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Title:
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William Ward Watkin on honeymoon with his bride, Josephine C. Watkin |
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Abstract:
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Architect William Ward Watkin (1886-1952) served as the first Supervising Architect for Rice Institute, overseeing the construction of the first campus buildings. Watkin also taught in Rice's Architecture Dept. and designed many Houston buildings such as the original Museum of Fine Arts, Houston building, the original downtown Houston Public Library building (now known as the Julia Ideson Building), and many notable residences. His daughter Ray Watkin Strange is a philanthropist and generous donor to Rice University. |
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Description:
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William Ward Watkin on honeymoon with his bride, Josephine C. Watkin, 1933. Watkin had previously been married to Annie Ray Townsend Watkin, who died in 1929. Their three children were Annie Ray Watkin Biehl Hoagland Strange, Rosemary Watkin Barrick, and William Ward Watkin, Jr. Mrs. Ray Strange is a generous donor to Rice University. |
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Citation:
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(1933). "William Ward Watkin on honeymoon with his bride, Josephine C. Watkin." http://hdl.handle.net/1911/37101. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1911/37101 |
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Date:
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1933-01-01 |
