Alfred T. Fellheimer
Alfred T. Fellheimer (March 9, 1875 – 1959) was an American architect who was lead architect for Grand Central Terminal and 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 Frost & Granger. In 1903 he joined Reed and Stem. As a junior partner he was lead architect in Reed & Stem's partnership with Warren and Wetmore for the design of Grand Central starting in 1903. Following the death of Charles Reed in 1911 he became a named partner of Stem & Fellheimer which designed Union Station (Utica, New York) in 1913. The firm became Fellheimer & Long with Allen H. Stem Associated Architects in 1914 and designed the Morris Park (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) in the 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
- Grand Central Terminal, New York City, 1903
- Quaker Ridge (NYW&B Station), New Rochelle, New York, 1912[7]
- Union Station, Utica, New York, 1913[7]
- Morris Park (IRT Dyre Avenue Line), Bronx, 1914
- Terminal Station (Macon, Georgia), 1916[7]
- Union Station (Burlington, Vermont), 1916[7]
- Union Station, Erie Pennsylvania, 1927[7]
- Greensboro (Amtrak station). Greensboro, North Carolina, 1927[7]
- Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo, New York, 1929[7]
- Union Station (South Bend, Indiana), 1929[7]
- Hamilton GO Centre (TH&B Head Office and Hamilton Station), Hamilton, Ontario (1931-1933)[8]
- Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1933[7]
- CBS Studio Building, New York City, 1939 (remodel)
- Faragut Houses, Brooklyn, New York, 1942
- Albany Houses, Brooklyn, New York, 1950
- Hahne & Company department store, Montclair, New Jersey, 1951
- Beekman Theatre, Manhattan, 1952
See also
Gallery
Quaker Ridge Station of New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, New Rochelle, New York
Union Station, Utica, New York
Morris Park Station facade, New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad, Bronx, New York.jpg)
Terminal Station, Macon, Georgia
Union Station, Burlington, Vermont
Union Station, Erie, Pennsylvania
Southern Railway (Amtrak) Depot interior, Greensboro, North Carolina
Union Station, South Bend, Indiana
Hahne & Company department store, Montclair, New Jersey
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ AIA Guide to New York City by Norval White (Author), Elliot Willensky (Author) Three Rivers Press; 4 edition (June 2000)] ISBN 0-8129-3107-6
- 1 2 Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940 - architecturecincy.org - Retrieved January 9, 2009
- ↑ GmbH, Emporis. "Farragut Houses I, New York City - 113845 - EMPORIS". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ "Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library | Columbia University Libraries". Columbia.edu. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 116, 166, 174, 191, 248, 267, 314, 386–387. ISBN 978-0471143895.
- ↑ http://www.forgottenbuffalo.com/forgottenontario/thbtrainstation.html
External links
- Fellheimer & Wagner architectural drawings of railroad stations in the United States and Canada, 1915-1931.Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.