Albert L. Harris

Albert L. Harris (born 1869) was an architect of Washington, D.C., including serving as its Municipal Architect. He was British born.[1]

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2]

He made a number of plans for the Municipal Center for Washington.[3] The District of Columbia Municipal Center was eventually built, with attribution partly to the office of the municipal architect, but with credit diffused. (per Wikipedia article, citing the NRHP nomination for it)

Works

Works include:

Corcoran Hall and Stockton Hall on University Yard at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Bird house and other buildings of the Washington Zoo[1]
Army and Navy Club (1911)[4]*[5]
Chain Bridge Road School, 2820 Chain Bridge Rd., Washington, DC, NRHP-listed
Engine Company 16-Truck Company 3, 1018 13th St., N.W., Washington, DC, NRHP-listed
Engine Company 29 (1925), 4811 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Washington, DC, NRHP-listed

According to the DC Office of Planning, the design of Engine Company 29 "is among the most successful of Municipal Architect Albert Harris."[6]

Engine Company 31 (1931), 4930 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium, 5201 Glenn Dale Rd., Glenn Dale, MD, NRHP-listed
Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle St, NW Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
Woodrow Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St, NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
One or more works in D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District, Lorton, VA, NRHP-listed

References

"History of the Smithsonian Catalog entry: Albert Harris: Visionary of a Modern Zoo". SIRIS.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
"'Dignified, restrained, and well-proportioned': the Making of the District of Columbia Municipal Building". The InTowner. 2016.
(Harris asserted to be architect in commons info of File:Army and Navy Club - Washington, D.C..jpg)
"some more recent NRHP listing" (PDF).
"District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). DC Office of Planning. September 2004. p. 123. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

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[sicatalog-1] "History of the Smithsonian Catalog entry: Albert Harris: Visionary of a Modern Zoo". SIRIS.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[3] "'Dignified, restrained, and well-proportioned': the Making of the District of Columbia Municipal Building". The InTowner. 2016.

[4] (Harris asserted to be architect in commons info of File:Army and Navy Club - Washington, D.C..jpg)

[5] "some more recent NRHP listing" (PDF).

[DCinventory2004-6] "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). DC Office of Planning. September 2004. p. 123. Retrieved October 8, 2018.