George Carnegie Palmer
George Carnegie Palmer | |
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Born | New York City, New York, US | December 20, 1861
Died | |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation | Architect |
Partner(s) | Henry Hornbostel Samuel E. Plonsky Sullivan W. Jones George Edward Wood |
Practice | Palmer and Plonsky Palmer & Hornbostel Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones Wood, Palmer & Hornbostel Wood & Palmer Frederick Clarke Withers |
George Carnegie Palmer (December 20, 1861 – February 29, 1934), was an American architect who specialized in designing
Palmer studied architecture at
Palmer designed
Between 1908 and 1919, his firm was called Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones and specialized in university and government buildings. A stand-out of this era is the Beaux Arts style Oakland City Hall in California which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] Other important projects by Palmer in the early 20th century include the Hartford City Hall, the Pittsburgh City-County Building, the campus and buildings for Emory College, and dormitory and fraternity houses for Northwestern University.
Early life
Palmer was born in
Career
In 1888 and 1889, Palmer worked for architect
Early career
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In 1890, Palmer established the firm of Wood and Palmer, Architects in New York City with George Edward Wood, another graduate of Columbia University and a native New Yorker.[6][2] Henry F. Hornbostel worked for Wood and Palmer after graduating from Columbia University in 1891.[10][11]: 30 However, he left to attend the École des Beaux-Arts in France after two years.[10][11]: 30
In 1897, Hornbostel returned from France and joined the firm that became Wood, Palmer and Hornbostel.[2][11]: 26 In this early phase of their career, the firm designed several mansions in New York City.[6][12]
In 1898, Palmer and Hornbostel designed a Beaux Arts and French Renaissance revival style house for the Columbia chapter of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall).[6] Today, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Delta Psi, Alpha Chapter building.[13] It is also an architecturally significant building in the Broadway-Riverside Drive Historic District.[6]
Palmer & Hornbostel
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Around 1900, Wood left the practice and the firm changed its name to Palmer & Hornbostel, Architects.[2][4] They operated at both 63 William Street, New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c. 1899 through 1909.[2][4] In 1901, Palmer & Hornbostel designed new buildings for the Steinway & Sons factory.[14]
In 1904, Palmer won a competition held by the Committee of
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Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones
Between 1908 and 1919, Palmer and Hornbostel joined with the architect
In 1909, the firm was hired to design the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.[22] However, only five buildings of their "Acropolis Plan" were built before the university ran out of funding.[22][23]
The firm designed the Oakland City Hall for Oakland, California (1914), Hartford City Hall for Hartford, Connecticut (1915), City Hall and Courthouse for Wilmington, Delaware (1917), and Pittsburgh City-County Building (1917).[2][6][24][25] The latter was designed in collaboration with the architect Edward Brown Lee who was employed by the firm.[2][12] They received a contract for the Oakland City Hall through a national design contest and decorated the granite building with terra cotta representations of California's crops.[5] When it was built, it was the first high-rise government office building in the United States.[26] The Beaux Arts style Oakland City Hall is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
They also laid out the campus and designed buildings for
Return of Palmer & Hornbostel
When Jones left the firm, its name reverted to Palmer & Hornbostel.[2] This name stayed in place from around 1918 to 1922.[2] Hornbostel initially retained a home in New York but moved to Pittsburgh around 1921 because of frequent projects in that city.[6]
Between 1918 and 1921, Palmer & Hornbostel were consultants to the Concrete Steel Engineering Company for the design of
Palmer and Plonsky
Starting in 1923, Palmer was a partner in the firm Palmer and Plonsky, Architects in
One of Palmer and Plonsky's projects was a three-story nurses' home for the
Palmer remained with this firm until his death.[1]
Projects
Following is a selected list of Palmer's projects:
Building | Date | Location | Architect | Reference |
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Delta Psi, Alpha chapter building | 1889 | 434 Riverside Drive New York City, New York
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [6] |
Residence | 1899 | 1 East 73rd Street New York City, New York
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [12] |
Residence | 1901 | 18 East 54th Street New York City, New York
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [12] |
Steinway & Sons buildings | 1901 | Steinway Village New York City, New York
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [14][34] |
Pupine residence | 1902 | Norfolk, Connecticut | Palmer & Hornbostel | [12][35] |
Brooklyn Bridge Terminal Station | Before 1904 | New York City, New York
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [18][a] |
Mrs. J. J. Knox residence | Before 1904 | Sea Bright, New Jersey | Palmer & Hornbostel | [18] |
Carnegie Technical Schools Master Plan | 1904, 1906, 1911 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [36] |
Williamsburg Bridge | 1905 | New York City, New York | Palmer & Hornbostel | [3] |
First Presbyterian Church Chapel and Parish House |
1905 | 320 6th Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [37][38] |
School of Applied Industries Hall (aka Porter Hall), Carnegie Technical Schools
|
1905 | 4815 Frew Street Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [39][12][40] |
