Alfred T. Fellheimer

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Alfred T. Fellheimer (March 9, 1875 – 1959) was an American architect. He began his career with

Reed & Stem, where he was lead architect for Grand Central Terminal. Beginning in 1928, his firm Fellheimer & Wagner designed Cincinnati Union Terminal
.

Biography

Felheimer was born in Chicago.[1] He graduated in 1895 from the University of Illinois School of Architecture where he had studied with Nathan Clifford Ricker.

In 1898, he joined the firm of

Bronx.[2][3]

In 1923 he and an associate, Steward Wagner, from the earlier firm formed Fellheimer & Wagner and designed the Union Station in Erie, Pennsylvania. The firm completed the Cincinnati station in 1933.[3] In 1939 the firm had a commission to do a complete overhaul of the CBS Studio Building.

The firm became Fellheimer, Wagner & Vollmer which designed the Farragut Houses project in Brooklyn starting in 1942.[4] and the Albany Houses complex in Brooklyn starting in 1950[5] for the New York City Housing Authority.

In 1951, the firm designed a new Montclair, New Jersey branch store with Roland Wank for Newark-based

Hahne & Company. In 1952, Fellheimer & Wagner designed the Beekman Theatre
in New York City.

The architectural drawings of Fellheimer & Wagner are held by the Department of Drawings & Archives at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.[6]

Projects

See also

Gallery

  • Quaker Ridge Station of New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, New Rochelle, New York
    Quaker Ridge Station of New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, New Rochelle, New York
  • Union Station, Utica, New York
    Union Station, Utica, New York
  • Morris Park Station facade, New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad, Bronx, New York
    Morris Park Station facade, New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad, Bronx, New York
  • Terminal Station, Macon, Georgia
    Terminal Station, Macon, Georgia
  • Union Station, Burlington, Vermont
    Union Station, Burlington, Vermont
  • Union Station, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Union Station, Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Southern Railway (Amtrak) Depot interior, Greensboro, North Carolina
    Southern Railway (Amtrak) Depot interior, Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Union Station, South Bend, Indiana
    Union Station, South Bend, Indiana
  • Hahne & Company department store, Montclair, New Jersey
    Hahne & Company department store, Montclair, New Jersey

References

  1. ^ campus), University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign (1 January 1918). "The Semi-centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois". University of Illinois. Retrieved 30 June 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940 - architecturecincy.org - Retrieved January 9, 2009". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  3. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Farragut Houses I, New York City - 113845 - EMPORIS". Retrieved 30 June 2016.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Albany Houses | Buildings | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library | Columbia University Libraries". Columbia.edu. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  6. ^ .
  7. ^ "Forgotten Hamilton featuring the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Station TH&B".

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