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Former American architectural firm
Rich's department store (1924) (east side, taken from northeast
Hentz, 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]
[2]
Several of their works are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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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-listed
Jacob'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-listed
Reid 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-listed
Swan 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-listed
Columbus:
Robert E. Dismukes Sr. , 1617 Summit Dr. (Hentz,Reid & Adler), NRHP-listed
Griffin :
St. George's Episcopal Church , 132 N. Tenth St. (Hentz, Reid, and Adler), NRHP-listed
Macon :
Massee Apartments (1924), 347 College St.
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Villa Albicini , 150 Tucker Rd. (Hentz,Reid & Adler), NRHP-listed
Outside Georgia
References
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a
b
"Hentz, Reid & Adler Architectural Drawings Collection: Biographical/Historical Note" .
^ Robert M. Craig (2002).
"Neel Reid (1885-1926)" .
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"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . July 9, 2010.
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"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 .
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"Reid House Condominiums", emporis.com
^ "New $400,000 apartment building", Atlanta Constitution , September 17, 1922]
^
"Massee Apartments", emporis.com