Finding aid to the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
The collection of the office records of Stanhope S. JOHNSON, a Lynchburg, Virginia,
architect, includes estimate books, certificate files, photographs, reference files (mostly
pictures clipped from books and serials), and files about specific projects, e.g., the Allied
Arts Building, the Memorial United Methodist Church, buildings for Lynchburg College,
and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. Also included is an
account book from his farm.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection]
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
The collection of the office records of Stanhope S. JOHNSON, a Lynchburg, Virginia,
architect, includes estimate books, certificate files, photographs, reference files (mostly
pictures clipped from books and serials), and files about specific projects, e.g., the Allied
Arts Building, the Memorial United Methodist Church, buildings for Lynchburg College,
and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. Also included is an
account book from his farm.
BOX 1
Contracts
JOHNSON/BRANNAN A.I.A. Contracts A-Z
Contracts/Subcontracts, Jackson Park Hotel Co.,
Charlottesville, VA (Hotel Monticello)
BOX 2
Certificates
No. 1 (6 Jan 1917) through No. 1637 (25 Nov 1932)
BOX 3
Burial Parks
Sherwood Burial Park (Salem, Virginia)
Lincoln Memorial Burial Park (Washington, D.C.)
BOX 4
Commercial/Miscellaneous
GUGGENHEIMER Store (Lynchburg, Virginia)
John E. GANNAWAY and Company (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Miscellaneous contracts, deeds, etc., (JOHNSON/
BRANNAN)
Dissolution of partnership (JOHNSON/BRANNAN)
BOX 5
Commercial
BRUNSWICK home (Amityville, New York)
South Boston National Bank (South Boston,
Virginia)
MORTON Manufacturing Co. (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Monticello Hotel addition (Charlottesville,
Virginia)
Bedford Motor Co. (Bedford, Virginia)
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 5
WHITEHOUSE, L. B., Duplex (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Rivermont Park Apartments (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Old Sweet Springs (West Virginia)
Lynchburg Apartment House (Lynchburg, Virginia)
CRADDOCK-TERRY Shoe Factory data
Virginia Hotel (Skylight)
BOX 6
Churches
Memorial Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Rivermont Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Harrisonburg (VA) Baptist Church
BOX 7
Churches
Greene Memorial Methodist Church (Roanoke,
Virginia)
St. John's Church (Halifax, Virginia)
First Baptist Church (Roanoke, Virginia)
First Methodist Church (Salem, Virginia)
Clarksville Methodist Church (Clarksville,
Virginia)
Forest Methodist Church (Forest, Virginia)
South Roanoke Methodist Church (Roanoke, Virginia)
Central Methodist Church (Rustburg, Virginia)
Braddock Street Methodist Church alterations
(Winchester, Virginia)
Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte, North
Carolina)
Appomattox Methodist Church (Appomattox, Virginia)
Fork Union Baptist Church (Fork Union, Virginia)
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (Bedford County,
Virginia)
BOX 8
Churches
St. Stephen's Church (Forest, Virginia)
Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church (Lynchburg,
Virginia)
West Lynchburg Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Court Street Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
First Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg Virginia)
Methodist church (Chase City, Virginia)
Central Methodist Church (Clifton Forge, Virginia)
Thaxton Baptist Church (Thaxton, Virginia)
(Continued)
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(Continued)
BOX 8
Clifton Forge Baptist Church (Clifton Forge, VA)
First Baptist Church (Wilson, NC)
First Baptist Church (Roanoke, VA)
River Road Baptist Church (Richmond, VA)
Grace Baptist Church (Richmond, VA)
Leesburg (VA) Baptist Church
Watts St. Baptist Church (Durham, NC)
Terrace View Baptist Church (Forest, VA)
First Presbyterian Church (Gloucester, VA)
Woodstock Methodist Church
Trinity Church (Roanoke, VA)
Halifax (VA) Methodist Church
Monroe (VA) Methodist Church
Centenary Methodist Church (Lynchburg, VA)
Rivermont Avenue Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg, VA)
BOX 9
State Epileptic Colony (Colony, Virginia)
School and Auditorium
BOX 10
State Epileptic Colony (Colony, Virginia)
Baths (LUCADO and STROVE-MASSER Cottages)
Miscellaneous correspondence
School and Auditorium correspondence
BOX 11
State Epileptic Colony (Colony, Virginia)
Women's ward buildings
