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for Frederic Charles Hirons
1882 - 1942
Frederick Hirons came to the United States in his youth. He graduated from MIT in 1903 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in the atelier of Laloux (1904-1909). Upon his return to the United States he opened an office in New York City and later was a partner in the firm Denison and Hirons. In 1910 he married Edna Post. He was a founder of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York City and was professor of architecture at Columbia University 1922-26.
His important works include the George Rogers Clark Memorial in Vincennes, Indiana; the War Memorial Auditorium in Worcester, Mass.; the Rockland County Court House, New York, and the Beaux Arts Institute of Design on 44th Street.
His important works include the George Rogers Clark Memorial in Vincennes, Indiana; the War Memorial Auditorium in Worcester, Mass.; the Rockland County Court House, New York, and the Beaux Arts Institute of Design on 44th Street.
