George W. Conable

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George W. Conable
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Born
George Willard Conable

(1866-10-04)October 4, 1866
Cortland, New York
DiedTampa, Florida
January 2, 1933(1933-01-02) (aged 66)
NationalityUSA
Education
OccupationArchitect

George Willard Conable (1866-1933), AIA, was an American architect practicing in New York City in the early to mid 20th century specializing in churches.

Biography[]

George W. Conable was born in Cortland, New York on October 4, 1866. He graduated from Cortland State Normal School in 1886, and from Cornell University in 1890.[1]

In 1905 he was an assistant to noted architect Ernest Flagg and prepared plans and working drawings for the Singer Building.[2] His office was at 15 Myrtle Avenue, Jamaica, Queens in 1908, 46 West 24th Street in 1918. He entered into a brief partnership with Hobart Upjohn as the firm of of 96 Fifth Avenue, New York, in 1911.[3] He is best known as the architect of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (New York City) (1908) and Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church (1926)[3]

He died in Tampa, Florida on January 2, 1933.[4]

Works as George W. Conable[]

  • 1908: German Evangelical Lutheran Church of 164 West 100th Street, 90 East Amsterdam Ave and 100th Street, a two-storey brick and stone church and parsonage for $50,000[3]
  • 1916: , Parsons Boulevard and Grand Central Parkway in Jamaica, Queens.[5]
  • 1918: 179-181 West Houston Street, single-storey office, for Congress Warehouse & Forwarding Co.; J. L Wolff, Pres of 474 West Broadway, for $5,000[3]
  • 1919: 179-83 West Houston Street, single-storey brick garage, for Congress Warehouse & Forwarding Co.; J. L Wolff, Pres of 474 West Broadway, for $5,000[3]
  • 1926: Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, 198-200 Sherman Avenue, two-story brick school and chapel for $40,000[3]
  • 1926: Trinity Lutheran Church (Queens, New York), overseer for architect John William Cresswell Corbusier, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[6]
  • 1928: Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building,[2] listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[6]

Works as Upjohn & Conable[]

  • 1909: Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[6]
  • 1911: a brick and stone fence rear of brick residence, 546 West 153rd Street for Washington Heights Evangelical Lutheran Church of 546 West 153rd Street for $250[3]

References[]

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 367. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Larry E. Gobrecht (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 25 Dec 2010).
  4. ^ "George W. Conable Dies in Hospital Here". Tampa Bay Times. January 3, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Contagious Disease Hospital Dedicated". Brooklyn Standard Union. Fultonhistory.com. June 29, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.


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