Background
Reinardt was born in 1902 in New York City.
Reinardt was born in 1902 in New York City.
His firm specialized in ecclesiastical design and was very active with Roman Catholic Clients, mostly in Connecticut. He received his architectural training at Cooper Union (2 years), Mechanics Institute (1 year), Columbia University (night course, 2 years), New York Building School (1 year), and Metropolitan Art School (1 Year). He was apprentice for 5 years in the office of Donn Barber and then became a designer for Wilfred East. Anthony.
He then worked for McKenna and Irving as head designer for 2.5 years.
He served for 1 year as the director of architecture for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as an ecclesiastical designer for the Rambusch Decorating Company. Eventually he formed his own company located in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
In 1958 his firm was relocated to Springfield Massachusetts where he was associated with the firm of Munson, Mallis and Reinhardt. He served as president of the Western Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In 1961 his business returned to Connecticut.
He was granted Member Emeritus standing with the American Institute of Architects in 1968.
Many of Reinhardt’s churches were of a round design, rather unusual for the period.