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William Pope Barney (October 15, 1890 – March 17, 1970) was an
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. Barney was born 1890 in
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, where he received his early education. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the
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in 1911. He then came to Philadelphia, where he earned a second B.S. in architecture in 1912 and a master's degree in 1913, both from the
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. By 1915 he was employed in the office of his mentor,
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. He served on the faculties of Carnegie Institute of Technology,
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,
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,
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, and
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. He was elected a Fellow in the
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in 1950.


Projects

Since Barney worked throughout most of his career in architectural firms, mostly as a partner (notably Barney and Banwell), it is difficult to ascertain which projects he was personally involved with. A few are listed here.


Philadelphia

* He served as the
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of the
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, which were actually designed by
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and Frank Kastner, neither of whom was registered as an architect (1933-1934). * James Weldon Johnson Homes (aka Glenwood Housing) Barney was the chief architect for this project, under the technical supervision of Walter H. Thomas. Associated architects included Roy W. Branwell, Edmund Gilchrist, Harry E. Parker, Walter H. Thompson, and Frank R. Watson. The project was completed in 1940.


Elsewhere

* Blanchard Residence, 666 Lawson Ave., Penfield, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pa. * Oak Run (residence), Flourtown, Pa. (1938).


Publications

* ''Fundamentals of Architectural Design: A Textbook for Beginning College Students, a Ready Reference for Architects'', William Wirt Turner (author), W. Pope Barney (illustrator) * ''Some domestic architecture in Surrey and Sussex (The Tuileries Brochures: A Series of Monographs on European Architecture with Special Reference to Roofs of Tile.)'', William Pope Barney, Vol. II, No. 4, July 1930.


References


Biography at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

Brief bio
at
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External links


Portrait
at the University of Pennsylvania Archives {{DEFAULTSORT:Barney, William Pope Georgia Tech alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Architects from Philadelphia Carnegie Mellon University faculty Princeton University faculty Columbia University faculty Pennsylvania State University faculty Swarthmore College faculty People from Columbus, Georgia Fellows of the American Institute of Architects 1890 births 1970 deaths