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Howard Major


Born
in New York City, The United States
November 21, 1883


Howard Brougham Major studied at the New York Atelier of Beaux-Arts and served as the chief draftsman for architect Charles Alonzo Rich. He opened his own firm on Fifth Avenue in 1920, and later moved to Palm Beach, Florida – where he wrote this work at the height of his career. During this time, he also designed Major Alley, a row of Bermuda-style houses, on Peruvian Avenue -- and while he has been associated with the Palm Beach Mediterranean Revival style, he preferred Georgian style which he had admired in the British West Indies. Numerous examples of Major's works are now protected by the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission including the first Palm Beach house to be landmarked, the Vicarage on Lake Trail built in 1897, which Ma ...more

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