Rudolph A. Herold

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Rudolph A. Herold (1870-April 24, 1926)^[1]^[2] was an architect based in Sacramento, California.

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2018 population of 501,334 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth largest capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Legislature and the Governor of California, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and think tanks. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which had 2010 population of 2,414,783, making it the fifth largest in California.

"The architect for the building, Rudolph Herold, was a prominent Sacramento region designer who completed an impressive number of works in Northern California prior to his death at age 56. Herold was responsible for the design of the Sacramento City Hall, Forum Building and Capitol National Bank Building, as well as a number of other prominent local landmarks. Herold's years of architectural study in Europe, particularly Vienna, during the early part of the 20th century, appear to be responsible for his bold combinations of past and very new motifs into architectural interpretations uniquely his own [Architect & Engineer]"

"The building's architect, Rudolph Herold, was born in San Francisco in 1870. At the age of 18, he took a job with McDougall & Sons, a building firm that evolved into an architectural firm. After several years with McDougall, Herold set out on his own as an independent architect and taught architecture at the Lincoln Evening School. Soon after, Herold went to Europe for a three year stay to study architecture [Architect & Engineer]."

"After his return, Herold moved to Sacramento in 1901 and he soon gained a reputation for his work on public buildings. Herold was a master of many styles of architecture, but was particularly adept with the use of terra cotta ornamentation. Over the years, Herold produced many memorable public and private structures, such as: Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento County Court House, Sacramento County Jail, Sacramento County Hospital, Tehama County Jail, Capital National Bank, Masonic Temple, Forum Building, Gormley Building, Del Paso Country Club, Mercy Hospital, Weimar Sanitarium in Colfax, Providence Hospital and Nurses Home in Oakland, and the Majestic Theater in Sacramento. Herold also designed many educational institutions, such as: Lincoln School, Marshall School, St. Francis School and Priory, Holy Rosary Academy in Woodland, Auburn High School, and Sutler Jr. High. Residences for prominent Sacramento families included Didion, McClatchy. Diepenbrock, Margen, Keyes, and Senator Bills. [Source: Architect & Engineer. Sacramento Bee.] For his era, Rudolph Herold was recognized as one of the leading architects in Sacramento [Architect & Engineer]."

"Its designer, Rudolph Herold, was an innovative master architect who skillfully commanded and combined a range of stylistic vocabulary and design philosophies to create his own unique and highly aesthetic architectural statement."

"Architect & Engineer: Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 60, 79, 88; Vol. 38, No. 2, p.85; Vol. 44, No. 2, pp 54-61; Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 49; Vol. 61, No. 1, p. 65; Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 46, 48-65; Vol. 85, No. 2, p. 85."

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Works include:

Sacramento City Hall (before 1908)
Sacramento Masonic Temple, 1131 J St., Sacramento, CA, listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[3]
Mater Misericordiac Hospital, Sacramento

Sacramento City Hall is a five-story, 267,000-square-foot building that combines modern and historic structures in Sacramento, California. The building can house up to 730 staff members. Prominent local architect Rudolph A. Herold designed the building in 1908. Completed in 1909, the building is located at 915 I Street. Sacramento City Hall went through a major $11 million restoration from 2003 to 2005. The restoration was part of an overall $60 million civic center project with city hall as the cornerstone. Another part of the civic center project was the construction of underground parking garage for 170 cars. Sacramento City Hall now houses all of the city's significant municipal functions.

The Sacramento Masonic Temple, built between 1913 and 1918, is a five-story building on J Street in downtown Sacramento, California. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

After Rudolph's death his brother continued the firm, renamed P. J. Herold and Company.^[4]

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References

↑ "Pacific Coast Architecture Database - Rudolph Adam Herold". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
↑ Arts & Architecture, Volumes 29-30. 1926. p. 103. ..died in San Francisco on April 14, 1926", "...born in San Francisco on December 25, 1870.
1 2 Paula Boghosian; Don Cox (October 13, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service . Retrieved October 31, 2018. With 22 photos, historic and from 2000.
↑ Julia Irene Armstrong (1984). Rudolph Adam Herold: The Public Career of a Northern California Architect. University of California, Davis. p. 22. ...so P.J. Herold returned to Scaramento, taking over his late brother's firm.

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[PCAD-1] "Pacific Coast Architecture Database - Rudolph Adam Herold". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[2] Arts & Architecture, Volumes 29-30. 1926. p. 103. ..died in San Francisco on April 14, 1926", "...born in San Francisco on December 25, 1870.

[nrhpdoc-3] 1 2 Paula Boghosian; Don Cox (October 13, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service . Retrieved October 31, 2018. With 22 photos, historic and from 2000.

[Armstrong1984-4] Julia Irene Armstrong (1984). Rudolph Adam Herold: The Public Career of a Northern California Architect. University of California, Davis. p. 22. ...so P.J. Herold returned to Scaramento, taking over his late brother's firm.