Trowbridge, Alexander Buel

Architect. Educated in the public schools of Detroit, Michigan, he received his B.A. from Cornell in 1890. From 1893-1895 he studied in France and became dean of the College of Architecture at Cornell, a position he held from 1897-1902. He designed a plan for the development of grounds and buildings of Hampton Institute known as the Trowbridge Plan. He served in the national Guard and was a member of the Kappa-Alpha and Phi-Kappa-Phi Fraternities. He served on the Board of Trustees of Hampton Institute from 1916-1938 and was second vice-president in 1931.