George Carnegie Palmer

George Carnegie Palmer
Born(1861-12-20)December 20, 1861
New York City, New York, US
Died(1934-02-29)February 29, 1934 (aged 72)
Morristown, New Jersey, US
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationArchitect
Partner(s)Henry Hornbostel
Samuel E. Plonsky
Sullivan W. Jones
George Edward Wood
PracticePalmer and Plonsky
Palmer & Hornbostel
Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones
Wood, Palmer & Hornbostel
Wood & Palmer
Frederick Clarke Withers

George Carnegie Palmer (December 20, 1861 – February 29, 1934), was an American architect who specialized in designing Beaux Arts style civic and academic buildings in the United States.[1][2][3] He is best known for his work with the architect Henry F. Hornbostel.[2] By 1904, Palmer & Hornbostel ranked "among the leading architects in the United States."[4]

Palmer studied architecture at Columbia University before working for architect Frederick Clarke Withers as a general superintendent for the construction of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd and other structures on Blackwell Island. He then formed the firm Wood and Palmer, Architects in New York City with a college classmate. Hornbostel became a partner in Wood, Palmer & Hornbostel in 1897, renamed Palmer & Hornbostel in 1900.

Palmer designed Delta Psi, Alpha chapter house for his college fraternity in 1898; this property is still in use and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Palmer also designed several mansions for wealthy clients in New York City, Connecticut, and New Jersey. In 1904, Palmer & Hornbostel won a competition to design the 35-acre campus of Carnegie Technical Schools (now Carnegie Mellon University). The duo also designed the Brooklyn Bridge Terminal Station, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge in New York City and the High Level Bridge in Fairmont, West Virginia; the latter is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1907, they designed the New York State Education Building in Albany, New York

Between 1908 and 1919, his firm was called Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones and specialized in university and government buildings. A stand-out of this era is the Beaux Arts style Oakland City Hall in California which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] Other important projects by Palmer in the early 20th century include the Hartford City Hall, the Pittsburgh City-County Building, the campus and buildings for Emory College, and dormitory and fraternity houses for Northwestern University.

  1. ^ "George C. Palmer, Architect, is Dead: Designed Many Clubhouses and Public Buildings" (PDF). The New York Times. March 1, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "George Carnegie Palmer". Pacific Coast Architectural Database. University of Washington. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. ^ White, Diana S., ed. (2009). Architects in Albany. Albany, New York: Mt. Ida Press and Historic Albany Foundation. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-0-9625368-6-1. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Google Books.
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