Glenn Brown

Glenn Brown (September 13, 1854 – April 22, 1932) was an American architect and historian.

Early life Glenn Brown was born on September 13, 1854, in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Mary E. Simpson and Bedford Brown Jr. His grandfather was U.S. senator Bedford Brown. He studied the classics at Washington and Lee University. He then studied medicine under his father. He learned mechanical drafting and patent drawing to earn extra money. By 1873, he was learning architecture in the office of Norris G. Starkweather. In 1899, he became secretary-treasurer of the American Institute of Architects. He served in that role until 1913 and advocated for the beautification of Washington, D.C. He supported the L'Enfant Plan for the city. He was elected as a corresponding member of the Royal Institute of Architects of Great Britain, the Societe Central des Architects Francais the Societe d'Architects Belgiques, and the American Academy at Rome. He was a member of the Washington Society of Arts and Letters, the National Academy of Design and the Cosmos Club.

His works included: National Insurance Building, F Street, Washington, D.C. (1890)

Personal life Brown married Mary Ella Chapman of Virginia on February 1, 1876. He had two sons, Bedford and Glenn Madison. He lived on I Street in Washington, D.C.

Brown died on April 22, 1932, at Elizabeth Buxton Hospital in Newport News, Virginia. He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.