Eric Kebbon

Eric Kebbon (June 6, 1890 – April 18, 1964)[1] was an American architect.

Eric Kebbon's full name was Harold Eric Kebbon. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on June 6, 1890, to Gustave Adolph Kebbon, born in Sweden, and Datie Louise Eldridge. He died in the Bronx, N.Y. on April 18, 1964, at the age of 73. He was a 1912 graduate from M.I.T. with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree and of which he was the senior class president as well as Editor-In-Chief of the Technique - M.I.T.'s 1912 yearbook. He graduated from Somerville English High School in Boston, Mass., in 1908 and of which he was also the senior class president. After graduation, he travelled in Europe and upon return, he became M.I.T's architect for buildings up to $6,000,000. With the approach of WW1 he enlisted into the Army and was promoted to Major in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1917 to 1919 during WW1. After WW1, he married Jane Holmes Jutte (1895-1992) and they had two children. He also went into private practice designing private residences and housing developments. During the 1930s under the New Deal, he was hired by the U.S. Treasury to design several Court Houses and U. S. Post Offices. He worked as a consulting architect for the Office of the Supervising Architect and is credited as the design architect of at least six post office buildings.[1] In 1938, he was appointed by the N.Y.C. Mayor, F. La Guardia, to be the supervising architect for the N.Y.C Department of Education Design and Construction Dept., through which he designed and constructed more than 100 schools. He retired from the position on Jan. 1, 1952 but maintained a continued working relationship with the Ed. Dept.. He later went back into private practice and then for a short time, from 1956 to 1958, he worked with the noted firm of McKim, Mead, & White, after which he retired from practice.

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

He served as architect of the New York City Board of Education from 1938 - 1952.[1] In 1952 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and held several positions during the 1930s, Secretary and Vice President, within the New York, AIA Chapter. Eric was buried in Stonington Cemetery, Stonington, Conn. and his simple modern form pedimented white marble gravestone with an ionic capital carved into the surface reads - "ARCHITECT" below which is carved "BEAUTY" "INTEGRITY" "HUMANITY".

Works include:

References
  1. Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bronxville Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying five photos". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Peter D. Shaver, Kathleen LaFrank, Judith (Botch), Larry E. Gobrecht; et al. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United States Post Offices in New York State 1858 to 1943 Thematic Resources".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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