American Institute of Architects
- Acronym: AIA
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On 23 February 1857, thirteen architects gathered at Richard Upjohn's New York City office to establish an architectural society that would promote the scientific and practical perfection of its members and elevate the standing of the profession, naming it the New York Society of Architects. The assembly included H W Cleaveland, Henry Dudley, Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Gardiner, Richard Morris Hunt, J Wrey Mould, Fred A Petersen, John W Priest, John Welch, Joseph C Wells, Richard Upjohn's son, Richard, and son-in-law, Charles Babcock. In 1857, no significant schools of architecture or architectural licensing laws existed, so anyone who built, such as bricklayers, carpenters, masons, carpenters could call themselves an architect.
One result of this meeting, was to invite 16 other architects, including A J Davis, Thomas U Walter and Calvert Vaux, to a second meeting, to be held on 10 March 1857. At the second meeting the draft constitution and bylaws were read and accepted by the architects without changes, except one, at the suggestion Thomas U Walter, the group changed their name to The American Institute of Architects. - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Person | From | To |
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Founding Member | Joseph Collins Wells | 1857 | |
President | William S Eames | 1904 | |
New York Chapter President | Henry Rutgers Marshall | 1902 | 1904 |
Member | Ammi B Young | 1857 | |
Member | Edward Clarke Cabot | 1857 | |
Member | John Davis Hatch III | 1857 | |
Member | Frederick Diaper | 1857 | |
Member | Frederick Clarke Withers | 1857 | |
Member | John Notman | 1857 | |
Member | Alexander Jackson Davis | 1857 | |
Member | Calvert Vaux | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Charles Babcock | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Henry C Dudley | 1857 | |
Founding Member | John Welch | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Edward Gardiner | 1857 | |
Founding Member | John Weller Priest | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Fred A Petersen | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Jacob Wrey Mould | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Richard Morris Hunt | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Leopold Eidlitz | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Henry W Cleaveland | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Richard M Upjohn | 1857 | |
Founding Member | Richard Upjohn | 1857 | |
Member | Thomas Ustick Walter | 1857 |