American architect
Rudolph A. Herold (1870-April 24, 1926)[1][2] was an architect based in Sacramento, California.
Career
"The architect for the building, Rudolph Herold, was a prominent Sacramento region designer
who completed an impressive number of works in Northern California prior to his death at age 56.
Herold was responsible for the design of the Sacramento City Hall, Forum Building and Capitol National
Bank Building, as well as a number of other prominent local landmarks. Herold's years of
architectural study in Europe, particularly Vienna, during the early part of the 20th century, appear
to be responsible for his bold combinations of past and very new motifs into architectural interpretations uniquely his own [Architect & Engineer]"
"The building's architect, Rudolph Herold, was born in San Francisco in 1870. At the age of
18, he took a job with McDougall & Sons, a building firm that evolved into an architectural firm.
After several years with McDougall, Herold set out on his own as an independent architect and
taught architecture at the Lincoln Evening School. Soon after, Herold went to Europe for a three
year stay to study architecture [Architect & Engineer]."
"After his return, Herold moved to Sacramento in 1901 and he soon gained a reputation for
his work on public buildings. Herold was a master of many styles of architecture, but was particularly
adept with the use of terra cotta ornamentation. Over the years, Herold produced many memorable
public and private structures, such as: Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento County Court House,
Sacramento County Jail, Sacramento County Hospital, Tehama County Jail, Capital National Bank,
Masonic Temple, Forum Building, Gormley Building, Del Paso Country Club, Mercy Hospital,
Weimar Sanitarium in Colfax, Providence Hospital and Nurses Home in Oakland,
and the Majestic Theater in Sacramento. Herold also designed many educational institutions, such
as: Lincoln School, Marshall School, St. Francis School and Priory, Holy Rosary Academy in
Woodland, Auburn High School, and Sutler Jr. High. Residences for prominent Sacramento families
included Didion, McClatchy. Diepenbrock, Margen, Keyes, and Senator Bills. In addition, he designed two homes, in his home town of Lincoln, for the Jansen family.
[Source: Architect & Engineer. Sacramento Bee.] For his era, Rudolph Herold was recognized as
one of the leading architects in Sacramento [Architect & Engineer]."
"Its designer, Rudolph Herold, was an innovative
master architect who skillfully commanded and combined a range of stylistic vocabulary and
design philosophies to create his own unique and highly aesthetic architectural statement."
"Architect & Engineer: Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 60, 79, 88; Vol. 38, No. 2, p.85; Vol. 44, No. 2, pp 54-61;
Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 49; Vol. 61, No. 1, p. 65; Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 46, 48-65; Vol. 85, No. 2, p. 85."
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Works include:
After Rudolph's death his brother continued the firm, renamed P. J. Herold and Company.[5]
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