Edwin T. Banning

Casino, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI. 1896.
Temple Beth-El, Providence, RI. 1910–11.

Edwin Thomas Banning (1864–1940) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island.

Banning was born in Danielson, Connecticut. His parents, natives of Newport, Rhode Island, returned to it when their son was very young. He attended Rogers High School and Brown University.[1] He dropped out in his junior year, and began working as a draftsman for Gould & Angell, prominent Providence architects.[2][3]

Banning established an office in Providence in the mid-1890s. He began to specialize in public buildings, including a number of schools. He relocated his office to Newport in 1900, and back to Providence in 1903. Later that year he made his brother-in-law, Henry C. Thornton, a partner in Banning & Thornton. This association continued until 1912, when Banning went west to San Diego, California.[4] He continued to practice as an architect, and died there in 1940.[1]

Architectural works

Edwin T. Banning, before 1903:

Banning & Thornton, 1903–1912:

Edwin T. Banning, from 1912:

References

  1. 1 2 "Edwin T. Banning Dies in San Diego". Newport Mercury 24 May 1940: 3.
  2. Handbook of the Beta Theta Pi. 1886.
  3. The Providence Directory and Rhode Island Business Directory. 1889.
  4. Architect and Engineer 1912 Nov. 1912: 112.
  5. Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
  6. Brickbuilder Dec. 1897: 285.
  7. Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1899. 1899.
  8. American Architect and Building News 1900: 175.
  9. "Library History". http://www.middletownpubliclibrary.org/. 2013. Web.
  10. Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1905. 1905.
  11. Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1906. 1906.
  12. Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2005.
  13. Jordy, William H. Buildings of Rhode Island. 2004.
  14. Annual Report of the State Auditor. 1907.
  15. 1 2 School Board Journal May 1907: 28.
  16. Engineering Record 21 Nov. 1908: 48.
  17. American Contractor 16 July 1910: 51.
  18. Annual Report of the State Auditor 1913.
  19. Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer 9 Aug. 1913: 29.
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