Evening star., 1944-01-26
'Waddy B. Wood, IA,
Famous Architect,
Dies in Virginia

Dies in Virginia
Waddy Butler Wood, "a, one Of
Washington's best-known architects,
who designed the new Interior De-
partment Building and many other
buildings in Washington, died yes
terday near Warrenton, Va, where
he had lived for the past several
years.
Beginning hts career in 1892, Mr..
Wood formerly was = member Of the
firm Of Wood, Dom g. Deming. He
was q construction architect for the
Southern Railway Co. and designed
the Southern Railway Once Build
ing, the Potomac Electric. Power Co.
Once Building and the Chesapeake
q Potomac Telephone Co. Building.
Born on June 10, 1859, in st. Louis,
Mr.. Wood was the son Of Capt.
Charles and Clara Forsyth Har-
graves Wood, and was educated at
the Virginia Polytechnical Institute.
Designed Many Homes.
As a member OF the architectural
drm here for 16 years, he also helped
design many residences. Among
them were the homes of Mrs. Phillis
Sheridan, Gen. G. L. Futzhugh, DR..
Gallaudet and the Bachelor Apart
ment house.
During the last war, Mr.. Wood
designed temporary buildings for
practically all branches of the Gov
ernment. He designed the two
buildings on Lafayette Square erect
ed by the Brookings Institution, the
Stock Exchange Building, the Chi
nese Embassy, the Carnegie Insti-
tute's Geophysical and Terrestrial
Magnetism Laboratories and the
Commercial National Bank Build
ing, as we'll as the Navy Annex
Building, Holton Arms School and
many other semipublic institutions.
He also was in charge of the remod-
cling of the old State, War and
Navy Building, now the State De-
partment.
In a letter addressed to Henry
Morgenthau on November 2. 1925,
by President Roosevelt, then a
member of the New York law firm
of Roosevelt and O'Connor, refer.
ence was made to the service Mr.
Wood had rendered the Govern
ment during the Wilson Admins
tration.
Mr.. Roosevelt also called atten-
tion to the fact that Mr.. Wood was
seeking to solve at that time, in "a
common sense way, the problem of
housing the women employees in the
Government service"
At no time had Mr.. Wood fol-
lowed traditional style, but his
designs showed familiarity with the
past as well as a vision of the fu-
ture.
Worked in Virginia.
Working not only In the District,
he had designed numerous build
ings in nearby States He remodeled
Woodlawn, the old home of Eleanor
Parke Custis, given to her by George
Washington, and acquired several
years ago by the late Senator Un-
derwood of Alabama. He also de-
signed the rectory of the Episcopal
Church at Warrenton, Va; the res
idence Of Fairfax Harrison at
Nokesville, Va. and the home of
Lawrence Lee at Leesburg, Va
Some years ago, he had charge OF
remodeling the Chevy Chase Club,
and it was he who planned and
headed the creation of the court Of
honor for President Roosevelt's in
augurals, as well as for that of
Woodrow Wilson.
Many letters from distinguished
clients testify to his ability and to
their satisfaction with Mr.. Woods
designing.
A fellow Of the American Institute
OF Architects and past president of
that organizat tion's washington
branch, he also belonged to the Co.
lumbia Historical Society, the Vir-
|ginia Historical Society and the So
ciety Of Cincinnati in Virginia, the
Metropolitan Club, Chevy Chase
Club and Alfalfa Club of Washing
ton. He was a member of the Epis-
copal church.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Elizabeth Lindsay Lomax
whom he married in 1898; two
daughters, Mrs. Robert H. Hadow
and Miss Virginia Hareraves Wood,
well-known New York artist, and a
sister, Mrs. Garrard Glenn of Char
lottesville.
Funeral services will be held at 3
pm. tomorrow in Ivy City, Va, with
burial there.