• Richmond H. Shreve FAIA, 1925-1946, his death
  • William F. Lamb FAIA, 1925-1952, his death
  • Arthur L. Harmon FAIA, 1929-1958, his death
  • Harold C. Bernhard AIA, 1943-1970, his retirement
  • Howard F. Vanderbeck AIA, 1943-1962, his retirement
  • Harvey P. Clarkson AIA, 1956-1978, his death
  • Stanhope B. Ficke AIA, 1956-before 1970
  • William H. Leyh AIA, 1970-1974, his retirement
  • Serge P. Petroff AIA, 1970-1974, his death
  • Robert W. Jones AIA, 1970-1974, his withdrawl
  • William A. Plyer AIA, 1974-1995, his retirement
  • Donald E. Grossmann AIA, 1974-1996, dissolution

Shreve, Lamb & Harmon were awarded the 1931 Medal of Honor from the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects for their work on the Empire State Building.[1]

In 1943 the original partners were joined by two new partners, Harold C. Bernhard AIA and Howard F. Vanderbeck AIA, and was renamed Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates.[2] Shreve and Lamb died in 1946 and 1952, respectively, and in 1956 two new partners, Stanhope B. Ficke AIA and Harvey P. Clarkson AIA, were addmitted.[3] Harmon died in 1958, and Vanderbeck and Ficke retired in the 1960s.

In early 1970 William H. Leyh AIA, an employee since 1940, was made a partner.[4] Late that year the firm merged with Petroff & Jones Associates and was reorganized as a professional corporation, Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates PC. The principals of the reorganized firm were Clarkson, as president, with Leyh and Serge P. Petroff AIA and Robert W. Jones AIA, partners in the former Petroff & Jones Associates.[5] In 1972, with the construction of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan the the Sears Tower in Chicago costing the Empire State Building its status as the tallest building in New York City and the world, Jones devised a tentative plan to reclaim that status. He proposed that the uppermost 16 floors be pulled down and replaced by a new 33 floor addition, which would bring the height to 1,494 feet, taller than the World Trade Center and the Sears Tower.[6] The proposal was shelved after public backlash and the poor office market of the early 1970s made it infeasible.[7] Jones was also responsible for a proposed extension to the Embassy of the United States, Paris, which would have fronted on the gardens on the Hôtel de Pontalba. In 1973 this was awarded a citation from Progressive Architecture.[8] Due to difficulties the project was never built.[9] Major changes occurred in 1974, with the retirement of Leyh and Jones and the death of Petroff. To take their place William A. Plyer AIA and Donald E. Grossmann AIA were appointed vice presidents.[10]

In 1978 Clarkson, still serving as president, died of a heart attack in his office.[11]

  • 1927: move to 11 East 44th Street
  • 1971: move to 475 Park Avenue South[12]
  • 1978: move to 353 Park Avenue South
  • Later move to 10 East 21st Street

