Lloyd Warren
Born
Lloyd Eliot Warren

(1868-11-10)November 10, 1868
Paris, France
DiedOctober 25, 1922(1922-10-25) (aged 53)
New York, New York

Lloyd Eliot Warren (November 10, 1868 - October 25, 1922) was the founder of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York City

Biography

He was born in Paris, France to George Henry Warren I (November 8, 1823 - April 8, 1892) and Mary Caroline Phoenix (February 27, 1832 - January 18, 1901). His brothers were Whitney Warren (of Warren & Wetmore, one of the most prestigious American architecture firms) and George Henry Warren II, a stockbroker.

Death

Lloyd E. Warren died on October 25, 1922, when he fell out an open window while sleepwalking in his apartment.[1][2]

The Lloyd Warren Fellowship award was founded to continue his legacy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sleep-Walk Plunge Kills Lloyd Warren; Famous Architect Falls From His Sixth-Floor Apartment in Early Morning. Suicide Theory Discarded. Victim Had Suffered From Somnambulism. Created BeauxArts Institute". New York Times. October 26, 1922. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Lloyd Warren, architect, was found dead yesterday morning in an areaway below his bedroom at 1 West Sixtyfourth Street. It is believed that he fell accidentally while opening the window of his apartment, which is on the eighth floor. Mr. Warren who was founder of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and a brother of Whitney Warren, the architect, ... Subject to Sleep-Walking. Not a Suicide, Says Doctor.
  2. ↑ "Tribute to Lloyd Warren". Magazine of Art. 1922. This Institute that he founded less than a decade ago is and will remain, in the opinion of its countless friends, the very best monument that could be erected to Lloyd Warren's memory. ...
  3. ↑ "[Photos of architectural drawings submitted for the 1966 Lloyd Warren Fellowship]". www.loc.gov. December 29, 1966.


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