Richmond Shreve
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Richmond Harold Shreve (June 25, 1877 - September 11, 1946) was a Canadian-American architect.
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Biography
He was born on June 25, 1877 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.
Shreve attended Cornell University, taught there from 1902 to 1906, and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society.
He was president of the American Institute of Architects from 1941 through 1943.
He died on September 11, 1946 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Legacy
His company Shreve, Lamb and Harmon led the construction of the Empire State Building[1] as well as several Cornell University buildings.[2] Shreve was also the lead architect for the landmark 1937 Williamsburg Houses housing development in Brooklyn.
He was profiled in the book The 100 Most Notable Cornellians.
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Notes
- ↑ Empire State Building : Official Internet Site
- ↑ "A Businesslike Tower, Overshadowed by a Famous Sibling", The New York Times, September 30, 2007.
