Alfred Zucker

Alfred J. R. E. Zucker (January 23, 1852 – August 2, 1913)Alfred Zucker Guillermo Bindon October 28, 2010 British Cemetery Corporation in Argentina was a German-American architect, who worked in Galveston, Texas, Mississippi, New York City, and Buenos Aires.

Alfred Zucker was born on January 23, 1852, in the town of Freiburg, Silesia, Prussia (since 1945 Świebodzice, Poland). He was educated at the Hannover Polytechnische Schule and the Bauakademie. He worked briefly for the government before immigrating to the United States in 1872, arriving at New York. From 1873 to 1876 he worked in the Office of the Supervising Architect, in Washington, D.C.

In 1877, Zucker relocated to the coastal city of Galveston. There, he became the partner of John Moser (1832-1904), an architect who moved there from Toledo, Ohio.Fetherolf, Grace Moser. James Henry Moser, His Brush and His Pen. 1982. Zucker married Moser's daughter, Augusta ("Gussie") Emilia Moser.The Galveston Daily News, June 16, 1878, p. 8. She died in 1878 in the yellow fever epidemic in Vicksburg, Mississippi, just three months after their marriage.The Galveston Daily News, September 10, 1878 Zucker had left to establish a branch office of the firm in Vicksburg. The partnership lasted until 1880, when Moser relocated to Atlanta.Scardino, Berrie. Clayton's Galveston: The Architecture of Nicholas J. Clayton and His Contemporaries. College Station, Texas A&M University Press, 2000. By virtue of the firm's design for the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College at Starkville, Zucker was appointed State Architect of Mississippi. Due to his poor health, Zucker resigned from his position in 1882 and returned to Europe. The following year, he returned to New York and found work in the office of noted architect Henry Fernbach. Upon Fernbach's death that same year, Zucker founded the firm of Alfred Zucker & Company, with John R. Hinchman as his partner. This association lasted until 1889, after which both Zucker and Hinchman practiced alone. From 1891 to 1893 Zucker employed John H. Edelmann as a designer in his office. Edelmann is known to have designed full buildings for Zucker, most prominently the Decker Building. Edelmann left after 1893, but his work inspired Zucker's later designs until at least 1901.

After 1896, there was less and less work in Zucker's office. As a cost-saving measure, in 1897 he made several employees partners in the firm. These former employees received a fraction of the payments from each design executed, relieving Zucker of the worries of regular wages. Near the end of his American career, Zucker was associated with J. Riely Gordon, a noted architect of public buildings. Gordon was the probable designer of Zucker's Wilkinson County Courthouse in Woodville, Mississippi, which follows Gordon's standard plan. It was his association with Gordon that ended Zucker's American career. In 1904 he fled with his family to Buenos Aires. His goal was to avoid a "$100,000 suit filed by Gordon, who alleged fraud and misrepresentation". He would have a successful practice in Buenos Aires, dying there in 1913. He would remarry, to Jennie Nace Brooke.

