Former American architectural firm
Rich's department store (1924) (east side, taken from northeastHentz, Reid & Adler was an architectural firm that did work in the U.S. state of Georgia. The firm is "known in the Southeast for their Beaux-Arts style and as the founding fathers of the Georgia school of classicism."[1]
The partnership Hentz & Reid included Hal Fitzgerald Hentz (1883-1972) and Joseph Neel Reid (1885-1926). Rudolph S. Adler became a partner in 1913. In 1927, after Reid’s death in 1926, Philip T. Shutze became partner in 1927 and the firm became known as Hentz, Adler & Shutze .[1]
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Several of their works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[3]
Works
Atlanta 140 Peachtree Street NE (1911, lower three floors remain), Downtown , currently the downtown offices of the Atlanta Historical Society[4] J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building (listed under a previous name, "Citizen's and Southern Bank Building"), a.k.a. the "Empire Building", 35 Broad St. (Hentz,Adler & Shutze), NRHP-listedJacob's drugstore, 886 (now 810) N. Highland Ave. NE, Virginia-Highland [5] Paramount Theater (orig. Howard Theater), Peachtree St., between Ellis and Houston (demolished 1960)[6] Peachtree Southern Railway Station , 1688 Peachtree St., NW, Brookwood (Hentz, Reid & Adler), NRHP-listedReid House Condominiums (1924), 1325 Peachtree St. NE, Midtown [7] Rich's department store flagship (1924), Broad St., South Downtown [8] Henry B. Tompkins House , built 1922, 125 W. Wesley Rd., NW., Atlanta (Hentz,Reid & Adler), NRHP-listedSwan House , home of Edward and Emily Inman, built in 1924. Now part of Atlanta History Center , NRHP-listed
Rest of Georgia Athens : Harold Hirsch Hall, University of Georgia School of Law (Hentz, Adler & Shutze)Cedartown : Hawkes Children's Library , N. College St. (Hentz,Reid & Adler), NRHP-listedColumbus: Robert E. Dismukes Sr., 1617 Summit Dr. (Hentz,Reid & Adler), NRHP-listedGriffin : St. George's Episcopal Church , 132 N. Tenth St. (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listedMacon :Massee Apartments (1924), 347 College St.[9] Villa Albicini , 150 Tucker Rd. (Hentz,Reid & Adler), NRHP-listed
Outside Georgia
References ^ a b "Hentz, Reid & Adler Architectural Drawings Collection: Biographical/Historical Note". ^ Robert M. Craig (2002). "Neel Reid (1885-1926)". ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . July 9, 2010. ^ "140 Peachtree Street", emporis.com ^ Advertisement in Atlanta Constitution , April 3, 1921, p.5 ^ ""VIS 71.252.04 Paramount Theater", Atlanta History Center". Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-01-24 . ^ "Reid House Condominiums", emporis.com ^ "New $400,000 apartment building", Atlanta Constitution , September 17, 1922] ^ "Massee Apartments", emporis.com