Lewis Greenleaf Adams
| Lewis Greenleaf Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1897 Lenox, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 29, 1977 New York Hospital, New York City |
| Alma mater | Yale University (1920), Ecole des Beaux Arts (1926) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | F.B. Morse Prize (1935) Sherrill Prize (1936) |
| Practice | Principal in Lewis Greenleaf Adams, Adams & Prentice, Partner in Adams & Woodbridge, Mamfeldt, Adams & Prentice, and Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge, |
Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA, (1897–1977), was an American architect based in New York City who practiced in mid- to late-twentieth-century New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, as part of the firms Mamfeldt, Adams & Prentice, Adams & Prentice (fl. 1929-1941), Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge, Adams & Woodbridge (fl. 1945-1974), and under his own name at the end of his life (fl. 1974-1977), always based in New York City.
Born in November 23, 1897 in Lenox, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. William Adams of New York. He had an older brother named William Jr.
In a double-marriage ceremony on July 24, 1921, he married Emiline Kellogg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kellogg of Utica, New York, and younger sister of Lois Kellogg who was married that same day to Philip C. Jessup, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wynans Jessup, of 20 Fifth Avenue. The double-wedding took place on the grounds of the brides' parents residence. Adams' best man was his brother William Adams Jr. After which they moved to France for a few years. While there he focused his studies of European architecture. He and his wife had two children. A son, Richard Greenleaf Adams, born in 1923 and 4 years later they welcomed a daughter named Lois Kellogg Adams. They then moved back to New York sometime in the 1930s.
He was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant, Lt. Commander, and Commander, serving as a security officer of the Brooklyn Naval Yard from 1942-1945.
In 1970, he lived on East 86th Street. He was a veteran of both World Wars, serving as a commander in the United States Naval Reserve from 1917 to 1920 and 1941 to 1945.
Adams attended the Groton School, graduation in 1916. earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the Yale University in 1920. There, he was a member of the secret society, Skull and Bones.
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