Background
Shreve, Richmond Harold was born on June 25, 1877 in Cornwallis, Canada. Son of Richmond (Doctor of Divinity) and Mary C. P. (Hocken) S.
Shreve, Richmond Harold was born on June 25, 1877 in Cornwallis, Canada. Son of Richmond (Doctor of Divinity) and Mary C. P. (Hocken) S.
Shreve attended Cornell University, taught there from 1902 to 1906, and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society.
He was president of the American Institute of Architects from 1941 through 1943. He died on September 11, 1946 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New New York His company Shreve, Lamb and Harmon led the construction of the Empire State Building as well as several Cornell University buildings.
Shreve was also the lead architect for the landmark 1937 Williamsburg Houses housing development in Brooklyn.
He was profiled in the book The 100 Most Notable Cornellians.
Member faculty Cornell Univercity, 1902-1906. Member Real Estate Board New York (member of the Board of Governors, 1930-1932, 1935-1937, and 1940-1942). Member New York Building Congress (president 1927, 28, 29).
Member of the board of design New York World’s Fair 1939.
Member of advisory board of architects Goucher College. Member of advisory council, college of Architecture, Cornell Univercity.
Fellow American Institute Architects (Chairman of Commission on housing 1935-1936. Member Architectural League New York, Sigma Xi.
Member Royal Institute of British Architects.
Clubs: Cornell (president 1924-1927), Union League.
Married Ruth Bentley, October 15, 1906. Children: Richmond Bentley, Robert Wilton, Thomas Charles.