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Construction Building Address City State Firm Notes Image Reference
1927 11 East 44th Street 11 E 44th St New York City New York Shreve & Lamb Home of the Shreve offices from 1927 until 1971.[13] [14]
1928 Standard Building 112 State St Albany New York Shreve & Lamb   [15]
1929 Chimes Building 500 S Salina St Syracuse New York Shreve, & Lamb; Fred B. O'Connor, associate architect   [16]
1929 Lefcourt National Building 521 Fifth Ave New York City New York Shreve & Lamb   [17]
1929 Reynolds Building 51 E 4th St Winston-Salem North Carolina Shreve & Lamb Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.   [18]
1930 L. P. Hollander Company Building 3 E 57th St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Designated a New York City Landmark in 2003.   [19]
1931 500 Fifth Avenue 500 Fifth Ave New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Designated a New York City Landmark in 2010.   [20]
1931 Empire State Building 350 Fifth Ave New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Tallest building in the world from its completion until 1970. Designated a New York City Landmark in 1981, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.   [21]
1931 Seamen's House YMCA (former) 550 W 20th St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Later the Bayview Correctional Facility. [22]
1933 Bankers Trust Company Building additions 14 Wall St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [23]
1933 Insurance Company of North America Building 99 John St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.   [24]
1933 United States Post Office and Courthouse 900 Georgia Ave Chattanooga Tennessee Shreve, Lamb & Harmon; R. H. Hunt, associate architect Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.   [25]
1933 Windham House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [26]
1934 Mary Harkness House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [26]
1934 Albert A. Tilney house Penzance Point Woods Hole Massachusetts Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Built for the chairman of Bankers Trust. [27]
1936 Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company Building 52 Louisiana Ave NW Washington D.C. Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [28]
1936 Jane Addams House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [29]
1937 Freeman House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [30]
1937 Hill Building 111 Corcoran St Durham North Carolina Shreve, Lamb & Harmon; George Watts Carr, associate architect  
1937 House of Daché 78-80 E 56th St St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon; Georges Letelie, associate architect Demolished in 1986. [31]
1937 Hudson House 100 Ardsley Ave W Irvington New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [32]
1938 Squash Courts,
Williams College
Williamstown Massachusetts Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Now incorporated into the Simon Squash Center. [33]
1938 Williamsburg Houses Brooklyn New York Williamsburg Houses Associated Architects, Richmond H. Shreve, chief architect [34]
1939 Abbey House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [35]
1939 Bill Hall,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [36]
1939 Glass Center,
1939 New York World's Fair
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Queens New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Temporary building, demolished. [37]
1939 Johns-Manville building,
1939 New York World's Fair
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Queens New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Temporary building, demolished. [38]
1939 Lever House (former) 50 Memorial Dr Cambridge Massachusetts Shreve, Lamb & Harmon; Donald des Granges, associate architect Now occupied by the MIT Sloan School of Management.   [39]
1939 Library,
Kent School
Kent Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [40]
1939 Palmer Auditorium,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [41]
1940 Grace Smith and Alverna E. Burdick Houses,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [42]
1940 Vladeck Houses New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [43]
1941 Ernest Harmon Air Force Base Stephenville Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [44]
1941 North Building,
Hunter College
695 Park Ave New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and Harrison & Fouilhoux, associated architects   [45]
1942 Olin Hall,
Cornell University
Ithaca New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon   [46]
1942 Parkchester Bronx New York Board of Design, Richmond H. Shreve, chairman [47]
1942 Sampson Air Force Base Romulus New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon [2]
1946 Katherine Blunt House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [48]
1947 Best & Company Building 641 Fifth Ave New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates Demolished in 1970. [49]
1949 Research Center
Johns-Manville Corporation
10 Finderne Ave Bridgewater Township New Jersey Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [50]
1950 Mutual of New York Building 1740 Broadway New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [51]
1951 Thurston Hall,
Cornell University
Ithaca New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [52]
1951 Warnshuis Health Center,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [53]
1952 Armstrong Cork Company research laboratories 2500 Columbia Ave Lancaster Pennsylvania Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates; C. S. Conrad Jr., associate architect [54]
1952 Broadway Temple United Methodist Church 4111 Broadway New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [55]
1952 Fort Worth National Bank Building 115 W 7th St Fort Worth Texas Preston M. Geren; Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates, consulting architects Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.  
1953 Stanolind Oil and Gas Company research laboratories 4444 E 41st St Tulsa Oklahoma Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates Now the Administration Building of the Schusterman Center of the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. [2]
1954 Church of the Savior 643 Forest Ave Paramus New Jersey Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [56]
1954 William Hale Laboratory,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [35]
1956 New York City Hall rehabilitation City Hall Park New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [57]
1957 Larrabee House,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [35]
1958 Kings County Courthouse 360 Adams St Brooklyn New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [58]
1959 College Center at Crozier-Williams,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [35]
1959 Ferris Booth Hall and Carman Hall,
Columbia University
New York New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates Ferris Booth Hall was demolished in 1996. [59]
1961 United Engineering Center 345 E 47th St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates Demolished in 1997. [60]
1962 Bankers Trust Building 280 Park Ave New York City New York Emery Roth & Sons; Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates, interior architects [61]
1962 North Complex,
Connecticut College
New London Connecticut Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [35]
1962 Western Electric Building 222 Broadway New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [62]
1963 605 Third Avenue 605 Third Ave New York City New York Emery Roth & Sons; Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates, associate architects [63]
1963 Bard Hall,
Cornell University
Ithaca New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [64]
1964 1301 Avenue of the Americas 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [65]
1967 245 Park Avenue 245 Park Ave New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [66]
1967 Stonehenge 8200 JFK Blvd E North Bergen New Jersey Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates  
1968 Junior High School 302 Rafael Cordero 350 Linwood St Brooklyn New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [67]
1969 475 Park Avenue South 475 Park Ave S New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates [68]
1969 1250 Broadway 1250 Broadway New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [69]
1972 Gouverneur Hospital 227 Madison St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates   [70]
1972 Textron Tower 40 Westminster St Providence Rhode Island Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates PC; Ira Rakatansky, associate architect   [71]
1974 71st Precinct Police Station 421 Empire Blvd Brooklyn New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates PC [72]
1974 Deutsche Bank Building New York New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates PC; Peterson & Brickbauer, associate architects Demolished from 2007 to 2011.   [73]
1976 3 Park Avenue 3 Park Ave New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates PC   [74]
1981 Federal Building remodeling 201 Varick St New York City New York Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates PC Remodeling of the former appraisers' warehouse for office uses. [75]
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  1. ^ Relocated to a Uniroyal office in Allen Park, Michigan in 1965. Now known as the Uniroyal Giant Tire.

