Louis A. Simon

Louis A. Simon
Supervising Architect of the United States
In office
1934–1939
Preceded byJames A. Wetmore
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1867-05-01)May 1, 1867
Baltimore
DiedMay 11, 1958(1958-05-11) (aged 91)
Washington, D.C.
ProfessionArchitect
The Internal Revenue Service Building in Washington, D.C., designed under Simon's supervision and completed in 1931.
The United States Post Office in Lancaster, New York, completed in 1938, is an example of a standard plan.
The former United States Post Office in Mullins, South Carolina, completed in 1939, is an example of the same standard plan in a different style.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, designed by Simon with consulting architect Toombs and completed in 1941.

Louis A. Simon FAIA (1867–1958) was an American architect. He spent almost his entire career with the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury. He served as the last supervising architect from 1934 to 1939 and thereafter of the Public Buildings Branch of the Federal Works Agency until 1941. He was also principal architect for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.


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