Name Henry Hornbostel Role Architect | Died 1961 | |
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Structures Queensboro Bridge, Rodef Shalom Temple, Williamsburg Bridge, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, Grant Building |
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Henry Hornbostel (1867–1961) was an American architect.

He designed more than 225 buildings, bridges, and monuments in the United States; currently 22 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated in 1891 from Columbia University and also studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. He was a partner, over his career, in the New York firms of Howell, Stokes & Hornbostel; Wood, Palmer & Hornbostel; Palmer & Hornbostel; and Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones. He also practiced independently from a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office.

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