Krider, William

Krider, William

William Krider was elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1789 and signed the Articles in 1791. Said to have worked on Library Hall and paid for his Carpenters' Company admission fees by helping to finish Carpenters' Hall after the Library Company moved. Excluded from The Company in 1815, Krider may have died the same year.


Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Builders, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Roger W. Moss.

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Krider

William

1/1/1815

1/1/1791

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69 Elm St. (1794) (Prime)

Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects 459. Elected to the Company in 1789 and signed the Articles in 1791. He is said to have worked on Library Hall and paid his Company admission fees by helping finish Carpenters' Hall after the Library Company moved. Excluded from the Company in 1815; he may have died the same year. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. See Peterson on Library Hall. --------------------------- Hannah Roach notes Paid admission with carpenter's work, fitting up the east and west rooms of the first floor for General Knox for the War Office, 27 March 1791. --------------------------- Prime Directory: William CRYDER, house carpenter, Fromberger's Court (1795-96). --------------------------- City Directory - 1805 - William, carpenter, High above 11th --------------------------- in his member file - 2nd floor e-mail from Charles Cook telling of his meeting with a descendant (Philip Kryder) and information on lightning arrestor (rod) dating from early days. Details also in Building Records database under key words "lightning arrestor, lightning rod." -------------------------- Managing Committee Minutes-1810-15-210, 214, 216 Frederick Forepaugh and Alphonso Ireland are a committee to visit widow Krider and inquire into her situation and report. (Record shows, however, member not yet dead !!) The committee on the case of widow Krider report: that on inquiring into her case find her doing pretty well, and didn't require assistance from the committee. It was moved and seconded that widow Krider be loaned $20 for relief, which was decided by the vote of the chairman and an order was drawn on the Treasurer for the same.

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