Henry Hornbostel was an American architect and educator.
10 Facts About Henry Hornbostel
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The son of Edward Henry Hornbostel, a stockbroker, and Johanna Cassebeer, Henry Hornbostel was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
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Henry Hornbostel trained in architecture at Columbia University and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
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Henry Hornbostel first earned distinction for his work with the Board of Estimate and Apportionment in New York City, assisting engineers in the design of bridges.
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Henry Hornbostel convinced Andrew Carnegie, his patron, to hire him as a professor in a new school of design at the university, allowing him the time and latitude to perfect his design over decades.
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Henry Hornbostel was active in the Pittsburgh area, and influenced many buildings there in the early 20th century.
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Henry Hornbostel helped to establish Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture that same year.
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Henry Hornbostel designed many of the original buildings of Emory University in Atlanta.
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Henry Hornbostel is noted for his work on the Queensboro Bridge, and the Hell Gate Bridge done jointly with Gustav Lindenthal.
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In 1917, Henry Hornbostel co-authored an urban planning proposal for the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, titled Johnstown: A City Practicable.