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George Archer | |
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| Born | March 1848 Churchville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 1920 (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting place | Churchville Presbyterian Church cemetery |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Father | Thomas Archer |
| Relatives | R. Harris Archer (brother) |
George Archer (March 1848 – January 6, 1920) was an American architect from Maryland.[1][2] He designed several churches, banks, and other buildings in Maryland.
Early life
[edit]George Archer was born in March 1848 at Allendale in Churchville, Maryland, to Thomas Archer. He attended public and private schools and graduated from Princeton University in 1870.[3][4] He graduated Princeton with his friend Stevenson A. Williams.[4]
Career
[edit]After graduation, Archer moved to Baltimore.[3] He worked as an architect in Harford County and Baltimore.[4] He was chief consulting architect at Johns Hopkins University.[5] Around 1905, he formed the firm Archer and Allen.[4]
Works
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- Harford National Bank at Bel Air, Maryland[4]
- Second Bank, Harford County, Maryland[4]
- Walters Bath No. 2 on the 900 block of Washington Boulevard, in the southwest area of Baltimore, Maryland in the Pigtown / Washington Village neighborhood.
- Two private homes in Sudbrook Park, Maryland on the west side of suburban Baltimore County.[2][6]
- Buildings at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, on North Charles Street, (later renamed the Notre Dame of Maryland University)[2]
- Graham-Hughes House, his 1888 landmark residence on the southwest corner of North Charles and West Madison Streets, facing Washington Place and the famous Washington Monument in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood of central Baltimore, Maryland.
Personal life
[edit]Archer did not marry. His brother was R. Harris Archer.[3]
Archer died on January 6, 1920, following an operation for diabetes at Union Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore. He was buried at Churchville Presbyterian Church cemetery.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "George Archer (1848-1920)". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 "George Archer 1848-1920". Baltimore Architecture. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "George Archer". The Baltimore Sun. 1920-01-08. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "George Archer". The Aegis. 1920-01-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "George Archer". The Baltimore Sun. 1920-01-08. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-08-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marciano, Marie (2011-11-02). "Dream home: Sudbrook Park Victorian is a home for the holidays – and beyond". Baltimore. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
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