H. Mather Lippincott Jr.
H. Mather Lippincott Jr. | |
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| Born | Horace Mather Lippincott Jr. November 6, 1921 |
| Died | September 20, 2010 (aged 88) |
| Education | Haverford College University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Cope & Lippincott Cope, Lippencott, & Silfer |
Horace Mather Lippincott Jr. (November 6, 1921 – September 20, 2010) was an American architect. He is best known for his work on Quaker meeting houses and schools. His practice was Cope & Lippincott Architects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Early life
Lippincott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 6, 1921.[1] His parents were Sarah Styer Jenkins and Horace Mather Lippincott, a Quaker editor, author, and historian.[2][3][1] He was raised in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).[4]
Lippincott attended Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia.[4] He graduated high school in 1939 from Westtown School.[4] He attended Haverford College, graduating with a B.A. in history in 1943.[1] While at Haverford, he was elected class president.[4]
During World War II, Lippincott served as an ambulance driver in the American Field Service for two years.[4] He then enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture, graduating with a B.Arch. in 1948.[3][1] While at the University of Pennsylvania, he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.[4][5]
Career
Lippincott started his architectural career with Oscar Stonorov near Philadelphia in 1948 from 1951.[1] He also established a private practice in 1948.[6] From 1952 to 1965, Lippincott lectured on architectural engineering at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts.[1]
In February 1957, he formed Cope & Lippincott Architects in Philadelphia with Paul M. Cope, a Quaker who was his college roommate.[4][1] Later, the firm was know as Cope, Lippencott, & Silfer.[7] The firm received several design and preservation awards.[4] They designed the Fred W. Noyes Foundation Museum, the Friends Neighborhood Guild House, NYU Conservation Center, and the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Friends Center Complex.[6]
Lippincott was known as a designer of Quaker educational and spiritual buildings.[4] His meeting house projects include Damariscotta, Maine; Germantown, Pennsylvania; Media, Pennsylvania; Moorestown, Pennsylvania; New Garden, North Carolina; New Providence, New Jersey; Radnor, Pennsylvania; and Summit, New Jersey.[4] His school project includes Atlantic City Friends School, Germantown Friends School, Greene Street Friends School, Moorestown Friends School, Sidwell Friends School, Solebury Friends School, and Westtown School.[4]
From 1958 to 1966, he collaborated with Robert Venturi for several projects; Lippincott met Venturi while working for Shonorov.[1] They renovated the James B. Duke House and worked on the Guild House.[1] In 1979, he collaborated with Robert T. Crane III to design the Walter Burley Griffin memorial on Mount Ainslie in Canberra, Australia.[8]
In 1978, Lippincott designed the Friends' Center on Cherry Street in Philadelphia.[4] This project included designing the headquarters for the national Quaker organization along with a conference center.[4] The new complex connects with the historic Quaker meetinghouse that was built by Lippincott's great-great-grandfather.[4] In 1985, he designed the municipal building for Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania.[7] After he retired, Lippincott oversaw the renovation of the St. Anthony Hall House at the University of Pennsylvania.[4]
Lippincott became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1972.[4] He was president of the Philadelphia chapter of AIA in 1969.[4]
Personal life
Lippincott married Margaret "Peg" Louise Walker in 1949.[4] Her father was the headmaster of Westown School.[4] They had four sons: Hugh Walker Lippincott, Robert Mather Lippincotts, James Bell Lippincott, and Evan Jenkins Lippincott.[4] They lived in a house in the Rose Valley section of Media, Pennsylvania, designed by Lippencott.[4]
Lippincott was an active Quaker and served on the Friends General Conference Central Committee and American Friends Service Committee.[4] He was a trustee of the Thomas H. and May Williams Shoemaker Fund for more than fifty years and was a founding trustee of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation.[4]
Lippincott was a member of the Union League of Philadelphia were he played tennis and participated in the glee club.[4] He was also a member of the Rose Valley Chorus, was president of the Savoy Opera Company, and performed in the Rose Valley Folk Variety Show from 1965 until he died.[4] He was a master building with the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.[4]
Lippincott died at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvaniaon September 20, 2010, after being injured in an automobile accident.[4][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Whitaker, William. "Lippincott, Horace Mather, Jr. (1921-2010)". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Lippincott, H. Mather, Jr. (Horace Mather), 1921-2010 | Archives & Manuscripts". TriCollege Libraries Archives & Manuscripts. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ a b "Horace Mather Lippincott Papers". University Archives and Records Center. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "H. Mather Lippincott Jr., 88,". Delco Times. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ^ "Necrology". The Review (Fall). St. Anthony Hall. 2010.
- ^ a b "Cope & Lippincott". University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ a b Wilson, Ellen Dean (1986-11-23). "Township Dedicates Municipal Building". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 408. Retrieved 2026-02-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lederer, Edith (1979-03-07). "'Modern' City Designed in 1912". The Tribune. Seymour, Indiana. p. 28. Retrieved 2026-02-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Downey, Sally A. (2010-09-29). "H. Mather Lippincott Jr., 88, Quaker architect". Inquirer.com. Retrieved 2026-02-28.