Louis A. Simon
Louis Adolphe Simon | |
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| Acting Supervising Architect of the United States | |
| In office 1933–1939 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Wetmore |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1867 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | 1958 (aged 91) |
| Profession | Architect |
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Louis Adolphe Simon (1867–1958) was an American architect. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
Simon was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following a tour of Europe, he opened an architectural office in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1894.[2]
Simon served as Supervising Architect in the Office of the Supervising Architect, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1933 until 1939, when the office was moved to the Public Works Administration / Works Progress Administration. He had been associated with the office from 1896. Edward A. Crane, Superintendent of Architects in the office between 1905 and 1933, originally recruited Simon to the office.[citation needed]
From 1915 to 1933, during the tenure of Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore, a lawyer and a political appointee, Simon was responsible for the direction of much of the design work. Most of Simon's buildings, notably post office buildings, were designed in the Colonial Revival style. Occasionally, buildings were designed in a restrained or more stylized classically derived style.[3]
Simon was unwavering in his defense of what he considered a "conservative-progressive" approach to design in which he saw "art, beauty, symmetry, harmony and rhythm".[4]
Simon was a Member and Fellow of the Association of Federal Architects, and he was an AIA Member Emeritus in the Washington-Metro Chapter. He also was affiliated with the National Institute of Arts & Letters, All Souls Church, the Cosmos Club, and the American Planning and Civic Association.
References
- ^ "Louis A. Simon, Architect [1867-1958]". www.livingplaces.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940, Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Springville Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying three photos". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ American Architect and Architecture (August, 1937), vol. 151, p. 51.
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