Edward Livingston Palmer Jr. (May 26, 1877 – May 13, 1952) was an American architect from Baltimore, Maryland, credited with the design and development of several planned neighborhoods such as Homeland, Roland Park, Guilford, Wawaset Park, and the design of many buildings within Dundalk, Maryland, which were created specifically for the workers of Bethlehem Steel Life and career Edward Palmer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Johns Hopkins University. Palmer was one of 38 in his graduating class on June 13, 1899. While at Hopkins, he became a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Palmer then went into the insurance business in Washington, D.C. where he resided at 1516 H St in the NW section of the city. Shortly after, Palmer began attending the University of Pennsylvania. Here he received his B.S. in Architecture in 1903. After working for Hornblower & Marshall, in 1907 Palmer was appointed resident architect for the Roland Park Company. Ten years later, in 1917, he established his own practice in Baltimore. In 1925 he formed the firm of Palmer, Willis & Lamdin in partnership with John S. Willis and William D. Lamdin. Willis left the partnership in 1929, but Palmer & Lamdin continued until Lamdin's death in 1945. Palmer then formed a new partnership with architects L. McLane Fisher, Carroll R. Williams Jr. and Charles M. Nes Jr. He also replaced Lamdin on the State Board of Architects. Palmer's second partnership lasted until his death in 1952. The firm was then led by Fisher under the names Fisher, Williams, Nes & Campbell, Fisher, Nes, Campbell & Assocates and Fisher, Nes, Campbell & Partners until his retirement in 1972 and then by Nes as Nes, Campbell & Partners and NCP Inc. until his own retirement in 1988. The firm did not last long after Nes's retirement, and was forfeited in 1995. Palmer was elected chapter president of the Baltimore American Institute of Architects in 1926. He was also named a Fellow of the A.I.A. national organization in 1948. He served the Baltimore community through participation in the Homewood Building Committee, The Johns Hopkins University Advisory Board, the Goucher College Architectural Advisory Board, Baltimore City Planning Commission, and the Maryland Board of Examiners and its committee for Registration of Architects. Personal life Palmer was married to Miss Jessie Loeffler, native of Pittsburgh and graduate of Goucher College. The two were married in 1907 by