Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Francis Hatch Kimball |
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| Born: | 24 September 1845 |
| Died: | 20 December 1919 |
| Bio Notes: | Francis Hatch Kimball was born at Kennebunk, Maine on 24 September 1845 and was apprenticed to a carpenter in Maine, subsequently working for the Boston architect Louis P Rogers. He commenced independent practice in Hartford, Connecticut in the early 1870s and moved to New York in 1879, entering into partnership with Thomas Wisedell and establishing a reputation for theatre design. After Wisedell's death in 1884 he contined to practise alone for eight years, with the exception of a one-year period when he worked in association with Henry S Ihnen. In 1892 he entered into partnership with George Kramer Thompson as Kimball &Thompson. This partnership, which was principally involved in tall office buildings and residences, lasted until Kimball's death on 20 December 1919. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | New York, New York, United States of America | Business | 1879 | 1919 | |
| Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America | Business | Early 1870s | 1879 | |
Employment and Training
Employees or Pupils
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| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Alexander Mackintosh | 1893 | 1901(?) | Assistant | |
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Withey, Henry F and Withey, Elsie Rathburn | 1970 | Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) | Facsimile edition | Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc (originally published in 1956) | |