Edwin Lewis Snyder
American architect
Died when: 81 years 269 days (980 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Edwin Lewis Snyder (July 2, 1887 – March 28, 1969) was an architect and pioneer in the use of Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture, building homes in Northern California for decades from the early to mid-twentieth century.
The Snyder-designed Berkeley Community YWCA, built in 1930, is on the city's historical register; the Roy O.Long Co.Building, built in 1927, is on the California Historical Resources Inventory.Along with Frederick L.
Confer (designer of the Tao House), Snyder designed several “western colonial” homes during the depression.In 1851, Snyder designed the 7,700-square-foot (720 m2) Alpha Delta Pi sorority house in Berkeley, excluding architect’s fees, the English cottage style structure was made for $27,500 (equivalent to $287,093 in 2021).
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