Albert L. Harris

Albert L. Harris (born 1869) was an architect of Washington, D.C., including serving as its Municipal Architect.He was British born.

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

He made a number of plans for the Municipal Center for Washington.The District of Columbia Municipal Center was eventually built, with attribution partly to the office of the municipal architect, but with credit diffused. (per Wikipedia article, citing the NRHP nomination for it)

Works include:

• Corcoran Hall and Stockton Hall on University Yard at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
• Bird house and other buildings of the Washington Zoo
• Army and Navy Club (1911)*
• Chain Bridge Road School, 2820 Chain Bridge Rd., Washington, DC, NRHP-listed
• Engine Company 16-Truck Company 3, 1018 13th St., N.W., Washington, DC, NRHP-listed
• Engine Company 29 (1925), 4811 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Washington, DC, NRHP-listed

According to the DC Office of Planning, the design of Engine Company 29 "is among the most successful of Municipal Architect Albert Harris."

• Engine Company 31 (1931), 4930 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
• Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium, 5201 Glenn Dale Rd., Glenn Dale, MD, NRHP-listed
• Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle St, NW Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
• Woodrow Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St, NW, Washington, D.C., NRHP-listed
• One or more works in D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District, Lorton, VA, NRHP-listed