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Charles Barton Keen

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Biographical Catalogue of the Matriculates of the College Together with Lists of the Members of the College Faculty and the Trustees, Officers and Recipients of Honorary Degrees, 1749-1893
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between 1890 and 1892. One of his classmates was Frank E. Mead, whom Keen later worked with prior to Mead's departure for California.
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Keen designed suburban residences and country estates for over thirty-five years, mostly along the
165: 272:, Keen relocated his family from Pennsylvania to Winston-Salem. His business was based at the 258: 487: 482: 8: 185: 124:, graduating in 1889. Upon returning from a sojourn to Europe, he worked for a year as a 339: 117:, in 1868, the youngest of the three sons of Charles Burtis Keen and Harriet Emily Ide. 276:. He returned north the following year, however, with Wallace joining him as partner. 292: 68: 133: 173: 169: 132:, the founder of UPenn's school of architecture, before working for his cousin 476: 273: 98: 295:, Bermuda. He was 62, and had been ill since April 1929. He was interred in 114: 110: 32: 125: 404: 168:. He became the architect of choice among the wealthy, including 261:, he won his division at the 1920 winter tournament at 291:
Keen died of a stroke on February 12, 1931, while in
204:Keen was responsible for the following buildings: 379:"Charles Barton Keen and the Philadelphia School" 474: 367:. University of Pennsylvania. 1894. p. 452. 257:Keen was an accomplished golfer. As a member of 200:Reynolda House, c. 1915, during its construction 147:Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art 513:Fellows of the American Institute of Architects 232:, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1912–1917) 152:His protégé in the early 20th century was 31: 195: 184:. He partnered with landscape architect 475: 433:Philadelphia Architects and Buildings 334: 332: 446: 444: 330: 328: 326: 324: 322: 320: 318: 316: 314: 312: 13: 340:"Keen, Charles Barton (1868-1931)" 14: 524: 508:University of Pennsylvania people 441: 309: 191: 503:20th-century American architects 498:19th-century American architects 429:Keen, Charles Barton (1868-1931) 402: 281:American Institute of Architects 252: 236:Alexander Worth McAllister House 176:. For Reynolds, he designed his 268:In May 1923, at the request of 248:, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 246:Richard J. Reynolds High School 220:, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 136:, one of the three founders of 120:He studied architecture at the 422: 396: 371: 357: 1: 302: 182:Winston-Salem, North Carolina 104: 493:Architects from Philadelphia 226:, Brookneal, Virginia (1911) 180:residence, now a museum, in 7: 403:Hill, Patrick Henry's Red. 270:Katharine Reynolds Johnston 10: 529: 240:Greensboro, North Carolina 122:University of Pennsylvania 50:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 452:"Obituary 10 -- No Title" 437:Athenaeum of Philadelphia 344:ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu 279:Keen was a fellow of the 263:Pinehurst, North Carolina 224:Lucy Henry Harrison House 159: 145:Keen also studied at the 84: 76: 57: 42: 30: 23: 409:Patrick Henry's Red Hill 286: 213:Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 201: 166:Philadelphia Main Line 130:Theophilus P. Chandler 435:(PAB) project of the 259:Pine Valley Golf Club 199: 188:on several projects. 37:Keen pictured in 1928 154:William Roy Wallace 95:Charles Barton Keen 25:Charles Barton Keen 456:The New York Times 383:www.classicist.org 297:Woodlands Cemetery 202: 16:American architect 299:in Philadelphia. 274:Wachovia Building 92: 91: 61:February 12, 1931 520: 467: 466: 464: 462: 448: 439: 426: 420: 419: 417: 415: 400: 394: 393: 391: 389: 375: 369: 368: 361: 355: 354: 352: 350: 336: 209:Swarthmore Lodge 172:tobacco magnate 139:House and Garden 64: 46:December 5, 1868 35: 21: 20: 528: 527: 523: 522: 521: 519: 518: 517: 473: 472: 471: 470: 460: 458: 450: 449: 442: 427: 423: 413: 411: 401: 397: 387: 385: 377: 376: 372: 363: 362: 358: 348: 346: 338: 337: 310: 305: 289: 255: 194: 162: 134:Frank Miles Day 107: 99:country estates 72: 66: 62: 53: 47: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 526: 516: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 469: 468: 440: 431:data from the 421: 395: 370: 356: 307: 306: 304: 301: 288: 285: 254: 251: 250: 249: 243: 233: 230:Reynolda House 227: 221: 215: 193: 192:Selected works 190: 178:Reynolda House 174:R. J. Reynolds 170:North Carolina 161: 158: 106: 103: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 67: 65:(aged 62) 59: 55: 54: 48: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 525: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 480: 478: 457: 453: 447: 445: 438: 434: 430: 425: 410: 406: 399: 384: 380: 374: 366: 360: 345: 341: 335: 333: 331: 329: 327: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 308: 300: 298: 294: 284: 282: 277: 275: 271: 266: 264: 260: 253:Personal life 247: 244: 241: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 222: 219: 218:Lasater House 216: 214: 210: 207: 206: 205: 198: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 157: 155: 150: 148: 143: 141: 140: 135: 131: 127: 123: 118: 116: 112: 102: 100: 96: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 60: 56: 51: 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 459:. Retrieved 455: 432: 424: 412:. Retrieved 408: 398: 386:. Retrieved 382: 373: 364: 359: 347:. Retrieved 343: 290: 278: 267: 256: 203: 186:Thomas Sears 163: 151: 144: 137: 119: 115:Pennsylvania 111:Philadelphia 108: 94: 93: 63:(1931-02-12) 18: 488:1931 deaths 483:1868 births 242:(1918–1919) 77:Nationality 477:Categories 405:"Red Hill" 303:References 105:Early life 85:Occupation 461:March 31, 388:March 31, 349:March 31, 126:draftsman 88:Architect 71:, Bermuda 414:April 5, 293:Hamilton 109:Born in 80:American 69:Hamilton 160:Career 52:, U.S. 287:Death 463:2023 416:2023 390:2023 351:2023 128:for 58:Died 43:Born 479:: 454:. 443:^ 407:. 381:. 342:. 311:^ 283:. 265:. 238:, 211:, 156:. 142:. 113:, 101:. 465:. 418:. 392:. 353:.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hamilton
country estates
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
draftsman
Theophilus P. Chandler
Frank Miles Day
House and Garden
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
William Roy Wallace
Philadelphia Main Line
North Carolina
R. J. Reynolds
Reynolda House
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Thomas Sears

Swarthmore Lodge
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Lasater House
Lucy Henry Harrison House
Reynolda House
Alexander Worth McAllister House
Greensboro, North Carolina
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Pine Valley Golf Club
Pinehurst, North Carolina

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