Columns (Brick/stucco)
Tuberculosis ward building
Miscellaneous jobs
BOX 12
Hospitals
Halifax Community Hospital (South Boston, Virginia)
BOX 13
Hospitals
Pulaski Hospital (Pulaski, Virginia)
Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg, Virginia)
BOX 14
Hotels
Ocean Forest Hotel (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
Hotel Equipment Building (New York, New York)
Durham Citizens Hotel (Durham, North Carolina)
Proposed hotel (Columbia, South Carolina)
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 15
Patrick HENRY Memorial Foundation
Photographs and drawings
Patrick HENRY Boys Plantation
BOX 16
Red Hill Renovations
Correspondence (1939-1967)
BOX 17
Red Hill Restoration and Renovations
Billings (1944-1966)
Correspondence (1954-1967)
BOX 18
Residences
J. S. GALBAN (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Douglas S. DIVERS (Pulaski, Virginia)
James B. TWYMAN (Charlottesville, Virginia)
John David BRCIN (Amherst County, Virginia)
A. M. WHITE
J. R. CARROLL
E. J. McKENNA
T. E. WRAY
Lawson W. TURNER, Sr.
William KING estate (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Mrs. B. B. SEGEL
Carleton SCHALLER
W. L. LYLE
Lawrence B. WHITEHOUSE, Sr. (Lynchburg, Virginia)
R. A. HARRIS
J. H. RUSHER
BOX 19
Residences/Commercial
Thurman E. BOYD (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Pyramid Motor Company (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Allied Arts Building (Lynchburg, Virginia
BOX 20
Residences
J. B. MARSHALL (Hingman, Massachusetts)
G. E. BOND (Lynchburg, Virginia)
A. R. HARWOOD
L. W. TURNER, Jr.
H. E. STEPTOE
T. W. GILLIAM
Muncie HILL
Harold LEGGETT
(Continued)
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(Continued)
BOX 20
Frank R. WHITEHOUSE
Herbert THOMSON estate
H. B. THOMSON (Ivy Hill, Forest, Virginia)
DuVal RADFORD (Woodbourne, Forest, Virginia)
A. H. CAMDEN
BOX 21
Schools
Randolph-Macon Woman's College (Lynchburg,
Virginia)
Greenbrier College
BOX 21
Gymnasium, chapel, East Hall, President's residence
BOX 22
Schools
Randolph-Macon Woman's College (Lynchburg,
Virginia)
East, West, New Halls
Garden pools
"Mary's Garden"
Science building
BOX 23
Schools/Churches
Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Gymnasium, HOPWOOD Hall, dormitory, library,
Science building, faculty home
First Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Centenary Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Miscellaneous (3 files)
BOX 24
Schools
Fairview Heights School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Marvin BASS School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Monroe School (Amherst County, Virginia)
New London Academy (New London, Virginia)
Mountain View School (Campbell County, Virginia)
Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
BOX 25
Schools (Bedford County, Virginia)
Suzie B. GIBSON High School
Huddleston Vocational School
Moneta Vocational School
Montvale High School
Thaxton School addition
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 25
A. G. CUMMINGS (Superintendent of Schools)
BOX 26
Schools
Moneta High School (Bedford County, Virginia)
New London Academy (Bedford County, Virginia)
William Marvin BASS School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Big Island High School (Big Island, Virginia)
Thaxton School (Thaxton, Virginia)
BOX 27
Schools
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
Administration building, kitchen
Schools
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
Administration building
BOX 28
BOX 29
Miscellaneous
Rivermont Housing Corporation (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Durham Hotel (Durham, North Carolina)
Charlottesville Hotel (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Historical American Buildings Survey
Art Commission (Virginia)
Manuals for Architects and Engineers (Virginia)
Veterans Training Data
Lynchburg Historical Society
E. V. MARKUSH (New York, New York)
Office equipment sale
Thurman BOYD building (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Trueheart POSTON
State Epileptic Colony
Emergency Housing Relief (World War II - Lynchburg,
Virginia)
Miscellaneous correspondence
BOX 30
Miscellaneous
Memorial Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Testimonial letters
Photographs of work planned and completed
Childhood drawings of Stanhope JOHNSON
Ledger listing jobs and purchases
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 31
Miscellaneous
Appomattox (Va.) Courthouse, Clerkâs Office, Jail
Appomattox (Va.) Office Building for Courthouse
Historical Society (Miller-Claytor House)
Oakwood Country Club (Lynchburg, Va.)
