Julius Harder

Julius F. Harder was an American architect based in New York City. He was a principal in the firm Isreals & Harder.[1]:275 Before starting his own firm with Isreals, Harder had worked for architect John Rochester Thomas.[1]:63

Palmetto Building

He designed the Palmetto Building, 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 Wilson & Sompayrac.[2]

He designed the award-winning Samuel Hahnemann Monument, Reservation 64, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at Scott Cir. NW Washington, DC (Harder, Julius F.), NRHP-listed

He served as treasurer of the Architectural League of America at its fifth annual convention.[3]

Samuel Hahnemann Monument, Washington, D.C.

References
  1. Stern Robert A.M., Gregory Gilmartin, and John Montague, New York 1900: Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915, Rizzoli International Publications Inc. 1983.
  2. "Palmetto Building, Richland County (1400 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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