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American architect

Woodruff Leeming
Born(1870-07-14)July 14, 1870
Quincy, Illinois
DiedNovember 20, 1919(1919-11-20) (aged 49)
New Canaan, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationArchitect
Spouse Esther Howard ​(m. 1899)

Woodruff Leeming, AIA, (July 14, 1870 – November 20, 1919) was an American architect who practiced in the New York area.

Biography

Born July 14, 1870, in Quincy, Illinois, he first trained at Adelphi College, and later the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Early experience included working on the plans for the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York (probably with Heins & LaFarge) before studying in Paris. Upon his return to America, he opened his own office. He served in World War I, joining as a major and later entering the Army Reserve Corps with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

He married Esther Howard on November 6, 1899, and they had four children.

He resided in New Canaan, Connecticut, where he died on November 20, 1919.

Works

He designed the 1893 rectory for the South Congregational Church, Chapel, Ladies Parlor, and Rectory, Brooklyn, New York, which is now a New York City Landmark.

References

  1. ^ Woodruff Leeming, AIA, archINFORM (accessed 25 April 2010)
  2. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 62. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. Andrew S. Dolkhart, “Designation List 153: “South Congregational Church, Chapel, Ladies Parlor, and Rectory,” Archived January 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine (New York: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1982), p.1-4.


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