Rudolphe L. Daus

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New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Building in Brooklyn

Rudolpe Lawrence Daus[a] (1854–1916) was an American architect in Brooklyn, New York City.[1] He designed the 13th Regiment Armory in Brooklyn, now the Pamoja House for homeless men, and the Lincoln Club. He also designed several libraries. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[2]

Daus was born in Mexico to a German Catholic family of jewish descent and studied in Europe before working for Richard Morris Hunt and George B. Post. He established his own firm in 1884.[3]

Carl Westman worked at his firm. Daus died in Paris in 1916.

Works[]

  • 203 - 209 Prospect Place (circa 1885) between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn
  • 13th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn
  • Lincoln Club (1886), 65 Putnam Avenue in Brooklyn
  • 176 & 178 St. John's Place in Park Slope
  • New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph building (1898) at 81 Willoughby Street (also known as 119-127 Lawrence Street) in Brooklyn[4] on the list of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
  • Manufacturers Hanover Trust building (1907)[5]

Gallery[]

  • 203 - 209 Prospect Place row houses in Prospect Heights

  • 176 and 178 St. John's Place in Park Slope

References[]

Informational notes

  1. ^ Given names also spelled Rudolph and Laurence

Citations

  1. ^ "Rudolph L. Daus | Companies | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ Spellen, Suzanne (2011-02-17). "Walkabout: Rudolph L. Daus, Architect". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. ^ "The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company Building". Atlas Obscura.
  5. ^ Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (September 1, 2011). The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition: An Illustrated Record of the City's Historic Buildings. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438437712 – via Google Books.

Further reading

  • Daus, Rudolphe L. (1947) Rodolphe Lawrence Daus, American architect, August 10, 1854-September 30, 1916'. New York: New York Public Library.

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