Richmond Shreve

Richmond Harold Shreve (June 25, 1877 - September 11, 1946) was a Canadian-American architect.

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.

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Empire State Building : Official Internet Site
  2. ↑ "A Businesslike Tower, Overshadowed by a Famous Sibling", The New York Times, September 30, 2007.
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