Phoebe Stanton

Phoebe Baroody Stanton (1914 – September 24, 2003) was an American architectural historian, professor and urban planner. She taught at Johns Hopkins University from 1955 until 1982. Stanton was outspoken about the architectural history and design for the city of Baltimore. She was raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Stanford University for additional graduate work. She received her PhD in 1950 from Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London. At Courtauld, she studied under Nikolaus Pevsner and John Summerson.

Career During World War II, she worked for the Board of Economic Securities.

She was faculty and taught at Johns Hopkins University, from 1955 until 1982. She also occasionally taught at Reed College, Goucher College and Bryn Mawr College. In 1963, she became involved with the city's planning and preservation issues.

Personal life and demise She was married to Daniel J. Stanton, a city planner. In 1954 they relocated to Chinquapin Parkway in Baltimore. Stanton was an outspoken supporter of Baltimore's architecture and advised the city on design.

On September 24, 2003, she died at age 88 in a Baltimore hospital due to complications from heart disease and emphysema.

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