General Francis Laurens Vinton (Tracy)
Hoppin
Male
United States of America
1868-10-07
Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
1941-09-09
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America


About

An architect and painter. From the internet: ?After early training at the Trinity Military Institute, Providence, Rhode Island, preparing for a career in the army, he attended Brown University, Providence. From 1884 to 1886,Hoppin studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and after another two years? study in Paris at the École des Beaux Arts, he briefly joined the architectural firm of his brother Howard (1845-1940) in Providence.

?This was followed by an apprenticeship with McKim, Mead & White. In 1899, after eight years with this firm, he left and joined Terrence Koen (1858-1923), concentrating on projects in New York City. Luxurious country and city homes became their trademark. The James P. Lanier House (1905-6), 123 East 35th Street and the E. D. Baylies House (1905-9), 10 East 62nd Street, New York, are both in the Louis XVI style favoured by their wealthy patrons.

?Among his public buildings, the New York City Police Headquarters (1909), 240 Centre Street, reveals the influence of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Most of his fire and police stations in New York were also large and extravagantly ornamented. On retirement he travelled and painted watercolour views in Europe and New England. He had one-man shows in New York City in 1925 and 1929, the New York Times in 1934 noting that his ?work is characterized by a strong architectural feel and accomplished smoothness in his use of colour?.?



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Archive statistics 1887 - 1893
2
41
21


Tournament wins 1892 - Worcester USA (Amateur)
1888 - US Open Consolation (Open)


Tournaments Tuxedo Tournament - 1893 Intercollegiate Championships - 1892 Worcester USA - 1892 Tuxedo Tournament - 1892 US Open - 1891 US Open Consolation - 1891 US Open - 1890 Wentworth Invitation - 1890 US Open Consolation - 1890 US Open - 1889 Middle States Championships - 1889 US Open - 1888 Middle States Championships - 1888 Nahant Invitation Tournament - 1888 Wentworth Invitation - 1888 US Open Consolation - 1888 Southern Fall Championships - 1888 Marine and Field Club - 1887

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