Julius Harder
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Julius F. Harder was born December 3, 1865 in Connecticut. He was an American architect based in New York City and was a principal in the firm Isreals & Harder (the successor to Marsh, Isreals & Harder).[1]: 275 Before starting his own firm with Charles Henry Israels (1865-1911), Harder had worked for architect John Rochester Thomas.[1]: 63
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.[2]
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.[3]
In 1893, he married Olga S. Kall, in Manhattan (New York City), New York. They had two sons, Hubert and George.
Harder died after experiencing a heart attack on November 20, 1930.
Partial Work List
[edit | edit source]- 1900 Samuel Hahnemann Monument, Reservation 64, Scott Circle, Washington, D.C.
- 1902-04 Hudson Theater (exterior and interior), 139-141 West 44th Street, New York, NY (with J. B. McElfatrick)
- 1905 Edward Thaw House, 4 East 80th Street, New York, NY - demolished c.1929
- 1905 Apartment House, West 46th Street, New York, NY
- 1912-13 Palmetto Building
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