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Frederick Ausfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1860 Kirchen, Germany |
| Died | c. 1930 |
| Occupation | Architect |
Frederick Ausfeld (1860 – c. 1930) was a US-based, German-born architect. He designed buildings in Montgomery, Alabama, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Early life
[edit]Frederick Ausfeld was born in 1860 in Kirchen, Germany.[1]
Career
[edit]Ausfeld worked as an architect in Philadelphia by 1890.[1] He designed buildings alongside fellow architect[1] Ausfeld moved to Alabama. With Chapman, he designed the Sumter County Courthouse in Livington in 1903.[2] He also designed the Bell Building in Montgomery in 1907.[3] By 1916, he designed the Covington County Courthouse in Andalusia, Alabama with Frank Lockwood.[4] He designed the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery in 1928.[5] He also designed the Shepherd Building in Montgomery in 1922.[6] Additionally, he designed the Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery.[2][7] Several of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Works include (with attribution):
- Bell Building, 207 Montgomery St., Montgomery, AL (Ausfeld & Blount), NRHP-listed
- Covington County Courthouse and Jail, 101 N. Court Sq., Andalusia, AL (Ausfeld, Fredrick), NRHP-listed
- Jefferson Davis Hotel, Catoma and Montgomery Sts., Montgomery, AL (Ausfeld, Frederick), NRHP-listed
- Shepherd Building (1922), 312 Montgomery St., Montgomery, AL (Ausfeld, Frederick), NRHP-listed
- Sumter County Courthouse, US 11, Livingston, AL (Ausfeld & Chapman), NRHP-listed
- Sidney Lanier High School, Montgomery, Alabama
Death
[edit]Ausfeld died circa 1930.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Ausfeld, Frederick (1860 – c. 1930)". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. William Penn Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- 1 2 Hughes, Delos (2017). Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. Montgomery, Alabama: NewSouth Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-58838-334-1. OCLC 968763253.
- ↑ Hall, Wade (2016). Greetings from Alabama: A Pictorial History in Vintage Postcards: From the Wade Hall Collection of Historical Picture Postcards from Alabama. Montgomery, Alabama: NewSouth Books. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-58838-320-4. OCLC 966482657.
- ↑ Hughes, Delos (2017). Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. Montgomery, Alabama: NewSouth Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-58838-334-1. OCLC 968763253.
- ↑ King, Carole; Pell, Karren (2015). Montgomery. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4396-5144-5. OCLC 936621036.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Shepherd Building". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 13, 2017. With 11 photos from 1985.
- ↑ Harrison, W. R. (February 16, 1931). "Montgomery's High School Plant". The Journal of Education. 113 (7): 184–186. JSTOR 42841474.