Theobald Engelhardt

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Theobald Mark Engelhardt (born August 23, 1851 in Williamsburg , † 1935 in Richmond Hills ) was an American architect who worked mainly in Brooklyn .

Life

Engelhardt was born in Brooklyn in 1851 as the son of German emigrants. His parents, Philip and Katherina Engelhardt, emigrated to the USA as a result of the German Revolution . His father worked as a civil engineer and carpenter in Brooklyn.

In 1856 he went to the school of the gymnastics club in Williamsburg . After finishing school, Engelhardt worked in his father's office until he retired in 1877. He also worked as a secretary for a banking and trading company. To further his education, he attended evening classes at Brown's Business College. Between 1867 and 1869 he was a student at the Cooper Institute. Here he graduated as a draftsman and architect .

He later opened his own architectural practice at 14 Fayette Street in Bushwick . In 1885 he moved his office into a building he designed at 906 Broadway.

In addition to his work as an architect, Engelhardt was a board member in numerous organizations over the course of his life: German Savings Bank, People's Bank of Brooklyn, German Hospital, Builders' Exchange of the Eastern District, Brooklyn Board of Trade, Manufacturers' and Dealers' League of the City of New York and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts.

He was also a member of many clubs, including the Eastern District Turn Club, the Arion Singing Society, the Brooklyn League and the Civic Club of the borough of Brooklyn.

In 1915 he moved to Richmond Hill, a borough of Queens . He lived there until his death in 1935.

Objects

Engelhardt designed a number of properties in the Brooklyn and Bushwick area, including a number of commercial and industrial buildings, breweries and residential buildings. He shaped the cityscape of Brooklyn to a significant extent around the turn of the century. Some of its buildings have been placed under monument protection.

Engelhardt's style was based on the round arch style . Among others, the following buildings were planned by him:

Client place year detail Monument protection
- Brooklyn 1889 122 & 124 Milton Street Part of the Greenpoint Historic District
Arion Singing Society Brooklyn 1886 and 1902 27 Arion Place, clubhouse and extension -
Catherina Lipsius Bushwick 1899-1890 Catherina Lipsius House Monument protection (2013)
Eastern District Gymnastics Club Brooklyn 1902 Bushwick and Gates Avenues -
Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Bushwick - 60-64 Kent Street Part of the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District
Greenpoint Home for the Aged Brooklyn 1886-1887 137 Oak Street Part of the Greenpoint Historic District
Hygeia Ice Company Plant Brooklyn 1902 Kingsland and Lombardy Streets -
Maison au Candy Company Brooklyn 1885 Rebuilt in the 1970s, now the Cadman Plaza Artists Houses Part of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District
North American Brewing Company Brooklyn 1910 Hamburg Avenue -
Pirika Chocolate Factory Crown Heights , Brooklyn 1895 Factory hall -
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Brooklyn 1891 152-157 Milton Street Part of the Greenpoint Historic District
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran German Church Brooklyn circa 1890 626 Bushwick Avenue, Church and School -
Trinity German Lutheran Church Cobble Hill, Brooklyn 1905 Degraw Street between Clinton Street and Tompkins Place -
Weidmann Cooperage Brooklyn 1900 75 N. 11th St. -
William Ulmer Brewery Bushwick - Brewery complex Monument protection (-)

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SURNAME Engelhardt, Theobald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Engelhardt, Theobald Mark (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American architect
DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Williamsburg
DATE OF DEATH 1935
Place of death Richmond Hills