Julius F. Harder was born December 3, 1865 in Connecticut. He was an American architect based in

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and was a principal in the firm Isreals & Harder (the successor to Marsh, Isreals & Harder). Before starting his own firm with Charles Henry Israels (1865-1911), Harder had worked for architect

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. He designed the

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, 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

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. He designed the award-winning

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, Reservation 64, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at Scott Cir. NW

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(Harder, Julius F.), NRHP-listed He served as treasurer of the

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at its fifth annual convention. Samuel Hahnemann Memorial

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

* 1900

, Reservation 64, Scott Circle,

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* 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

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