BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Latrobe Chapter Lecture by Caroline Mesrobian Hickman\, Ph.D.We dnesday\, September 17\, 2025\, Doors at 6:30 pm\, Lecture at 7This presen tation will set Mesrobian&rsquo\;s early life\, formal education\, and arc hitectural employment in the context of the late Ottoman Empire. His train ing and service to the empire\, as municipal architect in the important ea stern Mediterranean port city of Izmir and in the office of the palace arc hitect in Istanbul\, set him on a trajectory to become a leading figure in the upcoming generation of Ottoman architects and a successor to some of the most prominent architects working in the empire at that time.Mesrobian &rsquo\;s promising future\, however\, was cut short by the extraordinary transformations of Ottoman society during the final years of the Empire. H is graduation from the Imperial School of Fine Arts in 1908 came just as t he &ldquo\;Young Turks&rdquo\; were seizing power from the sultan\, bringi ng about political and social upheaval that would culminate in the foundin g of the Republic of Tü\;rkiye in 1923. These events and those of the First World War\, in which Mesrobian was an Ottoman field officer\, would upend his early career and compel him\, as an ethnic minority Armenian\, t o practice his profession elsewhere. His pre-war experience and post-war p osition as chief designer in the office of a respected engineer building a partments in Allied-occupied Istanbul positioned him to enter and quickly assume a leading role in the architecture of Washington\, DC\, beginning i n 1921.About the Speaker:Caroline Mesrobian Hickman teaches American archi tectural history in the School of Architecture\, Planning\, and Preservati on\, University of Maryland\, College Park. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has contributed chapters and articles to publications including The Turkish Ambassador&rs quo\;s Residence and the Cultural History of Washington\, DC (2013)\, Hous ing Washington (2010)\, Washington History\, and the Hrant Dink Foundation series on Armenian studies. Her current book project\, The Life and Archi tecture of Mihran Mesrobian\, traces the career of that prominent architec t in Ottoman Turkey and Washington\, DC. She has successfully landmarked s everal of Mesrobian&rsquo\;s buildings and curated exhibitions on historic Washington architecture. In 2022 she curated the online exhibit &ldquo\;F rederick Law Olmsted: Landscapes for the Public Good&rdquo\; for the Washi ngton-area Olmsted Network and Oak Spring Garden Foundation to mark the 20 0th anniversary of Olmsted&rsquo\;s birth.In-Person AttendanceThe lecture will take place at The First Congregational United Church of Christ\, Seco nd Floor\, 945 G Street NW\, Washington\, DC. Reservations are not require d. $10.00 for Latrobe Chapter members\, student members (full time) free w ith ID\, $15.00 for non-members. Doors will open at 6:30 pm for socializat ion and refreshments\; lecture will begin at 7:00 pm.Virtual AttendanceThi s event is free but advance registration is required to participate. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing informatio n about joining the lecture. Virtual lecture will begin at 7:00 PM. Please note that this event will not be recorded.Register via Zoom \;(https: //us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Kj66ziPTRKy4QqvzBRQoJA#/registration) DTEND:20250918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250904T005301Z DTSTART:20250917T230000Z LOCATION:The First Congregational United Church of Christ\, Second Floor\, 945 G Street NW\, Washington\, DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mihran Mesrobian and the Late Ottoman Empire UID:RFCALITEM638925439816856134 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Latrobe Chapter Lecture by Caroline Mesrobian Hickman\, Ph.D.
Wednesday\, September 17\, 2025\, Doors at 6:30 pm\, Lecture at 7

This presentation will set Mesrobian&rsquo\;s early life\, formal educat ion\, and architectural employment in the context of the late Ottoman Empi re. His training and service to the empire\, as municipal architect in the important eastern Mediterranean port city of Izmir and in the office of t he palace architect in Istanbul\, set him on a trajectory to become a lead ing figure in the upcoming generation of Ottoman architects and a successo r to some of the most prominent architects working in the empire at that t ime.

Mesrobian&rsquo\;s promising future\, however\, w as cut short by the extraordinary transformations of Ottoman society durin g the final years of the Empire. His graduation from the Imperial School o f Fine Arts in 1908 came just as the &ldquo\;Young Turks&rdquo\; were seiz ing power from the sultan\, bringing about political and social upheaval t hat would culminate in the founding of the Republic of Tü\;rkiye in 19 23. These events and those of the First World War\, in which Mesrobian was an Ottoman field officer\, would upend his early career and compel him\, as an ethnic minority Armenian\, to practice his profession elsewhere. His pre-war experience and post-war position as chief designer in the office of a respected engineer building apartments in Allied-occupied Istanbul po sitioned him to enter and quickly assume a leading role in the architectur e of Washington\, DC\, beginning in 1921.

About the Speaker:

Caroline Mesrobian Hickman teaches American architectural history in t he School of Architecture\, Planning\, and Preservation\, University of Ma ryland\, College Park. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has contributed chapters and article s to publications including The Turkish Ambassador&rsquo\;s Residence and the Cultural History of Washington\, DC (2013)\, Housing Washington (2010) \, Washington History\, and the Hrant Dink Foundation series on Armenian s tudies. Her current book project\, The Life and Architecture of Mihran Mes robian\, traces the career of that prominent architect in Ottoman Turkey a nd Washington\, DC. She has successfully landmarked several of Mesrobian&r squo\;s buildings and curated exhibitions on historic Washington architect ure. In 2022 she curated the online exhibit &ldquo\;Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscapes for the Public Good&rdquo\; for the Washington-area Olmsted Ne twork and Oak Spring Garden Foundation to mark the 200th anniversary of Ol msted&rsquo\;s birth.

In-Person Attendance

The lecture will t ake place at The First Congregational United Church of Christ\, Second Flo or\, 945 G Street NW\, Washington\, DC. Reservations are not required. $10 .00 for Latrobe Chapter members\, student members (full time) free with ID \, $15.00 for non-members. Doors will open at 6:30 pm for socialization an d refreshments\; lecture will begin at 7:00 pm.

Virtual Attendance

This even t is free but advance registration is required to participate. After regis tering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information abou t joining the lecture. Virtual lecture will begin at 7:00 PM. Please note that this event will not be recorded.

 \;(https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Kj66 ziPTRKy4QqvzBRQoJA#/registration)

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