Donald P. Ryder
Donald P. Ryder | |
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Donald Porter Ryder at University of Illinois (1951) | |
| Born | Donald Porter Ryder August 28, 1926 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 2021 (aged 94) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Illinois |
| Occupations | Architect, educator |
| Known for | Commemorative public architecture |
| Spouse | Shauneille Gantt Perry |
| Children | 3 |
Donald Porter Ryder, FAIA, NOMA (August 28, 1926 – February 17, 2021) was an American architect and educator. He designed many buildings as the co-founder of Bond Ryder & Associates with J. Max Bond Jr., and was a professor emeritus at the City College of New York where he taught from 1972 to 2001.[1][2]
Life and career
Donald Porter Ryder was born on August 28, 1926 in Springfield, Ohio,[3] as the second of three children of (Emma) Marie (née Belsinger) and Earl Ryder. His was apparently named Donald after his father's first cousin Donald H. Ryder (1893-1916)[4] and Porter from his paternal grandmother's maiden name.[5] His father was a chemist and his mother a homemaker. While still an infant, the family moved to Dayton, Ohio. His mother died when Donald was only eight years old.[1][6][7]
Ryder's paternal great-grandparents James and Susan (née Hardiman) Ryder were free persons of color and listed by name in the 1860 U.S. Census in Gibson County, Indiana.[8]
He graduated with a BA degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1951.[3][9]
Ryder's principal works include, the Towers on the Park apartments on Frederick Douglass Circle (1990) in Manhattan, Battery Pointe and The Soundings Apartments on Rector Place (1987) in Battery Park City, Manhattan, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (1978) in Manhattan, as well as the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change (1981) in Atlanta.[2]
References
- ^ a b Roberts, Sam (April 14, 2021). "Donald P. Ryder, Architect of Black Heritage Sites, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Hannah, Borgeson (May 17, 2021). "Remembering Professor Emeritus Donald P. Ryder, FAIA, NOMA, 1926-2021". The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ a b "Donald P. Ryder, Black Architect, Dies at 94". docomomo-nytri.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ "Death Certificate for Donald H. Ryder". Family Search. Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 1916. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Marriage Certificate for Bertha Porter and James W. Ryder". Family Search. Gibson County, Indiana. 1894. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Entry for Donald Ryder (Household of Earl Ryder)", United States census, 1930; Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States; page 27, line 21A. Retrieved on 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Death Certificate for Marie Ryder". Family Search. Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. 1935. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Entries for Susan Hardyman and Jas. Ryder (Household of Archabald Warnock)", United States census, 1860; Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States; page 77, line 34-35. Retrieved on 20 December 2025.
- ^ "The Illio (yearbook) entry for Donald Porter Ryder (University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1951. Retrieved 20 December 2025.