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The pair converted a former stable on
Juniper Street into their architectural office, with drafting rooms on two floors and a high-ceilinged private office for entertaining clients. For the firm's early commissions, they relied on family and personal connections. Meigs was a graduate of
206:(for Laverock Farm). Their mature Neo-Norman style, an "amalgram of Howe's formalism and sensitivity to materials with some of the more theatrically picturesque elements of Arthur Meig's work," was repeated at Oxmoor (1926) and Pheasant Run Farm (1927–29).
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Their buildings were erected on an intelligent organic plan and executed in local materials with unusual structural honesty. The result was a kind of international provincial style, individual and consistent, which had a tiny influence on
American domestic
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Howe and Meigs both served in the Armed Forces during World War I, and were absent from the firm, 1917–19. Following their return, they developed an "American domestic architecture based on vernacular forms."
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The firm's name reverted to Mellor & Meigs, and it continued with mostly residential work until Mellor's death in 1940. Meigs associated with younger architects on projects, before going into semi-retirement.
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Various conflicts within the firm – including a dispute over design credit for
Goodhart Hall – led to Howe's departure in 1928. He said that he was leaving, "to become a priest of the
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185:, Pennsylvania, whose innovative plan is credited to Howe. "Ropsley" was more Norman than English, and Meigs designed gardens that were an integral part of the whole.
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454:"Garth," Robert T. McCracken residence (1919–21), 1009 Westview Avenue, Philadelphia. 1922 Gold Medal, Philadelphia Chapter, American Institute of Architects.
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building featured soaring arches and extensive ironwork by Yellin. Meigs was celebrated at its
December 4, 1928 formal opening, a concert by the
181:, joined Mellor & Meigs in February 1917. Meigs was more restrained in designing "Ropsley" (1916–18), the Francis I. McIlhenny residence in
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Meigs is credited as the primary designer of
Marjorie Walter Goodhart Hall (1926–28), the auditorium and concert hall of
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The firm received awards and national attention—winning the 1922 Gold Medal from the
Philadelphia Chapter of the
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202:(for the Robert T. McCracken residence), and the 1925 Gold Medal for Excellence in Design from the
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fashioned custom metalwork for many of the firm's projects, and Mellor & Meigs designed a
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Mellor, Meigs & Howe architectural office (altered in 1912 from a stable), Philadelphia.
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306:"Glen Brook," Caspar W. Morris residence (1914–17), 407 Rose Lane, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
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Mellor & Meigs
Architectural Office (1912), 205-07 S. Juniper Street, Philadelphia.
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fantasy for "Glen Brook" (1914–17), the Caspar W. Morris residence in
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The young architects designed clubs and suburban residences in a variety of
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Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley, 1890-1930
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Houses of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley, 1890-1930
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Houses of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley, 1890-1930
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skyscraper constructed in the United States. He continued his career as a
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501:"Pheasant Run Farm," Robert L. McLean residence (1927–29), Sheaff Lane,
483:"Oxmoor," Orville H. Bullitt residence and farm (1926), Skippack Pike,
472:"The Peak," Mrs. Arthur V. Meigs residence (1921), 512 Chaumont Drive,
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Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House (1913–14), University of Pennsylvania.
123:"Fiji" house at his alma mater (1913–14) and "Fiji" houses at
442:, Mrs. Arthur V. Meigs residence (1921), Radnor, Pennsylvania.
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Caspar W. Morris residence (1914–17), Haverford, Pennsylvania.
1077:", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
76:, its predecessor and successor firm, was founded in 1906 by
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John F. Meigs II residence, (1916–17, 1928), Newtown Road,
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Mrs. A. J. Devereux residence (1916–17), West Shore Drive,
286:(1912–14), 79 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, New Jersey.
213:. The $ 410,000 commission was the firm's largest, and the
643:, vol. 32, no. 3 (October 1919), pp. 119-22, plates 49-58.
614:, vol. 61, no. 2149 (February 28, 1917), New York, p. 151.
692:, Philadelphia, PA: The William Nunn Company, Inc., 1973.