References

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Notes

  1. ^ "Honor Architects For Empire State" New York Times, January 27, 1931, 23.
  2. ^ a b c "William F. Lamb, 68, Architect, Is Dead," New York Times, September 9, 1952, 31.
  3. ^ "Real Estate Notes," New York Times, November 10, 1956, 31..
  4. ^ "Notices" in Progressive Architecture 51, no. 1 (January, 1970): 194.
  5. ^ "News of the Realty Trade," New York Times, February 21, 1971, R1-R2.
  6. ^ Deirdre Carmody, "11 Floors May Be Added to the Empire State," New York Times, October 11, 1972, 1.
  7. ^ Martin Gottlieb, "Why a Taller Skycraper? Because It's Not There," New York Times, August 5, 1984, 6E.
  8. ^ "Notices" in Progressive Architecture 54, no. 1 (January, 1973): 88-89.
  9. ^ Robert W. Jones, "Paris Recollection [Letter to the editor]," New York Times, March 2, 1980, R5.
  10. ^ "Notices" in Progressive Architecture 55, no. 2 (February, 1974): 96.
  11. ^ "Harvey P. Clarkson, 64, Architect Who Served on Columbia Faculty," New York Times, February 27, 1978, D7.
  12. ^ "News of the Realty Trade," New York Times, March 21, 1971, R4.
  13. ^ "Announcements" in Architecture 56, no. 1 (July, 1927): 20.
  14. ^ "Hale Desk Co. Takes Space On East Side," New York Times, February 10, 1927, 40.
  15. ^ "Big Albany Deal," New York Times, February 18, 1927, 39.
  16. ^ Evamaria Hardin, Syracuse Landmarks: An AIA Guide to Downtown and Historic Neighborhoods (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1993)
  17. ^ "40 Story Skyscraper For Fifth Avenue," New York Times, January 25, 1928, 14.
  18. ^ Reynolds Building NRHP Registration Form (2014)
  19. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 336.
  20. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 271.
  21. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 266.
  22. ^ "$1,000,000 Y.M.C.A. For Seamen Ready" New York Times, November 1, 1931, 50.
  23. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 20.
  24. ^ "Two Skyscrapers Will Open This Week; RCA and John Street Buildings Ready" New York Times, April 30, 1933, RE1.
  25. ^ U. S. Post Office NRHP Registration Form (1980)
  26. ^ a b "Dormitory Plans Ordered" New York Times, January 10, 1934, 18.
  27. ^ "Building At Cape Cod" New York Times, May 27, 1934, RE5.
  28. ^ Pamela Scott and Antoinette J. Lee., Buildings of the District of Columbia (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 181-182.
  29. ^ "Plans Completed For Big Dormitory" New York Times, March 26, 1936, N8.
  30. ^ "New Dormitory To Be Erected At Connecticut" New York Times, February 14, 1937, N5.
  31. ^ "New York: Milliner Builds Multi-story Establishment," Architectural Record x, no. x (March 1938): 53-56.
  32. ^ "New Apartment Houses Being Built In Westchester" New York Times, January 24, 1937, RE1.
  33. ^ Eugene J. Johnson and Michael J. Lewis, Williams College: An Architectural Tour (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2019): 92-94.
  34. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 703.
  35. ^ a b c d e McDonald, Thomas Blake, "The Architecture of Connecticut College" (2010). Architectural Studies Honors Papers. 1. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/archstudhp/1
