William H. Harrison (January 2, 1897 – May 15, 1988) was an American architect known for his work in Whittier, California. Harrison was born in Richmond, Indiana. He married in 1922 and had two children. Harrison moved to California around 1927. He worked out of Whittier, California. He became a fellow at the American Institute of Architects in 1957. He graduated with an architectural degree form Cornell University, worked as a draftsman with Starrett and Van Vleck, Architects in New York City in 1921 and as a designer with Bass Knowlton in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1922 until 1925. He also worked with Robert Frost Daggett in Indianapolis before moving to Los Angeles and working with Allison and Allison, Architects in Los Angeles, and with Roland E. Coate, Sr. in 1929 and 1930 before establishing his own firm. Work A.H. Brannon House in La Habra, California Lou Henry Hoover Elementary School in Whittier (1938) Whittier City Hall #2 (1955) National Trust and Savings Building, Whittier H.J. Schott House in Los Angeles El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California (1955) Whittier Public Library, Main Branch (1959)

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Notable quotes

“The strongest of all governments is that which is most free.”
— Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in James Hall, A Memoir of the Public Services of William Henry Harrison, of Ohio (Philadelphia, PA: Key & Biddle, 1836).
“...there is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”
— Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison: Comprising a Brief Account of His Important Civil and Military Services (Philadelphia, PA: Grigg & Elliot, 1840)
“Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.”
— Last words to John Tyler. Quoted in Jebediah Whitman, "A Memorial to Our Dear Departed President" (New Ark, DE: Printed by the Author, 1841).

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William H. Harrison (January 2, 1897 – May 15, 1988) was an American architect known for his work in Whittier, California.

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William H. Harrison (January 2, 1897 – May 15, 1988) was an American architect known for his work in Whittier, California. Harrison was born in Richmond, Indiana. He married in 1922 and had two children. Harrison moved to California around 1927. He worked out of Whittier, California. He became a fellow at the American Institute of Architects in 1957. He graduated with an architectural degree form Cornell University, worked as a draftsman with Starrett and Van Vleck, Architects in New York City in 1921 and as a designer with Bass Knowlton in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1922 until 1925. He also worked with Robert Frost Daggett in Indianapolis before moving to Los Angeles and working with Allison and Allison, Architects in Los Angeles, and with Roland E. Coate, Sr. in 1929 and 1930 before establishing his own firm. Work A.H. Brannon House in La Habra, California Lou Henry Hoover Elementary School in Whittier (1938) Whittier City Hall #2 (1955) National Trust and Savings Building, Whittier H.J. Schott House in Los Angeles El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, California (1955) Whittier Public Library, Main Branch (1959)

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Notable quotes

“The strongest of all governments is that which is most free.”
— Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in James Hall, A Memoir of the Public Services of William Henry Harrison, of Ohio (Philadelphia, PA: Key & Biddle, 1836).
“...there is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”
— Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison: Comprising a Brief Account of His Important Civil and Military Services (Philadelphia, PA: Grigg & Elliot, 1840)
“Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.”
— Last words to John Tyler. Quoted in Jebediah Whitman, "A Memorial to Our Dear Departed President" (New Ark, DE: Printed by the Author, 1841).

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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