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Phoebe Baroody Stanton (1914–2003) was an American architectural historian, professor and urban planner. She taught at Johns Hopkins University, from 1955 until 1982.[1] Stanton was outspoken about the architectural history and design for the city of Baltimore.[1] She wrote and published three books.
Phoebe Stanton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Phoebe Baroody 1914 |
| Died | September 24, 2003 (aged 88–89) |
| Other names | Phoebe Baroody Stanton |
| Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Courtauld Institute of Art |
| Known for | Architectural history, Baltimore city architectural planning |
| Spouse | Daniel J. Stanton |
Phoebe Baroody was born in 1914 in Carroll County, Illinois, into a Lebanese-American family.[2] She was raised in Chicago.[2] At the age of 14, she traveled to Lebanon for the first time.[2]
She received her B.A. degree in 1937 from Mount Holyoke College, and her M.A. degree in 1939 from Radcliffe College.[3][1] She attended Stanford University for additional graduate work.[2] During World War II, she worked for the Board of Economic Securities.[2] She received her PhD in 1950 from Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London.[3][1] At Courtauld, she studied under Nikolaus Pevsner and John Summerson.[2]
She was married to Daniel J. Stanton, a city planner; and in 1954 they moved to Chinquapin Parkway in Baltimore.[2][3] Stanton was an outspoken supporter of Baltimore's architecture and advised the city on design.[1][3] In 1963, she became involved with the city's planning and preservation issues.[3]
She was faculty and taught at Johns Hopkins University, from 1955 until 1982.[3] She also occasionally taught at Reed, Goucher, and Bryn Mawr colleges.[1]
Stanton died at 88 on September 24, 2003, in a Baltimore hospital due to complications from heart disease and emphysema.[1]
- Stanton, Phoebe B. (1968). The Sculptural Landscape of Jane Frank. A. S. Barnes.
- Stanton, Phoebe B. (1972). Pugin. Pioneers of Modern Architecture. New York City, New York: Viking Press. ISBN 9780670582167.
- Stanton, Phoebe B. (1997). The Gothic Revival and American Church Architecture: An Episode in Taste 1840–1856. Volume 1 of Johns Hopkins Studies in Nineteenth-Century Architecture. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801856228.
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