  36. ^ Bridgemen's Magazine 38, no. 5 (January 1939): 25.
  37. ^ "The Million Dollar Glass Center For The World's Fair" New York Times, June 27, 1938, 3.
  38. ^ "3 Plants Planned By Johns-Manville" New York Times, November 17, 1938, 18.
  39. ^ "SCAM.1398", mhc-macris.net, Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d.
  40. ^ Bridgemen's Magazine 38, no. 5 (January 1939): 26.
  41. ^ Bridgemen's Magazine 38, no. 5 (May 1938): 281.
  42. ^ Bridgemen's Magazine 40, no. 4 (April 1940): 214.
  43. ^ "First Public Housing In U.S. Financed With City Funds," New York Times, November 22, 1939, 23.
  44. ^ "$25,000,000 More Given For Bases," New York Times, December 4, 1940, 20.
  45. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 435.
  46. ^ "2024-Olin Hall"
  47. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 876.
  48. ^ Engineering News-Record 136, no. 4 (January 24 1946): 160.
  49. ^ "Best & Co. To Build New 5th Ave. Store," New York Times, December 22, 1944, 21.
  50. ^ Clifford F. Rassweiler, "The Johns-Manville Research Center Six Years Later," Architectural Record x, no. x (September 1955): 222-224.
  51. ^ "Insurance Tower Praised By Mayor," New York Times, October 5, 1948, 23.
  52. ^ "2037T-Thurston Hall"
  53. ^ Progressive Architecture 35, no. 7 (July, 1954): 102-105.
  54. ^ "Research Laboratories for Armstrong Cork" in Architectural Record 111, no. 6 (June, 1952): 170-175.
  55. ^ "Methodist Church Is Dedicated Here," New York Times, November 24, 1952, 20.
  56. ^ Progressive Architecture 37, no. 10 (October, 1956): 122-125.
  57. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 76.
  58. ^ Francis Morrone, An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn (Layton: Gibbs Smith, 2001)
  59. ^ Andrew S. Dolkart, Morningside Heights: A History of its Architecture and Development (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998)
  60. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 349.
  61. ^ "Park Ave. Tower Opened By Bank," New York Times, December 9, 1962, R1.
  62. ^ "New Western Electric Building Blends With Diverse Neighbors," New York Times, August 26, 1962, R1.
  63. ^ "Third Ave. To Get New Skyscraper," New York Times, February 17, 1961, 45.
  64. ^ "2070-Bard Hall"
  65. ^ "30 Floors Leased In A Record Dead," New York Times, August 21, 1963, L51.
  66. ^ "News Of Realty: Big Space Taken," New York Times, July 15, 1965, L46.
  67. ^ Engineering News-Record x, no. x (1968): 50.
  68. ^ Joseph P. Fried, "News Of Realty: Office Tower Set," New York Times, August 15, 1968, L61.
  69. ^ "West 30's Getting 5 Major Projects," New York Times, April 9, 1967, R1.
  70. ^ "Work Begun on Lower East Side For New Gouverneur Hospital," New York Times, April 30, 1964, L27.
  71. ^ William McKenzie Woodward and Edward F. Sanderson, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources, ed. David Chase (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986)
  72. ^ Engineering News-Record x, no. x (1974): 46.
  73. ^ "Buildings on the Way Up," Progressive Architecture 52, no. 4 (April 1971): 33.
  74. ^ Norval White, Elliot Willensky and Fran Leadon, AIA Guide to New York City (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010): 284.
  75. ^ Federal Building, New York, NY