Albert L. Harris

Albert L. Harris (born 1869) was an architect of Washington, D.C., including serving as its Municipal Architect. He was British born.[1]

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2]

He made a number of plans for the Municipal Center for Washington.[3] The District of Columbia Municipal Center was eventually built, with attribution partly to the office of the municipal architect, but with credit diffused. (per Wikipedia article, citing the NRHP nomination for it)

Works

Works include:

According to the DC Office of Planning, the design of Engine Company 29 "is among the most successful of Municipal Architect Albert Harris."[6]

References

  1. "History of the Smithsonian Catalog entry: Albert Harris: Visionary of a Modern Zoo". SIRIS.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "'Dignified, restrained, and well-proportioned': the Making of the District of Columbia Municipal Building". The InTowner. 2016.
  4. (Harris asserted to be architect in commons info of File:Army and Navy Club - Washington, D.C..jpg)
  5. "some more recent NRHP listing" (PDF).
  6. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). DC Office of Planning. September 2004. p. 123. Retrieved October 8, 2018.


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