12 Facts About Henry Klumb

Heinrich Klumb was a German architect who worked in Puerto Rico during the mid 20th Century.

Henry Klumb emigrated to the United States in 1927, at the age of 22.

Henry Klumb served as one of Frank Lloyd Wright's first apprentices at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Henry Klumb designed a major exhibition of Native American Art for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939 in San Francisco, where he lived before relocating to Los Angeles in 1941.

Henry Klumb was responsible for the design of the Battaglia, Coty and Meador houses in Burbank, CA, as well as the Plumb house in Los Angeles during that period.

Also in 1941, Henry Klumb designed residential properties in the planned community of Greenbelt, Maryland, although the war prevented construction.

Henry Klumb left Los Angeles on February 24,1944, and settled in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where devoted most of the rest of his life designing many buildings there.

Shortly after his arrival in Puerto Rico, Henry Klumb worked in the Public Works Design Committee, where he was responsible for the design of multiple government structures in Puerto Rico.

Henry Klumb founded, along with Stephen Arneson, the ARKLU furniture factory, which produced distinctive tropical furniture utilizing native woods, leather and cord.

Henry Klumb incorporated this tropical style of architecture in the design of his own home, Casa Henry Klumb, which he began building in 1947.

In 1979, Henry Klumb was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.

The list of recipients for the Henry Klumb Award includes architects Jesus Eduardo Amaral, Segundo Cardona, Jorge Rigau, and Andres Mignucci.