Niels Hjalmar Larsen

Background

Larsen, Niels Hjalmar was born on May 17, 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Son of Lars Peter and Elna (Johnson) Larsen.

Education

Came to the United States, 1891, now naturalized citizen. Student Harvard, 1908-1909, American Academy, Rome, Italy, 1910-1911.

Career

Architectural draftsman, 1902. Practiced architecture and engineering Leland and Larsen and successor firm Larsen, Bradley and Hibbard, Boston, since 1921, now partner. Consulting architects University Massachusetts.

Vice consul for Denmark and Iceland, 1931-1941. teacher of design, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1937-1941. Chairman Town Planning Board, Watertown, Massachusetts Trustee Russell Sage College, Troy, New New York.

Membership

Fellow American Institute Architects. Member Boston Society Architects, Massachusetts State Association Architects. Mason (Shriner).; Club: Boston Swedish Square and Compass (president).

Connections

Married Bessie H. Cassidy, October 10, 1910 (deceased). Married second, Amelia R. Och. Children: Dorothy Hazen (Mistress William Waldo Nelson), Paul Winthrop, Nancy Ann, Marjorie (Mistress Wilber Ross Bowen), Eleanor Ochs (Mistress Alfred F. Latimer II).

Father:

Lars Peter Larsen

Mother:

Elna (Johnson) Larsen

Spouse:

Bessie H. Cassidy

Spouse:

Amelia R. Och

child:

Marjorie Larsen (Mistress Wilber Ross Bowen)

child:

Eleanor Ochs Larsen (Mistress Alfred F. Latimer II)

child:

Dorothy Hazen Larsen (Mistress William Waldo Nelson)

child:

Nancy Ann Larsen

child:

Paul Winthrop Larsen