watkin architectural records, 1903-1956, Rice Digital Scholarship Archive
- Watkin family papers, 1899-1999, Woodson Research Center, Rice University