Horace Greeley Knapp

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Horace Greeley Knapp was an American architect.

He had been established as an architect for 20 years but was "still quite a young man" in 1894, when profiled in a directory of New York City. [1]

He was born in rural Rockland County, New York. [1]

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

Works include:

He was described as an architect of New York City, with offices at 335 Broadway, in 1919 when he designed the AFHR headquarters building in Colorado. [3]

In 1894 his offices were at 106 and 108 Fulton Street. [1]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NEW YORK, 1894. ILLUSTRATED". A. K. Parsons Publishing Co. 1894.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Maximo Cumsille (August 12, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: American Federation of Human Rights Headquarters". National Park Service . Retrieved April 27, 2017. With 19 photos (see photo captions pages 24-25 in text document).