Edward Hughes Glidden Explained

Edward Hughes Glidden (1873 – May 2, 1924) was a Baltimore-based architect of many residential apartment buildings and commercial structures including the Sydenham Hospital[1] and the Furness-Withy Building.[2]

History

Glidden was born in 1873. His father was William Pierce Glidden, the founder of the Glidden Varnish Company. Going against his father, he studied in Paris, France from 1908 to 1912, in order to become an architect. He returned to Baltimore, Maryland and established an office in the city. In the process, he began a partnership with Clyde Nelson Friz, creating the firm Glidden & Friz. During their partnership, he designed apartment houses such as Tudor Hall Apartments, Calvert Court Apartments, Canterbury Hall Apartments, Homewood Apartments, and Essex Hall.[3] [4] [5]

He also designed Furness-Withy Building (also called the "Furness House"), Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases, Latrobe Building, and The Esplanade with Friz, before their partnership ended in 1922.[6] [7] [8] After their partnership ended, and before his death, he partnered with Hubert Upjohn and entered a competition to design new buildings for Baltimore City College.

Before his partnership with Friz, he designed buildings in Baltimore such as Mount Royal Apartments, Earl Court Apartments, the Washington Apartments, Rochambeau Apartments, and Marlborough Apartments. He used the names "E. H. Glidden" or "Edward M. Glidden" during his professional work.[9]

He died on May 2, 1924[10] and was buried in Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville, Maryland.

Personal life

He had two children, Edward Hughes Glidden Jr. (1901–1975) and Pauline Glidden (1903–1968), with Pauline Boucher Hughes, both of whom were born in Baltimore.[11] [12] His son, Edward, would also become an architect.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical & Architectural Preservation--Historic Districts--Maps of Historic Districts--Montebello State Hospital--The Sydenham Hospital . Baltimore City Historical & Architectural Preservation. National Register of Historic Places. 2010. October 30, 1998. September 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140901190724/https://archive.baltimorecity.gov/Government/BoardsandCommissions/HistoricalArchitecturalPreservation/HistoricDistricts/MapsofHistoricDistricts/MontebelloStateHospitalTheSydenhamHospital.aspx. September 1, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Furness House. SAH Archipedia. Society of Architectural Historians. September 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213182416/https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-BC46. February 13, 2024. live.
  3. Web site: Pousson. Eli. Zell Motor Car Company Showroom: A Stylish Dealership and Showroom on Mount Royal Avenue. Baltimore Heritage. February 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315145513/https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/540. March 15, 2016. live.
  4. Web site: Steward. Scott C. Keeping memory alive. Vita Brevis. New England Historic Genealogical Society. November 6, 2014. February 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230921200224/https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2014/11/keeping-memory-alive/. September 21, 2023. live.
  5. Web site: Glidden, Edward Hughes, Sr. (1873 - 1924). Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811182628/https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/107960. August 11, 2022. live.
  6. Web site: Steward. Scott C.. Schools for architects. Vita Brevis. New England Historic Genealogical Society. October 20, 2021. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003095849/https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2021/10/schools-for-architects/. October 3, 2023. live.
  7. Web site: Edward Hughes Glidden Sr.. The Cultural Landscape Foundation. February 12, 2024. https://archive.today/20240213004534/https://www.tclf.org/pioneer/edward-hughes-glidden-sr. February 13, 2024. live.
  8. Web site: A Period Hotel in Baltimore Inspired By John Waters, and Other News. September 22, 2022. Surface Magazine. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401234547/https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/ash-nyc-ulysses-hotel-baltimore/. April 1, 2023. live.
  9. Web site: Steward. Scott C.. An answer - and more questions. Vita Brevis. New England Historic Genealogical Society. February 13, 2014. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603220910/https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2014/02/an-answer-and-more-questions/. June 3, 2023. live.
  10. January 1925 . Obituary . Journal of the American Institute of Architects . 13 . 1 . 39 . . . February 12, 2024.
  11. Web site: Steward. Scott C.. Accidental geography. Vita Brevis. New England Historic Genealogical Society. May 14, 2015. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607182424/https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2015/05/accidental-geography/. June 7, 2023. live.
  12. Web site: Steward. Scott C.. Another day at the beach. Vita Brevis. New England Historic Genealogical Society. June 9, 2016. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531103607/https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2016/06/another-day-beach/. May 31, 2023. live.
  13. Web site: Glidden, Edward Hughes, Jr. (1901 - 1975). Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. February 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811170756/https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/82527. August 11, 2022. live.
  14. Book: Hughes, Jr., Edward Glidden . n.d. . Architecture Selections from the work of Edward Hughes Glidden Jr. . 18 East Lexington Street, Baltimore . . 3-44, 46-47 . Partial list of Edward Sr.'s buildings is on page 45.

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