Works

Clara Lang Building, 2109 Strand St., Galveston, Texas (1877) – originally four stories, but the upper two were destroyed in the Hurricane of 1900Alexander, Denise. Images of America: Galveston's Historic Downtown and Strand District. Charleston: Arcadia, 2010. Galveston Cotton Exchange Building, 2102 Mechanic St., Galveston, Texas (1878) – demolished in 1940Davis, Bryan M. Images of America: Lost Galveston. Charleston: Arcadia, 2010. Herman Marwitz & Co. Building, 306 22nd St., Galveston, Texas (1878)Alexander, Denise. Images of America: Galveston's Historic Downtown and Strand District. Charleston: Arcadia, 2010. Old Main, Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, Starkville, Mississippi (1879–80) – burned in 1959Biennial Report of the Departments and Benevolent Institutions of the State of Mississippi, 1878, 1879. Jackson: J. L. Power, 1880. Mississippi Institute for the Blind, 605 E. Fortification St., Jackson, Mississippi (1881) – demolishedSanders, Todd. Jackson's North State Street. Charleston: Arcadia, 2009. East Mississippi State Insane Asylum, 4555 Highland Park Dr., Meridian, Mississippi (1882–84) – Extant but wholly remodeled. 241 West Broadway, New York, New York (1884)American Architect and Building News August 16, 1884: 84. Cohnfeld Building, 106 Bleecker St., New York, New York (1884) – burned in 1891Sanitary Engineer February 21, 1884: 294. 433 Broadway, New York, New York (1885) – demolishedAmerican Architect and Building News June 27, 1885: 311. 1029 6th Ave., New York, New York (1885) – demolishedSanitary Engineer August 13, 1885: 216. Ehrich Brothers Store, 695 6th Ave., New York, New York (1886)Engineering News and American Contract Record January 3, 1886: 31. St. Patrick R. C. Church, 2614 Davis St., Meridian, MS (1886) Carrie Hornthal House, 4 E. 78th St., New York, New York (1887)Manufacturer and Builder March 1887: 66. Progress Club, 820 5th Ave., New York, New York (1888) – demolishedEngineering and Building Record June 9, 1888: 24. St. Francis of Assisi R. C. Church, 227 E. Cherokee St., Brookhaven, Mississippi (1888)Building March 3, 1888: 4. Rouss Building, 555 Broadway, New York, New York (1889)Dolkart, Andrew. Guide to New York City Landmarks. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. 3-5 Washington Pl., New York, New York (1890) – owned by New York UniversityEngineering and Building Record February 15, 1890: 176. 484 Broome St., New York, New York (1890)Engineering and Building Record February 25, 1890: 128. 716 Broadway, New York, New York (1890)Engineering and Building Record March 29, 1890: 272. 12 Waverly Pl., New York, New York (1891–93)Miller, Tom. "Alfred Zucker's 1892 No. 12 Waverly Place". http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/. March 4, 2015. Web. 36 E. 12th St., New York, New York (1891)Miller, Tom. "Alfred Zucker's 1892 No. 12 Waverly Place". http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/. March 4, 2015. Web. 246 Greene St., New York, New York (1891)White, Norval and Elliot Willensky. AIA Guide to New York City. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 411 Lafayette St., New York, New York (1891)White, Norval and Elliot Willensky. AIA Guide to New York City. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Geraldine Building, 7 E. 16th St., New York, New York (1891)Engineering Record May 30, 1891: 434. Hotel Majestic, 115 Central Park West, New York, New York (1891) – demolishedEngineering Record May 16, 1891: 402. 28-30 Waverly Pl., New York, New York (1892) – originally 8 stories; now taller and integrated into the University BuildingAmerican Architect and Building News April 9, 1892: xx. 494 Broome St., New York, New York (1892)White, Norval and Elliot Willensky. AIA Guide to New York City. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Decker Building, 33 Union Square West, New York, New York (1892–93) – designed by Edelmann; Zucker moved the firm's offices here from the Lincoln BuildingDolkart, Andrew. Guide to New York City Landmarks. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. New Era Building, 495 Broadway, New York, New York (1892)American Architect and Building News April 9, 1892: xx. 256 5th Ave., New York, New York (1893) – designed by EdelmannDolkart, Andrew. Guide to New York City Landmarks. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Corndiac Building, 139 5th Ave., New York, New York (1893) 450 Broome St., New York, New York (1894)Engineering Record June 9, 1894: 33. 458 Broadway, New York, New York (1894)Engineering Record October 13, 1894: 334. The Bolkenhayn, 761-763 5th Ave., New York, New York (1894) – demolishedEngineering Record February 3, 1894: 165. Hoffman House Annex, 1115 Broadway, New York, New York (1894) – demolishedEngineering Record July 7, 1894: 99. University Building, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York (1894) – Zucker moved his offices here in 1900Engineering Record May 26, 1894: 421. 13 University Pl., New York, NY (1895–96) Baudouine Building, 1181 Broadway, New York, New York (1895–96)White, Norval and Elliot Willensky. AIA Guide to New York City. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 50 W. 4th St., New York, New York (1896)Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide December 7, 1895: 802. Piazza & Botto Building, 1321 Washington St., Vicksburg, Mississippi (1898) – demolishedAmerican Architect and Building News June 25, 1898: xi. Harlem Casino, 2081 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd., New York, New York (1899) – altered beyond recognitionEngineering Record April 8, 1899: 488. B. S. Ricks Memorial Library, 310 N. Main St., Yazoo City, Mississippi (1900–01) The Langdon, 157 W. 124th St., New York, New York (1901) – used for storage since at least 1914Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide July 20, 1901: 76. 285 Mercer St., New York, New York (1902)Engineering Record November 30, 1901: 535. Wilkinson County Courthouse, 525 Main St., Woodville, Mississippi (1902) Hotel Plaza, Florida 1005, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1905–09)Cody, Jeffrey W. Exporting American Architecture 1870-2000. London: Routledge, 2002. Edificio Villalonga, Balcarce & Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1908) – demolishedHistorias de la ciudad: una revista de Buenos Aires, Issues 7-12. 2000. Avenida Palace Hotel, Hipólito Yrigoyen 442, Buenos Aires, Argentina (c.1911) – demolishedRomero, Susana Antero. La Inmigración a través de la Literatura. Argentina (1900-1920). Buenos Aires: Editorial Dunken, 2014. Pedestal of the Monumento George Washington, Palermo Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1912–13)Bulletin of the Pan American Union July 1913: 254. Edificio del Banco Germánico, Reconquista 29, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1913) – demolishedCody, Jeffrey W. Exporting American Architecture 1870-2000. London: Routledge, 2002. References

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