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Leonard T. Beale residence (1912–14), 114 Cambria Court,
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Yellin Ornamental Iron Workshop Mellor, Meigs & Howe
347:. The plantation house burned in 1926. Meigs designed a
638:"The Design of a House at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,"
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Plan for Robert T. McCracken residence (1919–21).
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Princeton Charter Club (1912–14), Princeton University.
748:"ML History: Historic Goodhart Hall makes a new debut"
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Mellor & Meigs (1906–17 & 1928–40)
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142:. Mellor secured the commission for and designed the
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Heatley C. Dulles residence (1917), Broughton Lane,
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A Monograph of the Works of Mellor Meigs & Howe
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266:Alterations to Pickering Hunt Club (1911, 1915),
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718:, Acanthus Press, New York, 2008, pp. 195-201.
530:Robert T. McCracken residence (1919–21).
731:, Acanthus Press, New York, 2008, pp. 246-51.
705:, Acanthus Press, New York, 2008, pp. 202-07.
627:, Acanthus Press, New York, 2008, pp. 152-59.
476:. Includes the famous "Spider fly screen" by
465:. 1925 Gold Medal for Excellence in Design,
364:Private office of Mellor & Meigs (1912).
779:. United States Department of the Interior.
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240:(1930–32) in Philadelphia, the first
84:, who had worked together in the office of
45:architectural firm best remembered for its
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850:Philadelphia Zoological Gardens Bird House
312:(1915), 5520-24 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
554:Laverock Farm (1919–25, demolished 1956).
115:("Fiji") fraternity while attending the
107:(1912–14), one of the university's
727:James B. Garrison, "Pheasant Run Farm,"
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400:Bird House (1914–15), Philadelphia Zoo.
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746:O'Loughlin, Kathy (February 2, 2010).
339:(1931–32, 1936–37), Friendfield Road,
119:School of Architecture. He designed a
27:Former Philadelphia architectural firm
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596:"Philadelphia – Alumni Notes,"
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701:James B. Garrison, "Laverock Farm,"
345:National Register of Historic Places
296:, 3619-21 Locust Walk, Philadelphia.
351:replacement, and later expanded it.
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1071:Historic American Buildings Survey
146:Bird House (1914–15) at the
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675:Wenzel, Paul and Maurice Krakow,
424:Yellin Shop (1915), Philadelphia.
310:Yellin Ornamental Iron Works Shop
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953:A Carolina Plantation Remembered
838:Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House
772:Pitts, Carolyn (July 27, 1976).
690:George Howe: Architect 1886-1955
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173:, who had graduated from the
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179:Furness, Evans & Company
177:and worked in the office of
134:Meigs designed an elaborate
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1007:Mrs. Arthur Meigs Residence
922:Sarah Pick (October 1995).
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127:(1914–15) and at the
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341:Georgetown, South Carolina
294:University of Pennsylvania
268:Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
117:University of Pennsylvania
86:Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.
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586:Athenaeum of Philadelphia
1058:Mellor, Meigs & Howe
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494:, 150 N. Merion Avenue,
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278:St. Davids, Pennsylvania
129:University of Washington
111:. Mellor had joined the
39:Mellor, Meigs & Howe
951:Frances Cheston Train,
641:The Architectural Forum
496:Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
331:Villanova, Pennsylvania
232:." Howe partnered with
140:Haverford, Pennsylvania
1111:Historicist architects
826:Princeton Charter Club
612:The American Architect
578:Arthur Ingersoll Meigs
576:Sandra L. Tatman,
463:Laverock, Pennsylvania
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299:Bird House (1914–15),
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474:Radnor, Pennsylvania
324:Radnor, Pennsylvania
98:Princeton University
61:Walter Mellor, 1920.
983:McCracken Residence
971:McIlhenny Residence
886:Devereaux Residence
790:Pickering Hunt Club
242:International Style
175:Ecole de Beaux Arts
144:Renaissance Revival
688:West, Helen Howe,
518:Ropsley (1916–18).
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317:Dark Harbor, Maine
261:Mellor & Meigs
100:. He designed the
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1019:Bullitt Residence
995:Newbold Residence
636:Arthur I. Meigs,
492:Bryn Mawr College
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337:Friendfield House
223:Leopold Stokowski
211:Bryn Mawr College
160:West Philadelphia
121:Collegiate Gothic
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