Irving B. Haynes

Irving B. Haynes
Born(1927-01-14)January 14, 1927
Waterville, Maine
DiedAugust 27, 2005(2005-08-27) (aged 78)
Lincoln, Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
The Bayard Ewing Building of the Rhode Island School of Design, rebuilt for the architecture school in 1978.
Haynes' version of the Westminster Arcade, completed in 1980, has been largely replaced in a second renovation.
Brick Market in Newport, restored and remodeled by Haynes in 1993 for use as the Museum of Newport History.

Irving B. Haynes FAIA (January 14, 1927 – August 27, 2005) was an American architect and preservationist. He practiced architecture in Pawtucket and Providence, Rhode Island from 1961 to 1994 and taught at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1973 to 2005.

Life and career

Irving Bogle Haynes was born on January 14, 1927, in Waterville, Maine. He was educated at Colby College before transferring to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), graduating with a BFA in 1951 and a BS in architecture in 1954. He worked for architects Robinson, Green & Beretta from 1954 to 1957 and for Harkness & Geddes from 1957 to 1958 before joining the Pawtucket firm of Monahan, Meikle & Johnson.[1] After the retirements of Monahan and Meikle, in 1961 Haynes became a partner in the reorganized Johnson & Haynes.[2] When Johnson retired from practice in 1968 Haynes succeeded to the business, and moved it to Providence in 1970.[1] The business was reorganized as Irving B. Haynes & Associates in 1978 with the addition of Cornelis de Boer, and as Haynes/de Boer Associates in 1994 when Haynes retired from practice.

Haynes became known both as an architect and preservationist early in his career. In the 1960s he was responsible for some of the most outstanding new works in urban renewal areas in Pawtucket and Providence and was responsible for the reconstruction and restoration of the First Unitarian Church of Providence following a devastating fire.[3] Later he restored Providence City Hall and the Westminster Arcade and in 1981, along with William D. Warner and Friedrich St. Florian, Haynes devised the original scheme for Waterplace Park, later executed by Warner.[4] Haynes joined the American Institute of Architects in 1962 and was elected a Fellow in 1982.[5]

In 1973 Haynes joined the RISD faculty, teaching foundation studies. In 1980 he was promoted to assistant professor and after his retirement from practice focused on his teaching. He became a full professor in 1997 and retired in 2005, shortly before his death.[6]

Personal life

By 1960, painting was a large part of Haynes' life, and would remain so until his death. He was inspired primarily by contemporary European art movements. After his death his work was exhibited at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and the Newport Art Museum, and several of his paintings are in the collection of the former.[6]

Haynes married twice, first to Helen Day, with whom he had six children, and second to Jane Ingle. He died August 27, 2005, at home in Lincoln, Rhode Island after a long illness.[7]

Architectural works

Architectural and preservation works completed by Johnson & Haynes, Irving B. Haynes and Irving B. Haynes & Associates include:

References

  1. ^ a b "Haynes, Irving Bogle" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 389.
  2. ^ "Record Reports" in Architectural Record 129, no. 5 (May 1961): 284.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i William McKenzie Woodward and Edward F. Sanderson, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources, ed. David Chase (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986)
  4. ^ Francis J. Leazes and Mark T. Motte, Providence, the Renaissance City (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004): 104–05.
  5. ^ "Irving Bogle Haynes," AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, no date. Accessed February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Joe Leduc, "Irving Haynes: Abstractions @ Newport Art Museum," Big Red & Shiny, April 13, 2009. Accessed February 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Haynes, Irving Bogle" in Providence Journal, August 30, 2005.
  8. ^ a b Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-PA-1 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1978)
  9. ^ "baby pictures," February 2, 2010. Accessed February 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Historic and Architectural Resources of Little Compton, Rhode Island (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1990)
  11. ^ Lincoln, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-L-1 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1982)
  12. ^ a b William McKenzie Woodward, PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence: Providence Preservation Society, 2003)
  13. ^ a b Ronald J. Onorato, AIA Guide to Newport (Providence: AIAri, 2007)
  14. ^ Randall Arendt, Rural by Design: Maintaining Small Town Character (Chicago: American Planning Association, 1994): 389–390.