Harold Horatio Ginnold | |
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 Portrait of Harold Ginnold c. 1907 | |
| Born | (1886-04-29)April 29, 1886 |
| Died | June 14, 1959(1959-06-14) (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Richard Ginnold |
Harold Horatio GinnoldNote 1 (April 29, 1886Note 2 – June 14, 1959) was an American architect active from the 1910s to 1940s, primarily in thePacific Northwest. He designedCarnegie Libraries, courthouses, schools, and other buildings. Many of his projects are now listed on theNational Register of Historic Places, as well as theWashington State Heritage Register.
Harold Ginnold was born inJefferson County, Colorado, and moved with his family to California shortly thereafter.[1] He arrived inSeattle in 1902,[2] and in 1907, he married Hypatia Dermul ofPort Angeles.[3]
On arriving in Seattle, Harold Ginnold found employment with architects James Schack, Harlan Thomas, and as a partner at C. Lewis Wilson & Company. During this period, he worked on many large projects, including on county courthouses and Carnegie libraries, several of which became listed historic properties. He entered private practice in 1914, which he maintained until 1933.[2] While in private practice, he designed several buildings in and aroundPort Angeles, Washington[2][4] including the Lincoln School,[5] it's 1922 expansion,[4] and schools inForks,Beaver,Blyn[6] andJoyce.[7]
He left private practice in 1933, and became the in-house architect for the Construction Quartermasters office at Fort Lewis, nowJoint Base Lewis-McChord.[2] He also worked with theCivilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.[4] In 1946, he moved toSan Francisco, California to serve as theVeterans Administration's chief of construction services for their San Francisco office.[2]
Harold Ginnold died inSan Mateo County, California in 1956.[2]
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| Year | Building | Location | Notes | Image |
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| 1911 | Pacific County Courthouse | South Bend | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As partner at C. Lewis Wilson and Company[2] | .jpg) |
| 1911 | Pasco Carnegie Library | Pasco | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As partner at C. Lewis Wilson and Company[4] |  |
| 1913 | Franklin County Courthouse | Pasco | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As partner at C. Lewis Wilson and Company[2] |  |
| 1913 | Port Townsend Carnegie Library | Port Townsend | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As partner at C. Lewis Wilson and Company[2] |  |
| 1914 | Kuppler Building | Port Angeles | Possibly the first building Ginnold designed while in private practice.[4] |  |
| 1916 | Beaver School | Clallam County | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |  |
| 1916 | Lincoln School | Port Angeles | Ginnold was the architect for both the 1916 construction and 1922 expansion of the school. | .jpg) |
| 1919 | Port Angeles Carnegie Library | Port Angeles | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property. |  |
^Note 1 : Some sources record Ginnold's last name as "Grinnold", occasionally using both spellings in the same source. Some sources also record his first name as "Haral."
^Note 2 : While both Houser[4] and Ochsner[2] record Ginnold's date of birth as April 29, 1886, the Pacific Coast Architectural Database reports ambiguity as to his date of birth in the primary source documents.[1]