Henry C. Hibbs

Henry C. Hibbs
Born	January 26, 1882 Camden, New Jersey
Died	March 3, 1949 Nashville, Tennessee
Education	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Architect
Spouse(s)	Agnes Hibbs
Children	4

Henry C. Hibbs (1882–1949) was an American architect. He designed many buildings on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee as well as Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. He also designed the libraries of Fisk University in Nashville and the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the recipient of several awards for his architectural work.

Henry Closson Hibbs was born on January 26, 1882 in Camden, New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

Hibbs moved to Nashville, Tennessee to design Peabody College in 1914. He also designed the original campus of the Scarritt College for Christian Workers, now the Scarritt Bennett Center, as well as several buildings on the campus of Vanderbilt University: the original Library, the Neely Auditorium, Confederate Memorial Hall, Buttrick Hall, Calhoun Hall and Garland Hall. Additionally, he designed the private home of James Hampton Kirkland, second Chancellor of Vanderbilt University.

In Nashville, Hibbs went on to design many buildings, including the Nashville Electric Building and the Fisk University Library in Nashville. Meanwhile, he designed the campus of Southwestern University (now known as Rhodes College) in Memphis, Tennessee, the University of Tulsa Library in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.

...
Wikipedia