Loring McMillen

Loring McMillen
Born (1906-03-10)March 10, 1906
Staten Island
Died March 19, 1991(1991-03-19) (aged 85)
Staten Island

Loring McMillen (March 10, 1906 – March 19, 1991) was Staten Island's official historian who preserved the works of Alice Austen and worked to restore Historic Richmond Town.[1][2]

Biography

He was born in Staten Island on March 10, 1906. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York and he took courses in architecture at Columbia University.[3] In 1928 he went to work for Bell Telephone where he designed cable tracks and cable conduits. He became Staten Island's official historian in 1934. He retired in 1966 after 38 years at the telephone company. He died on March 19, 1991 in Richmondtown, at age 85.[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Loring McMillen, 85, an Engineer And a Founder of Staten Island Restoration". New York Times. March 21, 1991. Retrieved 2007-06-14. Loring McMillen, a former civil engineer for the New York Telephone Company whose love of local history led to the development of Richmondtown, a museum and historical village on Staten Island, died on Tuesday at his home in Richmondtown. He was 85 years old. Mr. McMillen retired in 1966 from the telephone company, where for 38 years he had designed cable tracks and conduits. He then turned his attention to the history of Staten Island.
  2. ↑ "A Man for the Ages on Staten Island". New York Times. August 21, 1988. Retrieved 2007-06-14. He has been Staten Island's official historian since 1934, and his research has helped to preserve its heritage. ...
  3. ↑ "Loring McMillen". American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. Retrieved 2011-11-25. McMillen attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he majored in civil engineering, and he took courses in architecture at Columbia University.
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