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Although John A. Dempwolf was head of the firm, York architect Mark D. Shermeyer has argued that during his lifetime, Reinhardt
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in 1864. He returned to his brother in York in 1890, and remained his associate for the remainder of his life. In 1918 they were joined by
Frederick G. Dempwolf, son of John. Like his uncle, Frederick had been educated at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. John A. Dempwolf died in 1926, after which Frederick
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Dempwolf joined in 1909, and was made a Fellow in 1932. Frederick G. Dempwolf joined in 1921. John A. Dempwolf was a chief mover behind the establishment of the Southern Pennsylvania Chapter of the AIA in 1909, now the Central Pennsylvania Chapter. All three served as chapter
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Reinhardt Dempwolf and son Frederick G. Dempwolf, he was responsible for the design of some five hundred buildings in and around Pennsylvania.
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