Arthur Bates Jennings
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Arthur Bates Jennings was an American architect, working primarily out of New York, New York. He married Caroline Jerusha Allen of West Meriden, Connecticut
and had three children, Edward Allen Jennings, Arthur B. Jennings, Jr., and Helen Bates Jennings.
He earned an A.B. from College of the City of New York
in 1870 and trained in architecture under George B. Post
and Russell Sturgis
. His early career focused on residential designs, later expanding into public buildings, like churches and college buildings. He is known for this multi-turreted churches. His buildings were constructed across the United States, from Portland, Maine
to Seattle, Washington
. He designed the Old Gym
at Washington & Jefferson College in 1893.
Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 59,653.-History:...
and had three children, Edward Allen Jennings, Arthur B. Jennings, Jr., and Helen Bates Jennings.
He earned an A.B. from College of the City of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
in 1870 and trained in architecture under George B. Post
George B. Post
George Browne Post was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition.-Biography:Post was a student of Richard Morris Hunt , but unlike many architects of his generation, he had previously received a degree in civil engineering...
and Russell Sturgis
Russell Sturgis
Russell Sturgis was an American architect and art criticof the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was one of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1870.-Early life and marriage:...
. His early career focused on residential designs, later expanding into public buildings, like churches and college buildings. He is known for this multi-turreted churches. His buildings were constructed across the United States, from Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
to Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. He designed the Old Gym
Old Gym
The Martindale Student Services Center, formerly known as the Old Gym, was a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Oxford, Mississippi owned and operated by the University of Mississippi . It opened in 1924. It was home to the Ole Miss Rebels basketball teams. It was replaced when Tad Smith Coliseum...
at Washington & Jefferson College in 1893.