Physical Plant/Power House, Carnegie Technical Schools
|
1905–06 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [41][12][a] |
Margaret Morrison Carnegie College | 1905–07 | 5001 Margaret Morrison Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [36][40] |
School of Applied Industries
(aka Baker Hall), Carnegie Technical Schools
|
1906 | 4824 Frew Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [36][12][40] |
Blackwell Island Bridge (aka Queensboro Bridge) | 1906 | New York City, New York | Palmer & Hornbostel | [3] |
Driftwood Manor (J. G. Robin residence) | 1906–07 | Wading River, New York | Palmer & Hornbostel | [3][35][b] |
Administration Building, Carnegie Technical Schools
|
1906 | Frew Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [12][42] |
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum | 1906–1911 | Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [12][3] |
Alpha Delta Phi Club | 1907 | 138 West 44th Street New York City, New York |
Palmer & Hornbostel; Louis Brown |
[43][44] |
Flatbush Unitarian Church | 1907 | Beverly Road and East 19th Street New York City, New York
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [19][45] |
Thaw Hall | 1909 | 4015 O’Hara Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [22][46] |
State Hall | 1909 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [22][23][a] |
Holy Rosary Parochial School | 1910 | Kelly Street and Lang Avenue Homewood, Pennsylvania |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [47][48][49][c] |
Beautiful Shore (William H. Moffitt residence) | 1911 | South Country Road Islip, New York |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [51][52][a] |
Pennsylvania Hall | 1911 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [22][53] |
School of Dentistry | 1911 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [54] |
Gymnasium, Stadium, and Athletic Field | 1911 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [55] |
Fanny Edel Falk Memorial, Temple Rodef Shalom |
1912 | 4905 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [11]: 2, 22 |
New York State Education Building | 1912 | 89 Washington Avenue Albany, New York |
Palmer & Hornbostel; Rafael Guastavino |
[20] |
Nathaniel Spear residence | 1912–13 | 4321 Northumberland Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel; Edward Brown Lee |
[56][57] |
Hotel Bossert (addition) | 1913 | 98 Montague Street Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
Palmer, Hornbostel, and Jones; Rafael Guastavino |
[58] |
Lindgren House | 1913–1914 | 2309 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel, and Jones | [59] |
Foster House | 1913–1914 | 2303 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [60] |
Beta Theta Pi House (aka GREEN House) | 1913–1914 | 2349 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [60][61][62] |
Phi Kappa Psi House | 1913–1914 | 2247 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [63][64] |
Delta Tau Delta House | 1913–1914 | 2317 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [63][65] |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon House | 1913–1914 | 2325 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [63][66] |
The Scribblers House | 1913–1914 | Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [63] |
Sigma Nu House | 1913–1914 | 2335 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [63][67] |
The Wranglers House | 1913–1914 | 2325 Sheridan Road Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones | [63][68][69][d] |
Oakland City Hall | 1914 | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, California |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [5][12] |
Oakland Technical High School | 1914 | 4351 Broadway Oakland, California |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [35] |
Hartford City Hall | 1915 | 550 Main Street Hartford, Connecticut |
Palmer & Hornbostel; Davis & Brooks |
[24] |
Arthur S. Dwight residence | 1915 | King's Point, New York | Palmer & Hornbostel | [3][35] |
Liberty Theater | 1915 | 6113–6115 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Palmer & Hornbostel; H. E. Kennedy & Company |
[70][71] |
Emory College | c. 1915 | Atlanta, Georgia | Palmer & Hornbostel | [3] |
Callanwolde | 1916 | 980 Briarcliff Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia
|
Palmer & Hornbostel | [3] |
Wilmington City Hall and Courthouse | 1917 | 1000 King Street Wilmington, Delaware |
Palmer, Hornbostel, and Jones | [2][72] |
Hell Gate Bridge | 1917 | New York City, New York | Palmer & Hornbostel; Gustav Lindenthal |
[3][73] |
Pittsburgh City-County Building | 1917 | 414 Grant Street | Palmer & Hornbostel; Edward B. Lee |
[2][12] |
Library | 1918 | Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [27] |
Morristown Memorial Hospital (enlargement) | 1919 | 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, New Jersey |
Palmer & Hornbostel | [74][75] |
Robert H. Mollohan-Jefferson Street Bridge
|
1921 | Fairmont, West Virginia | Palmer & Hornbostel; Concrete Steel Engineering Company |
[31] |
Nurses' Home, Morristown Memorial Hospital | 1921 | 56 Morris Street Morristown, New Jersey |
Palmer and Plonsky | [32] |
C. G. Taylor Parking Garage | 1921 | Columbus Circle District New York City, New York |
Palmer and Plonsky | [33] |
Personal life
Palmer married Helen Campbell on June 2, 1892 in Calvary Church of New York City.[76] They had four children; three daughters survived infancy: Helen C. Palmer (born 1895), Sarah S. Palmer (born 1897), and Georgiana K. Palmer (born 1899).[2] In 1900, the family lived at 48 West 9th Street in Greenwich Village with three servants/nurses.[2] By 1910, the family had moved to 65 Miller Road in Morristown, New Jersey where they lived with two servants.[2]
Palmer was a director of both the Morris County Savings Bank and the Morristown Trust Company.[1] He was a member of the Morris County Golf Club, the St. Anthony Club of New York, and the Morristown Club of which he was president of for 25 years.[1]
Palmer died at his home in Morristown, New Jersey on February 29, 1934.[1]
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