YWCA (Lynchburg, Va.)
Randolph-Macon Academy (Front Royal, Va.)
BOX 32
Miscellaneous Photographs and Drawings
BOX 33
Miscellaneous Photographs and Drawings (oversize)
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973)
Stanhope S. JOHNSON, son of George Lafayette JOHNSON and Mary Elizabeth
ROBERTS, was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the
Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in
Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906.
He then attended the
deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business
courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled
throughout Europe studying types of architecture.
In 1910, Stanhope JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville
and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches,
schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South.
On 26 October 1921, Stanhope S. JOHNSON married Annie Elizabeth BOND,
daughter of Robert Nelson BOND and Annie EVERETT, of Brownsville, Tennessee.
A member of the American Institute of Architects, Stanhope S. JOHNSON also
served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land
surveyors.
Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and
restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red
Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon
Woman's College and Lynchburg College.
Stanhope S. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the
Spring Hill Cemetery.
[Obituary, Lynchburg News, 12 January 1973, Sect. B, p. 4 col. 1; Burial Record, Diuguid Funeral Home,
Lynchburg, VA, Book 62, p. 177; Robert C. Glass and Carter Glass, Jr., Virginia Democracy, Vol. 2 (N.p.:
Democratic Historical Association, 1937), pp. 562-565.]
MS1236
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
The collection of the office records of Stanhope S. JOHNSON, a Lynchburg, Virginia,
architect, includes estimate books, certificate files, photographs, reference files (mostly
pictures clipped from books and serials), and files about specific projects, e.g., the Allied
Arts Building, the Memorial United Methodist Church, buildings for Lynchburg College,
and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. Also included is an
account book from his farm.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection]
MS1236
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
The collection of the office records of Stanhope S. JOHNSON, a Lynchburg, Virginia,
architect, includes estimate books, certificate files, photographs, reference files (mostly
pictures clipped from books and serials), and files about specific projects, e.g., the Allied
Arts Building, the Memorial United Methodist Church, buildings for Lynchburg College,
and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. Also included is an
account book from his farm.
BOX 1
Contracts
JOHNSON/BRANNAN A.I.A. Contracts A-Z
Contracts/Subcontracts, Jackson Park Hotel Co.,
Charlottesville, VA (Hotel Monticello)
BOX 2
Certificates
No. 1 (6 Jan 1917) through No. 1637 (25 Nov 1932)
BOX 3
Burial Parks
Sherwood Burial Park (Salem, Virginia)
Lincoln Memorial Burial Park (Washington, D.C.)
