David and John Jardine

[4] All three Jardine brothers were members of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York.

In December 1910 they were joined by his cousin, Harris Hunnewell Murdock, a Harvard graduate and a former director and vice president of the Library Bureau.

[6] That firm was active in the rebuilding of downtown Bangor, Kent's hometown, after its Great Fire.

[8] This left designer Hill and business manager Murdock as the sole surviving partners.

In 1932 Joseph V. McKee, acting mayor of New York City, appointed Murdock chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals.

[10] Murdock continued as chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals until his death in 1959, having been reappointed by succeeding city administrations.

[11] In 1943 he had been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in recognition of his public service.

At least six works by the Jardine firm have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, four of which have also been designated New York City Landmarks.