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Albert Held

Albert Held

American architect

Albert Held (March 25, 1866 – 1924)[2][3] was an American architect. He was born in New Ulm, Minnesota[4] on March 25, 1866, and studied for two years at the University of Minnesota. He first worked as a draftsman[3]

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Held moved to Spokane, Washington after the fire of 1889 because of the work necessary to rebuild the city. He was the first architect in the American Institute of Architects from Spokane/Eastern Washington. He died in 1924 after a long illness.[3][4]

The Breslin
The Knickerbocker

He designed a number of buildings in Spokane, Washington that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5][6]

Works include (with attribution):

References

  1. [1]
    Harper, Franklin, ed. (1913). Who's Who on the Pacific Coast. Harper Publishing Company. p. 263.
  2. [2]
    "PCAD - the Pacific Coast Architecture Database - Home".
  3. [3]
    "Albert Held". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Albert Held Is Taken By Death". The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 29, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. [6]
    Nancy Gale Compau and Leonard T. Garfield (July 20, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Apartment Buildings by Albert Held Thematic Group".
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