Panel No. 3. John A. Roebling II, and Richard Archbold, Resident Director,
at the Main Building of Archbold Biological Station.

The Main Building at Archbold Biological Station was built during 1930-31 by the New Jersey industrialist, John A. Roebling II. It was a storehouse for his 1,058-acre, Red Hill Estate, 8 miles south of Lake Placid. In 1941 Roebling gave his estate to Richard Archbold, who founded the biological research facility which bears his name. The five magnificent, poured-concrete support buildings that Roebling built (1930-35) for his estate form the core campus of the Station. In 2007 these five buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places. Early in 1941, Archbold: added a dining room and east-ramp porch to Roebling’s storehouse; converted units of the storehouse to offices, labs, and a library; and built six cottages for staff and visiting scientists. Here we see Archbold during 1945 at age 38. He was the Resident Director of the Station for 35 ˝ years, until his death on August 1, 1976.

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