Name

Walter Cope

Lifespan

1860-1902

Last Entry Update

2/7/2020

Walter Cope (1860-1902) was a principal in one of the most prestigious architectural firms in the Delaware Valley a century ago. He began his architectural career in the firms of Addison Hutton and then Theophilus P. Chandler. In 1883 he took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. That same year he was a founding member of the T-Square Club, an organization of architects of which he held multiple offices later in his life. Cope later was active in the Philadelphia Chapter of the AlA. Cope visited Europe several times to continue his training, beginning with England and France in 1884-1885. Upon his return from his initial European travels, he entered into partnership with John Stewardson, creating the firm Cope & Stewardson. Stewardson's younger brother Emlen L. Stewardson joined as a partner in 1887. Cope & Stewardson won many important commissions, including buildings at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. In 1892 Cope joined the faculty of the Architecture Department at the University of Pennsylvania. The two founding partners of Cope & Stewardson both died young - Stewardson in 1896 and Cope in 1902.

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Walter Cope bio

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