Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924

Architect, son of Henry & Elizabeth (Kelton) Bacon of Massachusetts, then of Wilmington, N.C. Graduated in 1884 from Tileston School. Henry had older brother, Francis Henry Bacon, 1 younger brother, Carl Kelton Bacon and 1 sister, Katherine Bacon McKoy. Henry began his career as a draftsman with the Boston Firm Chamberlin & Whidden. In 1893 Henry married Laura Florence. He was awarded the Rolch Traveling Scholarship in 1889 and studied in Italy and Greece. Henry was the architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. He also designed the Women of Confederacy Memorial in Raleigh, N.C., and his last design was the memorial baptismal in St. George's Church in New York. In 1923 he was presented with the gold medal of the American Institute of Architects by President Warren Harding. Henry Bacon was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.

From the description of Letters, 1880-1921 / Henry Bacon. (University of North Carolina, Wilmington). WorldCat record id: 36636541