Henry Bacon
American architect (1866-1924) · United States · On the map · Architects · Died at 57
Henry Bacon was an American Beaux-Arts architect who oversaw the engineering and design of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., built between 1915 and 1922, shortly before his death in 1924.
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Union Square Savings Bank in Manhattan a New York City landmark, which is now the Daryl Roth Theatre
Program from the AIA Gold Medal presentation to Henry Bacon in 1923
Dupont Circle Fountain in Washington, D.C.
Commodore George Hamilton Perkins monument at the New Hampshire State House commemorating George H. Perkins, a U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War
Bonney Memorial (1898), Lowell Cemetery
Melvin Memorial (1908), Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MassachusettsAwards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1924 · aged 57
The same award as Henry
Aston WebbBoth received AIA Gold Medal
Gyo ObataBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
John Wellborn RootBoth received AIA Gold MedalJon JerdeBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Victor LalouxBoth received AIA Gold Medal
Richard UpjohnBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects