Harold H. Ginnold
Harold Horatio Ginnold | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Harold Ginnold c. 1907 | |
| Born | April 29, 1886 |
| Died | June 14, 1959 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Hypatia Dermul (m. 1907) |
| 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 the Pacific Northwest. He designed Carnegie Libraries, courthouses, schools, and other buildings. Many of his projects are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the Washington State Heritage Register.
Life and career
Harold Ginnold was born in Jefferson County, Colorado, and moved with his family to California shortly thereafter.[1] He arrived in Seattle in 1902,[2] and in 1907, he married Hypatia Dermul of Port 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 around Port Angeles, Washington[2][4] including the Lincoln School,[5] it's 1922 expansion,[4] and schools in Forks, Beaver, Blyn[6] and Joyce.[7]
He left private practice in 1933, and became the in-house architect for the Construction Quartermasters office at Fort Lewis, now Joint Base Lewis-McChord.[2] He also worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.[4] In 1946, he moved to San Francisco, California to serve as the Veterans Administration's chief of construction services for their San Francisco office.[2]
Harold Ginnold died in San Mateo County, California in 1956.[2]
Buildings
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| Year | Building | Location | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |  |
Notes
^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]
Additional resources
- Many of Harold Ginnold's projects were documented in Pacific Builder and Engineer; the Seattle Public Library maintains scans of some editions here.
- The University of Washington library system maintains architectural drawings of several of Harold Ginnold's projects, some are available here.
References
- 1 2 "Harold Horatio Ginnold (Architect)". University of Washington, Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Archived from the original on May 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (September 2019). "Appendix 3: Additional Significant Seattle Architects". Shaping Seattle Architecture, A Historical Guide to the Architects, Second Edition. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295746449.
- ↑ "Beautiful Wedding". Port Angeles, Washington: The Olympic-Tribune. September 20, 1907. p. 8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Houser, Michael (December 2018). "Harold H. Ginnold". Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on May 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Lincoln Heights School Building Opened Monday". Port Angeles, Washington: Port Angeles Olympic-Leader. January 9, 1917. p. 3.
- ↑ "Architect Ginnold's School Plans Accepted". Port Angeles, Washington: Peninsula Daily News. June 19, 1916. p. 2.
- ↑ "Consolidated Schools Get New Building". Port Angeles, Washington: Peninsula Daily News. September 20, 1921. p. 1.