Sidney Herbert Hare (June 27, 1888 - April 18, 1960), better known as S. Herbert Hare, was an American

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manageme ...

and

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. Hare was the seventeenth president of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Early life

Sidney Herbert Hare was born on June 27, 1888, in

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, to Mathilda Amelia (née Korfhage) and Sid J. Hare, a landscape architect. Hare attended Manual High School in

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...

and then

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for

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from 1908 to 1910, where he studied under the noted

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, but never completed the degree.

Career

In 1906, Hare worked with his father briefly before attending college. In 1910, Hare and his father began their own architecture firm, Hare & Hare. After his father's death in 1938, Hare continued to run the business. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, Hare was an

for the U.S. Army at

Camp Funston Camp Funston is a U.S. Army training camp located on Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865–1917). It is one of sixteen such camps established at the outbreak of World War ...

and for the

United States Housing Corporation The United States Housing Corporation (USHC) was a federal agency that existed during World War I. Its purpose was to provide housing for wartime production workers near arsenals and shipyards. Context With a massive wartime shipbuilding p ...

. In 1913, Hare registered as a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and became a fellow in 1919. From 1941 to 1945, Hare served as the society's president. He also served as director of the

American Institute of Planners The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States. APA was formed in 1978, when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Pla ...

and vice president of the

American Planning and Civic Association The American Planning and Civic Association (APCA) was an American organization for improving living conditions in the United States, with an emphasis on improving the physical and structural growth of communities. Its purpose was briefly state ...

Personal life

Hare died on April 18, 1960, at his home in Kansas City.

References

External links

Cultural Landscape Foundation profile
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