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Karl Scott Putnam

Birth	:	15 Apr 1883 Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	9 Dec 1965 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Center Cemetery, Whately, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4431000, -72.6363983
Description	:	Karl S. Putnam, Architect, Professor, Dies Planned Smith College Dormitory System, Longmeadow Center Northampton – Karl Scott Putnam, professor emeritus of art at Smith College, died at his home, 16 South St., Thursday. Worked With Father Born in Leverett, son of Roswell S. and Sarah (Scott) Putnam, he spend most of his life in this area, attending the Northampton schools and practicing architecture. He received the A.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and took professional training at Columbia University after which he worked for three years in the offices of Edward Tilton I New York City. He came... Read More	Karl S. Putnam, Architect, Professor, Dies Planned Smith College Dormitory System, Longmeadow Center Northampton – Karl Scott Putnam, professor emeritus of art at Smith College, died at his home, 16 South St., Thursday. Worked With Father Born in Leverett, son of Roswell S. and Sarah (Scott) Putnam, he spend most of his life in this area, attending the Northampton schools and practicing architecture. He received the A.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and took professional training at Columbia University after which he worked for three years in the offices of Edward Tilton I New York City. He came here in 1912 to work in the architectural office of his father and continued as a practicing architect in this area until the time of his death. In 1929, he joined the Smith College Art Department, where he was in charge of the teaching of architecture until his retirement in 1952. For two years he taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture, a graduate school for women, which was bought by Smith College during the presidency of William Allan Neilson. He also taught for a short time at the University of Massachusetts. Restored Coolidge Home Shortly after coming to Smith College, he and John Ames of Boston were commissioned to design a dormitory system for the college. Together, they completed the original quadrangle arrangement. Banks, schools, libraries, stores and churches as well as fine private homes bear the mark of his interest in the subtleties of early colonial architecture in this area, throughout New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and North Carolina. His works included the restoration of Calvin Coolidge’s home in Plymouth, Vt., and designing of the Coolidge home in this city. Most recently he completed the Longmeadow Shopping Center and the home of Curtis Blake of Longmeadow. His professional associations were with the Western Massachusetts Architectural Society, of which he was president for some years and with the Boston School of Architects, New England Architectural Society, and the New England Engineering Society. Fund Is Started He was contributor of articles on authentic New England architecture to professional journals and had a scholarly interest in the history of this area. He was a member of the Edwards Church, Northampton Historical Society and Jerusalem Lodge of Masons. In recent months, a memorial fund in his honor was established by a group of devoted former students at Smith College. Besides his wife, Mabel (Crafts) Putnam, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Ann Jackson of Harvard, and two granddaughters, Joyce and Dona Jackson. Funeral will be at the Charles R. Dutton funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Richard K. Beebe, pastor of Edwards Church, officiating. Burial will be Center Cemetery, Whately. Contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. There are no calling hours. (Springfield Union, Friday 10 December 1965, p28)

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Karl Scott Putnam's memorial is located at: Center Cemetery, Whately, Franklin County, USA.
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Karl Scott Putnam death on 9 Dec 1965 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 42.4431000
Longitude: -72.6363983

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