BOX 4
Commercial/Miscellaneous
GUGGENHEIMER Store (Lynchburg, Virginia)
John E. GANNAWAY and Company (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Miscellaneous contracts, deeds, etc., (JOHNSON/
BRANNAN)
Dissolution of partnership (JOHNSON/BRANNAN)
BOX 5
Commercial
BRUNSWICK home (Amityville, New York)
South Boston National Bank (South Boston,
Virginia)
MORTON Manufacturing Co. (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Monticello Hotel addition (Charlottesville,
Virginia)
Bedford Motor Co. (Bedford, Virginia)
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 5
WHITEHOUSE, L. B., Duplex (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Rivermont Park Apartments (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Old Sweet Springs (West Virginia)
Lynchburg Apartment House (Lynchburg, Virginia)
CRADDOCK-TERRY Shoe Factory data
Virginia Hotel (Skylight)
BOX 6
Churches
Memorial Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Rivermont Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Harrisonburg (VA) Baptist Church
BOX 7
Churches
Greene Memorial Methodist Church (Roanoke,
Virginia)
St. John's Church (Halifax, Virginia)
First Baptist Church (Roanoke, Virginia)
First Methodist Church (Salem, Virginia)
Clarksville Methodist Church (Clarksville,
Virginia)
Forest Methodist Church (Forest, Virginia)
South Roanoke Methodist Church (Roanoke, Virginia)
Central Methodist Church (Rustburg, Virginia)
Braddock Street Methodist Church alterations
(Winchester, Virginia)
Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte, North
Carolina)
Appomattox Methodist Church (Appomattox, Virginia)
Fork Union Baptist Church (Fork Union, Virginia)
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (Bedford County,
Virginia)
BOX 8
Churches
St. Stephen's Church (Forest, Virginia)
Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church (Lynchburg,
Virginia)
West Lynchburg Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Court Street Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
First Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg Virginia)
Methodist church (Chase City, Virginia)
Central Methodist Church (Clifton Forge, Virginia)
Thaxton Baptist Church (Thaxton, Virginia)
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 8
Clifton Forge Baptist Church (Clifton Forge, VA)
First Baptist Church (Wilson, NC)
First Baptist Church (Roanoke, VA)
River Road Baptist Church (Richmond, VA)
Grace Baptist Church (Richmond, VA)
Leesburg (VA) Baptist Church
Watts St. Baptist Church (Durham, NC)
Terrace View Baptist Church (Forest, VA)
First Presbyterian Church (Gloucester, VA)
Woodstock Methodist Church
Trinity Church (Roanoke, VA)
Halifax (VA) Methodist Church
Monroe (VA) Methodist Church
Centenary Methodist Church (Lynchburg, VA)
Rivermont Avenue Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg, VA)
BOX 9
State Epileptic Colony (Colony, Virginia)
School and Auditorium
BOX 10
State Epileptic Colony (Colony, Virginia)
Baths (LUCADO and STROVE-MASSER Cottages)
Miscellaneous correspondence
School and Auditorium correspondence
BOX 11
State Epileptic Colony (Colony, Virginia)
Women's ward buildings
Columns (Brick/stucco)
Tuberculosis ward building
Miscellaneous jobs
BOX 12
Hospitals
Halifax Community Hospital (South Boston, Virginia)
BOX 13
Hospitals
Pulaski Hospital (Pulaski, Virginia)
Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg, Virginia)
BOX 14
Hotels
Ocean Forest Hotel (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
Hotel Equipment Building (New York, New York)
Durham Citizens Hotel (Durham, North Carolina)
Proposed hotel (Columbia, South Carolina)
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 15
Patrick HENRY Memorial Foundation
Photographs and drawings
Patrick HENRY Boys Plantation
BOX 16
Red Hill Renovations
Correspondence (1939-1967)
BOX 17
Red Hill Restoration and Renovations
Billings (1944-1966)
Correspondence (1954-1967)
BOX 18
Residences
J. S. GALBAN (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Douglas S. DIVERS (Pulaski, Virginia)
James B. TWYMAN (Charlottesville, Virginia)
John David BRCIN (Amherst County, Virginia)
A. M. WHITE
J. R. CARROLL
E. J. McKENNA
T. E. WRAY
Lawson W. TURNER, Sr.
William KING estate (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Mrs. B. B. SEGEL
Carleton SCHALLER
W. L. LYLE
Lawrence B. WHITEHOUSE, Sr. (Lynchburg, Virginia)
R. A. HARRIS
J. H. RUSHER
BOX 19
Residences/Commercial
Thurman E. BOYD (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Pyramid Motor Company (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Allied Arts Building (Lynchburg, Virginia
