George Edward Harney (1840–1924) was a late 19th-century American

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based in

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Biography

George Edward Harney was born in

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in 1840. He received his early training in the office of local engineer

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. In 1863, he relocated to

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, with an office in Newburgh, just upriver. He moved to New York City in 1873 and partnered with William I. Paulding, their firm Harney & Paulding, only lasting for that year. Soon after Harney took his

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William S. Purdy as a partner in the firm Harney & Purdy. They remained associated until at least 1910. Harney died in New York City on November 12, 1924.

Selected architectural works

1863–73

Cold Spring Cemetery Gatehouse The Cold Spring Cemetery Gatehouse is located along Peekshill Road in Nelsonville, New York, United States. It is a cut granite Gothic Revival cottage built in 1863, one of the earliest uses of that style in the Hudson Highlands. It is used as a h ...

, Nelsonville, NY (1863) *

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House, "

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," Cold Spring, NY (1865) *Remodeling of 8 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY (1866–67) *

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and extension,

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, Newburgh, NY (1867–68) * Episcopal Church of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands, Cold Spring, NY (1867–68)Elbert Floyd-Jones, St. Mary’s Church in the Highlands, Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, New York: A History (Poughkeepsie, NY: Frank B. Howard, 1920) *George W. Leonard Stable, Grand Street, Newburgh, NY (1868) *St. Paul's Episcopal Church,

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(1868–69) *United Methodist Church of Wappingers Falls, Wappingers Falls, NY (1868–70) *Unitarian Church of Our Father, Newburgh, NY (1869–70) *Laura A. Fellows House, "Overdell," Balmville, NY (1869–70, demolished) * St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Rectory,

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(1870) *Remodeling and outbuildings, Harriet Musgrave House, New Windsor, NY (1871) *John B. J. Fenton House, Balmville, NY (1871, demolished) *Christ Episcopal Church, Brentwood,

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(1871) * Chapel, St. Peter's Episcopal Church,

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(1871–72) *St. Mary's Parish House, Cold Spring, NY (1872–74)

1873–1908

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Store, 670 Broadway,

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(1873–74) * Frederic W. Stevens House, 2 W. 57th St., New York, NY (1875–76, demolished) * Reformed Episcopal Church of the Corner Stone, Newburgh, NY (1875–76) *Children's Chime Tower, Stockbridge, MA (1878) * Stevens Building, 18 Wall St., New York, NY (1879, demolished) * Barthold Schlesinger House, "Southwood," 278 Warren St., Brookline, MA (1880–82) * Frederick Senff House, "Mountain View," New Windsor, NY (1881) * Luther Kountze House, "Delbarton," Morristown, NJ (1883) * Commercial Union Assurance Co. Building, 46 Pine St., New York, NY (1883, demolished) * Eagle Insurance Company Building, 71 Wall St., New York, NY (1884, demolished) * John H. Ballantine House, 49 Washington St., Newark, NJ (1885) * George Bruce Memorial Library, 226 W. 42nd St., New York, NY (1887, demolished) *

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, 6. W. Main St., Washingtonville, NY (1887) * George E. Dodge House, 27 W. 57th St., New York, NY (1888, demolished) *

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, 136 Clinton Point Dr., Plattsburgh, NY (1888–90, burned 1910) * Washington A. Roebling House, 191 W. State St.,

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(1889-1892, demolished 1946) * M. R. Townsend Houses, 3-5 E. 10th St., New York, NY (1890) * The Arches, 341 Gin Ln.,

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(1890, demolished) * Mercantile Library Building, 13 Astor Pl., New York, NY (1890–91) * Delaware and Hudson Railroad Depot, 37 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, PA (1893–99, demolished) * Henry M. Day House, "Meadow Beach," 48 Gin Ln., Southampton, NY (1893, altered) * Helena Flint House, 85 Larchmont Ave.,

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(1894) * God's Providence House, 330 Broome St., New York, NY (1894) * Lincoln Safety Deposit Co. Warehouses, 60 E. 42nd St., New York, NY (1894, demolished) * George E. Dodge House, 154 E. Lake Rd.,

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(1898, demolished) * Lincoln Hospital and Home, 350 Concord Ave.,

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(1898, demolished) * Robert Olyphant House, 16 E. 52nd St., New York, NY (1900, demolished) *D&H Railroad Depot,

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(1900, demolished) *Toucey Memorial Parish House, St. Philip's Church,

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(1900) *Commercial Union Assurance Co. Annex, 60 William St., New York, NY (1903, demolished) * Fort William Henry Hotel (Addition), 48 Canada St., Lake George, NY (1908, burned 1909)''Engineering News'' February 20, 1908: 55.

Gallery

File:Plumbush.jpg, Robert Parker Parrott House, "Plumbush" (1865) File:8 Chesnut St 2021 Cold Spring NY.jpg, 8 Chestnut Street (1866–67) File:St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wallingford CT.jpg, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1868–69) File:Overdell Balmville NY.jpg, Laura A. Fellows House, "Overdell" (1869) File:John B. J. Fenton House ca. 1890.jpg, John B. J. Fenton House (1871) File:Frederick W. Stevens House.jpg, Frederic W. Stevens House (1875–76) File:Children's Chime Tower - Stockbridge, Massachusetts - DSC05839.jpg, Children's Chime Tower (1878) File:Stevens Building 18 Wall Street.jpg, Stevens Building (1879) File:Delbartonkountzemansion.jpg, Luther Kountze House, "Delbarton" (1883) File:Moffat Library after reopening in 2017, Washingtonville, NY.jpg, Moffat Library (1887) File:NYFCL George Bruce Branch.jpg, George Bruce Memorial Library (1886) File:Hotel Champlain (close), Lake Champlain, N. Y (NYPL b12647398-67845).tiff, Hotel Champlain (1888–1890) File:(King1893NYC) pg334 MERCANTILE LIBRARY, STOR PLACE, 8TH STREET AND LAFAYETTE PLACE.jpg, Mercantile Library Building (1890–91) File:GeorgeEDodgeHouse TuxedoNY Harney&Purdy.jpg, George E. Dodge House (1898) File:St Philip's Church of the Highlands.jpg, Toucey Memorial Parish House (1900)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harney, George Edward 1840 births 1924 deaths 19th-century American architects 20th-century American architects Architects from Lynn, Massachusetts Architects from New York (state) Architects from New York City