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Client: Wendell & Smith. dwelling. housing development. Overbrook Hills, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA (Just outside of the city boundary) 338 S. Smedley Street. 338 S SMEDLEY ST Browse this block. Philadelphia, PA. 6400 Church Rd.
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Keen, Charles Barton (1868 - 1931) ARCHITECT. Biography:...
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Office: 1218 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia...
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Charles Barton Keen, Architect. (1928) Collection of Sara...
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Mar 29, 2021 · They bought a home designed by architect Charles Barton Keen in a suburb north of Pittsburgh. Keen’s early 1900s buildings are mostly known for being scattered around the Piedmont area of North Carolina. Locally, they were favored by wealthy Pittsburghers, and many are done in the classic Colonial Revival style.
Charles Barton Keen (December 5, 1868 – February 12, 1931) was an American architect, prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was known for designing residences and country estates. [1] Early life. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1868, [2] the youngest of the three sons of Charles Burtis Keen and Harriet Emily Ide. [1]
Bibliography. Charles Barton Keen (1868-1931), a prolific designer of suburban residences and country estates primarily on Philadelphia’s Main Line for more than thirty-five years, added a second locus of activity—North Carolina—when he became a favorite architect of wealthy tobacco and textile families starting around 1912.
Charles Barton Keen, who had gained success designing homes in Pennsylvania and New York, was the architect of not only the main house, but also the village on the estate that included a church, stables, and a school. Katharine Reynolds was very involved with the design of Reynolda, and some of her correspondence with Keen survives.
Charles Barton Keen ARCHITECT (1868-1931) One of the most prolific and popular designers of the country house, Charles Barton Keen was born in Philadelphia in 1868. Keen designed residences in the Philadelphia area for over 35 years including homes in Germantown and the Main line’s Overbrook.
