MAX STRANG

Leedy was born in Isaban WV and the family moved to Gainesville FL where his father opened a small restaurant. At 16, Leedy attended the University of Florida in architecture and later served in the US Air Force. He moved to Sarasota FL and became the first employee of Paul Rudolph, Leedy married Kathryn (Bebe) Hoge in 1950 and they had one son, Robert. Leedy moved to Winter Haven FL in 1954 and although Rudolph invited him to join Yale's faculty, he decided to open up his own office. The couple divorced in 1958 and Leedy married Marjorie Frances Ingram in 1960. Along with a daughter from Marjorie's previous marriage, Helen Isabel King, they had two children Marjorie (Saffie) and Ingram Leedy.  Leedy was a design consultant for Alfred Yee of Honolulu HI for more than 25 years. He won the 1988 Florida AIA Lifetime Design Achievement Award. Notable employees of Leedy include architects Larry Scarpa and Max Strang.  Leedy's studio at 555 Avenue G, Winter Haven FL, below, was acquired by Strang in 2023.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia. Research by Catherine Westergaard Cramer.

Around 2023 - The Van der Vlugt Residence, Key Largo FL.  Won a 2025 AIA Florida Design Award.

Sources include: Max Strang, Gene Leedy archive.