Harold B. Foss (1910–1988) was an American architect from Juneau, Alaska.
Harold Byron Foss was born November 17, 1910, in Montesano, Washington.American Architects Directory. 1962. He was educated at the University of Washington, graduating in 1935. That year he went to Juneau, where he formed the H. B. Foss Company."Guide to the University of Washington Department of Architecture Student Drawings". http://digital.lib.washington.edu/. n.d. Web. MacKay Malcolm and Bjarne Carl Olsen were later added as partners, in 1945 and 1950. Malcolm died in 1951, but his name remained until 1956, when the firm was reduced to Foss & Olsen."MacKay Malcolm (1885-1951)". http://public.aia.org/. n.d. Web. This period was brief, and Edward Elmer Sands was added later that same year. Foss, Olsen & Sands was succeeded by Olsen & Sands when Foss moved to Palo Alto, California in 1958. He died there in 1988."Harold Byron Foss (1910-1988)" . http://public.aia.org/. n.d. Web.
Foss was known throughout Alaska primarily as an architect of public buildings, of which he designed many.
Works H. B. Foss Company, 1935-1945 1939 - Stanley Grummet House, 603 W 10th St, Juneau, AlaskaReport of the Casey-Shattuck Neighborhood: Historic Building Survey . Dec. 2004. 1939 - Walter Sharpe House, 603 W 11th St, Juneau, Alaska 1939 - Clifford Swap House, 610 W 11th St, Juneau, Alaska 1940 - Eielson Memorial Building, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AlaskaHoagland, Alison K. Buildings of Alaska. 1993. Begun in 1930 by N. Lester Troast, an architect from Sitka.Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner 28 July 1930: 8. 1940 - James Larsen House, 712 W 11th St, Juneau, Alaska 1940 - Carl Weidman House, 622 W 11th St, Juneau, Alaska 1941 - James Orme House, 924 D St, Juneau, Alaska 1945 - Evelyn I. Butler House, 908 B St, Juneau, Alaska 1945 - Rebuilding of Hoonah, AlaskaEngineering News-Record 1945: 91. Much of the city was burned in 1944.
Foss & Malcolm, 1945-1950 1945 - James Larsen House, 416 W 9th St, Juneau, Alaska 1946 - Walter Stutte House, 610 W 9th St, Juneau, Alaska 1947 - Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, 222 Tongass Dr, Sitka, AlaskaAlaska Life 1947: 15. 1947 - Petersburg Municipal Building, 12 S Nordic Dr, Petersburg, AlaskaAmerican City Dec. 1947: 94. 1948 - Rae C. Stedman Memorial School, Dolphin St, Petersburg, AlaskaAmerican School Board Journal 1948: 46. 1948 - Terminal, Juneau International Airport, Juneau, Alaska"Juneau Airport Terminal Renovation" . http://www.jensenyorbalott.com/. n.d. Web.Western City Magazine 1956: 40. Altered. 1949 - Anchorage Tuberculosis Hospital, E 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AlaskaDaily Capital Journal 26 July 1948. Demolished. 1949 - U. S. Bureau of Mines Experiment Station, 100 Savikko Rd, Juneau Island, Douglas, AlaskaRedding, Donna. "Environmental Assessment". 17 July 2007. Web. 1950 - Juneau City Hall, 155 S Seward St, Juneau, AlaskaEngineering News-Record 1950: 295. 1950 - Juneau Memorial Library, 114 W 4th St, Juneau, Alaska
Foss, Malcolm & Olsen, 1950-1956 1950 - Cathedral Arms, 237 Lincoln St, Sitka, AlaskaDaily Sitka (AK) Sentinel 6 Jan. 1950: 1. 1952 - Alaska State Office Building, 350 Main St, Juneau, Alaska 1952 - Brooks Memorial Mines Building, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska 1952 - Mendenhall Apartments, 326 4th St, Juneau, Alaska 1953 - Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska 1953 - Chena Building, 510 2nd Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska"Chena Bldg. Adds to City's Modern Touch". Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner 19 Nov. 1953. 40. 1953 - Andrew Nerland Hall, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AlaskaFairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner 25 July 1958: 8. 1954 - Chapel by the Lake, 11024 Auke Lake Way, Auke Bay, Alaska With Linn A. Forrest. 1954 - Hodge Building, Whittier, AlaskaThe Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. 1973. 1954 - Petersburg Hospital, 103 Fram St, Petersburg, AlaskaEngineering News Record 1950: 295."History of Petersburg Medical Center". http://www.pmcak.org/. n.d. 1954 - St. Ann's Hospital, 415 6th St, Juneau, AlaskaEngineering News-Record 1954: 142. 1955 - Constitution Hall, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska 1955 - Sitka Community Hospital, Moller Ave, Sitka, Alaska"Our Hospital" . http://www.sitkahospital.org/. n.d.
Foss & Olsen, 1956 1956 - Parish House for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 325 Gold St, Juneau, AlaskaHoly Trinity Church NRP Nomination. 1978.
Foss, Olsen & Sands, 1956-1958 1956 - Bethel Armory, 470 4th Ave, Bethel, AlaskaEngineering News-Record 13 Dec. 1956: 70. New York. 1956 - John E. McIntosh Hall, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska 1957 - U. S. Post Office, 113 Front St, Nome, Alaska 1958 - Morton Stevens Hall, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
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