Edward Durell Stone

Architect

Birthday May 9, 1902

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Arkansas

DEATH DATE Aug 6, 1978 (76)

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About

Architect who designed Radio City Music Hall in New York City. His Richard H. Mandel House was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Before Fame

He studied architecture at the University of Arkansas, Boston Architectural College, Harvard University, and MIT.

Trivia

He designed the main lobby and grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.

Family Life

His parents owned a dry-goods store in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he was born. His older brother, James Hicks Stone, had an architectural practice in Boston and hired his younger brother. He married Orlean Vandiver in 1930.

Associated With

He was acquainted with architect Walter Gropius.