Julius Harder
Appearance
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Julius F. Harder was an American architect based in New York City. He was a principal in the firm Isreals & Harder.[1] Before starting his own firm with Isreals, Harder had worked for architect John Rochester Thomas.[2]
He designed the Palmetto Building, a skyscraper built during 1912-1913 that was then the tallest building in the state of South Carolina. The building's construction was supervised by local architects Wilson & Sompayrac.[3]
He designed the award-winning Samuel Hahnemann Monument, Reservation 64, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at Scott Cir. NW Washington, DC (Harder, Julius F.), NRHP-listed
He served as treasurer of the Architectural League of America at its fifth annual convention.[4]
References
- ^ Stern Robert A.M., Gregory Gilmartin, and John Montague, New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915, Rizzoli International Publications Inc. 1983, p. 275
- ^ Stern Robert A.M., Gregory Gilmartin, and John Montague, New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915, Rizzoli International Publications Inc. 1983, p. 63
- ^ "Palmetto Building, Richland County (1400 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ book