Richard George Snyder was born in Ionia, Michigan, in January 1913. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan and was awarded a bachelor’s degree in 1943. Throughout his studies Snyder worked as a draftsman and field superintendent for Warren Holmes Company in Lansing, Michigan, and as a draftsman for the firm of Giffels & Vallet in Detroit, Michigan. Snyder served in the United States Army from 1941-1946, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. From 1946 until 1950 Snyder worked as a project architect for Warren Holmes Company when he became a partner of that firm.
Grand Haven Senior High School, 1953
Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan (map)
Dundee High School, 1959
Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan (map)
Kentwood High School, 1959
Kentwood, Kent County, Michigan (map)
Sturgis Senior High School, 1960
Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Michigan (map)
Charlotte Intermediate School, 1965
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan (map)
DeWitt High School, 1967
DeWitt, Calhoun County, Michigan (map)
Durand High School Classroom & Natatorium Addition, 1968
Durand, Shiawassee County, Michigan (map)
Nurnberger Middle School, 1969
Saint Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan (map)
