Butler, Howard Crosby
1892 - Butler, Howard Crosby was born.
- He was first Master in Residence of the Graduate College and first director of the School of Architecture.
- He played leading roles in the first productions of the newly founded Triangle Club and helped organize the college's third eating club, Tiger Inn, whose clubhouse he later designed.
- He organized and led three archaeological expeditions into the Syrian Desert and two expeditions for the excavation of ancient Sardis, discovering there long-hidden treasures that enriched modern knowledge of Lydian, Greek, Syrian, and Roman civilizations.
1920 - His teaching inspired a group of alumni architects to initiate a movement that re~sulted in th~e establishment of the School of Architecture, with Butler as first director.
1922 - Butler, Howard Crosby died.
- He was first Master in Residence of the Graduate College and first director of the School of Architecture.
- He played leading roles in the first productions of the newly founded Triangle Club and helped organize the college's third eating club, Tiger Inn, whose clubhouse he later designed.
- He organized and led three archaeological expeditions into the Syrian Desert and two expeditions for the excavation of ancient Sardis, discovering there long-hidden treasures that enriched modern knowledge of Lydian, Greek, Syrian, and Roman civilizations.
1920 - His teaching inspired a group of alumni architects to initiate a movement that re~sulted in th~e establishment of the School of Architecture, with Butler as first director.
1922 - Butler, Howard Crosby died.
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