Wade Hampton Pipes

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Wade Hampton Pipes was an American architect active in Portland, Oregon. He is notable for residential designs. - AsNotedIn

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Architect Dr Frank B Kistner House Portland
Architect Dr Noble Wiley Jones House Portland
Architect Elizabeth Ducey House Portland
Architect Bates, John M and Elizabeth, House No 1 Portland
Architect Bates, John M and Elizabeth, House No 2 Lake Oswego
Architect Bates, John M and Elizabeth, House No 3 Lake Oswego
Architect Bates, John M and Elizabeth, House No 4 Lake Oswego
Architect Sherrard-Fenton House Lake Oswego
Architect Walter S Zimmerman House Portland
Architect Marshall Dana House Milwaukee
Architect Bertha M and Marie A Green House Portland
Architect Maurice Crumpacker House Portland
1877/07/31 Wade Hampton Pipes is born in Independence, Oregon Born
1907/00/00 Wade Pipes studied architecture at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, England 1907-1911 Education
1910/00/00 Pipes House built for Martin L Pipes, Pipes family home until 1927 Home Pipes Family House Portland
1912/00/00 Hipped roof addition, flat roof sun-room and porch added to Pipes house Architect Pipes Family House Portland
1923/00/00 Pipes Cottage built for Attorney George Pipes Architect George Pipes House Portland
1926/00/00 Martin Luther Pipes House built for Martin Luther Pipes in 1926, Pipes' Home until c 1944 Architect Martin Luther Pipes House Portland
1961/07/01 Wade Hampton Pipes dies Died

History

Wade Hampton Pipes was born in Independence, Oregon on July 31,1877 to Martin Luther and Mary Skipworth Pipes. Wade's father, Martin Luther Pipes, was born at the Houmas Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 1850. His mother, Mary Curtis Skipworth, was born in 1856 in Eutaw, Alabama. Wade Pipes' parents were married in 1874 at Keatchie, Louisiana after meeting through their association with the Methodist Church. Mary Pipes' father, Nathaniel Skipworth, was a Methodist minister who was transferred to Independence, Oregon in 1875. The Pipes and the Skipworth families arrived in Independence, Oregon on June 1, 1875 after first traveling from New Orleans to Omaha by train. They then transferred to another train that took them to San Francisco. Martin and Mary Pipes arrived in Portland by steamer from San Francisco and after spending the night, proceeded to their final destination, Independence, Oregon.

Born in Independence on July 31,1877, Wade Pipes was one of five children born to Mary and Martin Pipes (John in 1875, Wade in 1877, Nellie in 1879, George in 1881, and Harriette in 1883). Wade spent their childhood in the Willamette Valley and developed a deep appreciation for the rural landscape and the way of life in a small Oregon community. In the summer of 1882, the Pipes family moved ten miles away to Dallas, Oregon, carrying all of the family's possessions on two horse-drawn wagons.

Pipes and his siblings lived modestly in a small home in Dallas. The children were expected to assist in the household responsibilities, but were given leisure time for fishing, swimming, and enjoying the opportunities that nature provided. The bond formed between the Pipes family members in their childhood years remained strong throughout their lifetime. In 1886, the Martin Pipes family moved to Corvallis, where Martin became the editor and manager of the Benton Leader. The family remained in Corvallis until the children went to college and later moved to Portland, where Martin Pipes pursued a career as an attorney. Martin became one of Oregon's most prominent judges and in 1924 was appointed to the State Supreme Court.

In 1907, at the age of thirty, Wade Pipes left the United States to study architecture and art in London, England. Part of his training took place at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Pipes arrived in England at a pivotal period in the history of architectural education; architectural training shifted from apprenticeships to academic learning. Timing was therefore a critical element in Pipe's career. In London, he absorbed the philosophy and technique of the Arts and Crafts Movement at its height of importance, the first years of the new century. It was in England that Pipes met prominent architects and designers such as Lutyens, Voysey and Gertrude Jekyll and was also inspired by English vernacular architecture and the British way of life.

Pipes returned to Portland, Oregon in 1911 and began his prolific career as an architect. He brought his education in the Arts and Craft Style back to the growing Oregon community which was receptive to the new movement. Wade Pipes adapted the English vernacular Arts and Crafts Style to Portland's environment when he started his practice. He continued incorporating and refining the style for more than fifty years. He was responsible for designing approximately seventy residences during his lifetime.

Wade Pipes was married ca 1920 to Genevieve Frazer in Portland, Oregon. A very private person, Wade enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Pipes spent a great amount of time with Genevieve and the George Pipes family at Cannon Beach. He loved the ocean and walking along the shore. During the work week, he would commute from his home in Dunthorpe to his office in downtown Portland by railroad or trolley. He never learned to drive a car. Genevieve would ride the trolley into Portland almost every evening to meet him after work. Together they would usually ride the trolley up the hill to Portland Heights and then walk to the George Pipes home on St Helen's Court. The two couples would often dine together and spend the evening in family entertainment activities.

Wade and Genevieve both loved the arts which was an integral part of their lives. Genevieve Frazer Pipes came from a very musically gifted family. She studied piano in Vienna as a young women and after returning to Portland she taught private piano lessons for many years. Dorothy Frazer Pipes (George Pipes' wife) played the violin and often accompanied her sister, Genevieve in family concerts. Wade enjoyed listening to the music played by the family members and had a great respect for their talents. Genevieve's brother was also an accomplished musician and played the cello. In addition to Wade's appreciation for music, he also loved to draw and kept a sketch book at his side at all times. He was a avid gardener and often designed the gardens for his clients as an integral part of the house design. Wade Hampton Pipes remained an artist and architect of highest integrity until his death in Portland on July 1, 1961 when he was 83 years of age. Genevieve Pipes died on October 20,1974 one week after her sister Dorothy's death. - NRHP, 3 January 1991

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