Otto Eugene Adams

[1][2][3][4] At age 17, Adams left Baltimore to attend college at University of Pennsylvania where he studied Architecture, completing both a B.S.

Adams's talent was recognized early, when his participation in the New York Intercollegiate Architectural Federation competition gained him a mention while still an undergraduate.

[6] Otto Eugene Adams served during World War I as a captain in the US Army in France where he was injured in the arm.

[7] Thereafter, he expanded his expertise and theoretical understanding of his field through advanced certification at both the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris and at the American Academy, Rome.

[1] O. E. Adams was listed in the Maryland Manual editions 1916 through 1920 as a Notary Public and his address was given as 900 N. Gay St. Much of the work attributed to Adams was creation of public architecture or bent toward theoretical study of buildings: programming, rejuvenation and improving the efficiency of pre-existing facilities.