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Charles M. Nes Jr.
Charles M. Nes Jr. (1906–1989) was an American architect in practice in Baltimore from 1936 to 1988. He was president of the American Institute of Architects for the year 1966–67. Life and career Charles Motier Nes Jr. was born October 19, 1906, in York, Pennsylvania, to Charles Motier Nes and Ethel (Billmeyer) Nes. He was educated in the York public schools and Princeton University, earning a Bachelor of Arts, BA in 1928 and an MArch in 1930. After graduation he joined Palmer & Lamdin, the Baltimore architecture firm of Edward L. Palmer Jr. and William D. Lamdin, and was made a junior partner in 1936. Nes worked with Palmer & Lamdin until the outbreak of World War II, enlisting in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. He served until 1945, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Croix de Guerre. As Nes returned to Baltimore, William D. Lamdin died. Palmer then formed a new partnership with Nes and two other senior employees, L. McLane Fisher and Carroll R. Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, Pennsylvania
York ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The population within York's city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, a 7.0% increase from the 2000 census count of 40,862. When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden, West Manchester, and Springettsbury townships, the population of Greater York was 108,386. York is the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania. History 18th century York, also known as Yorktown in the mid 18th to early 19th centuries, was founded in 1741 by settlers from the Philadelphia region and named for the English city of the same name. By 1777, most of the area residents were of either German or Scots-Irish descent. York was incorporated as a borough on September 24, 1787, and as a city on January 11, 1887. York served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
