Robert Armour Bethune (1855-1915)
Name
Bethune, Robert Armour
Personal Information
Birth/Death: deceased 7/17/1915
Occupation: American architect
Location: Buffalo, NY
AIA Affiliation
Fellow of the Western Association of Architects 1887-1889
Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1902-decease
Biographical Sources
Biographical Directories:
Entry in Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970)
Obituaries:
Journal of the American Institute of Architects, obituary, September 1915
Related Records
Husband and partner of Louise Blanchard Bethune
Partner of William L. Fuchs
Archival Holdings
The American Institute of Architects Archives
Correspondence files of the Western Association of Architects include letters from Robert Bethune applying for membership in the WAA. He did not carry over his membership into the AIA when the two organizations merged in 1889. He rejoined the AIA in 1902. His AIA membership file contains his membership application, and a letter from his partner William L. Fuchs notifying the AIA of Bethune's death and outlining his life and career.