Avon Old Farms School, an all-boys boarding school, opens. Theodate designed and built the school from 1918 to 1926 in…

John Riddle is appointed the Ambassador to Argentina, his final posting.

Ada Pope passes away in Pasadena, California on May 6, 1920.

Theodate, John, and” godsons”, as she called them, Donald Carson and Paul Martin go on a “Grand Tour” of Europe…

Theodate and John Riddle travel through China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines from April through September of 1919.

Theodate takes in two more wards, Paul Martin (age 10, in 1917) and Donald Carson (age 11, in 1918).

Theodate becomes a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Theodate designs and builds the Makeshift Theater. She shows films on a silver screen and sponsors community events and “all…

On December 21, 1916 Gordon Brockway passes away at age 4 from polio.

Theodate becomes one of the first licensed female architects in the state of New York.