BOX 20
Residences
J. B. MARSHALL (Hingman, Massachusetts)
G. E. BOND (Lynchburg, Virginia)
A. R. HARWOOD
L. W. TURNER, Jr.
H. E. STEPTOE
T. W. GILLIAM
Muncie HILL
Harold LEGGETT
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 20
Frank R. WHITEHOUSE
Herbert THOMSON estate
H. B. THOMSON (Ivy Hill, Forest, Virginia)
DuVal RADFORD (Woodbourne, Forest, Virginia)
A. H. CAMDEN
BOX 21
Schools
Randolph-Macon Woman's College (Lynchburg,
Virginia)
Greenbrier College
BOX 21
Gymnasium, chapel, East Hall, President's residence
BOX 22
Schools
Randolph-Macon Woman's College (Lynchburg,
Virginia)
East, West, New Halls
Garden pools
"Mary's Garden"
Science building
BOX 23
Schools/Churches
Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Gymnasium, HOPWOOD Hall, dormitory, library,
Science building, faculty home
First Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Centenary Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Miscellaneous (3 files)
BOX 24
Schools
Fairview Heights School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Marvin BASS School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Monroe School (Amherst County, Virginia)
New London Academy (New London, Virginia)
Mountain View School (Campbell County, Virginia)
Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
BOX 25
Schools (Bedford County, Virginia)
Suzie B. GIBSON High School
Huddleston Vocational School
Moneta Vocational School
Montvale High School
Thaxton School addition
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 25
A. G. CUMMINGS (Superintendent of Schools)
BOX 26
Schools
Moneta High School (Bedford County, Virginia)
New London Academy (Bedford County, Virginia)
William Marvin BASS School (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Big Island High School (Big Island, Virginia)
Thaxton School (Thaxton, Virginia)
BOX 27
Schools
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
Administration building, kitchen
Schools
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
Administration building
BOX 28
BOX 29
Miscellaneous
Rivermont Housing Corporation (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Durham Hotel (Durham, North Carolina)
Charlottesville Hotel (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Historical American Buildings Survey
Art Commission (Virginia)
Manuals for Architects and Engineers (Virginia)
Veterans Training Data
Lynchburg Historical Society
E. V. MARKUSH (New York, New York)
Office equipment sale
Thurman BOYD building (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Trueheart POSTON
State Epileptic Colony
Emergency Housing Relief (World War II - Lynchburg,
Virginia)
Miscellaneous correspondence
BOX 30
Miscellaneous
Memorial Methodist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Testimonial letters
Photographs of work planned and completed
Childhood drawings of Stanhope JOHNSON
Ledger listing jobs and purchases
(Continued)
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STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973) OFFICE RECORDS
(Continued)
BOX 31
Miscellaneous
Appomattox (Va.) Courthouse, Clerkâs Office, Jail
Appomattox (Va.) Office Building for Courthouse
Historical Society (Miller-Claytor House)
Oakwood Country Club (Lynchburg, Va.)
YWCA (Lynchburg, Va.)
Randolph-Macon Academy (Front Royal, Va.)
BOX 32
Miscellaneous Photographs and Drawings
BOX 33
Miscellaneous Photographs and Drawings (oversize)
MS1236
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON (1881-1973)
Stanhope S. JOHNSON, son of George Lafayette JOHNSON and Mary Elizabeth
ROBERTS, was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the
Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in
Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906.
He then attended the
deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business
courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled
throughout Europe studying types of architecture.
In 1910, Stanhope JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville
and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches,
schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South.
On 26 October 1921, Stanhope S. JOHNSON married Annie Elizabeth BOND,
daughter of Robert Nelson BOND and Annie EVERETT, of Brownsville, Tennessee.
A member of the American Institute of Architects, Stanhope S. JOHNSON also
served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land
surveyors.
Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and
restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red
Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon
Woman's College and Lynchburg College.
Stanhope S. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the
Spring Hill Cemetery.
[Obituary, Lynchburg News, 12 January 1973, Sect. B, p. 4 col. 1; Burial Record, Diuguid Funeral Home,
Lynchburg, VA, Book 62, p. 177; Robert C. Glass and Carter Glass, Jr., Virginia Democracy, Vol. 2 (N.p.:
Democratic Historical Association, 1937), pp. 562-565.]
MS1236
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Title
Finding aid to the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records
Subject
finding aids
Johnson, Stanhope Spencer, 1881-1973
Description
Finding aid to the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Stanhope Johnson was an architect and the files include estimate books, certificate files, photographs, project files and an account book from Johnson's farm.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2023
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George M. Jones Memorial Library
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Language
English
Identifier
MS1236FA
Collection
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George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding aid to the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/272.