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 Cornwallis Park is a rural community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. As of the 2021 census, the population was 488, an increase of 1.9% from 2016. History The community is located on the western edge of Clementsport and immediatel ...

, the son of Richmond Shreve, an Anglican priest, and Mary Catherine Parker Hocken. Shreve attended

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

, taught there from 1902 to 1906, and was a member of the

Sphinx Head Society The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated respectable strength of character on top of a dedication to leadership and service at Corn ...

. He was president of the

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...

from 1941 through 1943. He died on September 11, 1946 in

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County located in the southwestern part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately north of midtown Manh ...

Legacy

His company

Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon, founded as Shreve & Lamb, was an architectural firm, best known for designing the Empire State Building, the tallest building in the world at the time of its completion in 1931. History The firm was founded in 1920 as ...

led the construction of the Empire State Building as well as several

buildings."A Businesslike Tower, Overshadowed by a Famous Sibling", The New York Times, September 30, 2007. Shreve was also the lead architect for the landmark 1937

Williamsburg Houses The Williamsburg Houses, originally called the Ten Eyck Houses, (pronounced ) is a public housing complex built and operated by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. It consists of 20 buil ...

housing development in Brooklyn. He was profiled in the book ''The 100 Most Notable Cornellians''.

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Richmond H. Shreve, William F. Lamb and Arthur L. Harmon, photographed in 1941.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shreve, Richmond 1877 births 1946 deaths Canadian architects Architects from New York (state) People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning alumni Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Presidents of the American Institute of Architects Canadian emigrants to the United States