Harry Livingston French

Harry Livingston French (November 21, 1871 – January 16, 1928) was an American architect of the Beaux Arts style.

Biography

Harry Livingston French was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel Livingston French (born September 28, 1839) and his wife, Harriet Seville Turner. French attended Cornell University where he was editor of The Cornellian (Cornell's annual yearbook), a member of the junior honorary society Aleph Samacha, and a member of the senior honor society Sphinx Head. He also joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and through that organization became a member of the Irving Literary Society. He graduated in 1894 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.[1]

In 1897, French and the Canadian-born architect Frederick McCormick formed McCormick & French, an architectural partnership based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Their built works include the interior of the Luzerne County Courthouse, the Nesbitt Theater, and several banks, including the 1906 Second National Bank, considered by some to be Wilkes-Barre's first skyscraper.[2] French was also a member of the Architectural League of New York.

On June 28, 1910, French married Anne Lee Worden of Wilkes-Barre. Their son, Livingston Paine French, was born at Wilkes-Barre on May 6, 1911.

McCormick & French's built work

The 1906 Hotel Redington in Wilkes-Barre, PA was designed by McCormick & French.
The 1906 Second National Bank in Wilkes-Barre, PA was designed by McCormick & French.
The 1906 Central High School in Plymouth, PA was designed by McCormick & French.
The 1910 YWCA Building in Wilkes-Barre was designed by McCormick & French.
The 1915 First National Bank in Plymouth, PA was designed by McCormick & French.

Among the completed buildings of French's firm, McCormick & French, are the following:

References

  1. Cornell Alumni News, Obituary: Harry L. French, Vol. XXX, No. 20, February 26, 1928, p. 248. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  2. "Luzerne County Courthouse History". August 19, 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  3. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, March 28, 1979.
  4. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, March 28, 1979.
  5. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, March 28, 1979.
  6. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, March 28, 1979.
  7. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, March 28, 1979.
  8. Wilkes-Barre Times, October 4, 1906
  9. Wilkes-Barre Times, March 23, 1905, March 23, 1905
  10. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, March 28, 1979.
  11. Wilkes-Barre Times, September 7, 1907
  12. National Register of Historic Places, River Street Historic District. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  13. Wilkes-Barre Times, April 6, 1908.
  14. Kashatus, William C., "Courthouse centennial: Luzerne County's cornerstone", The Citizens Voice, September 20, 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  15. The American Contractor, July 23, 1910, p.49.
  16. Wayne County Historical Society, "The first Pennsylvania State Armory". Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  17. Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, August 17, 1915
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