Sylvain Schnaittacher

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Sylvain Schnaittacher (1874-1926) was an American architect.

He served as director and as president of the American Institute of Architects chapter in San Francisco, and then during 1918-20 he served as the Western States regional director.[1]

He was born in San Francisco. He trained in the office of architect A. Page Brown during 1891-96. He partnered with Frank Van Trees.[1]

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Among other works, he designed the Paige Motor Car Co. Building (1919–22), at 1699 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco, California, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Works include:

  • Paige Motor Car Company Building (1919, 1922)
  • on Sutter in San Francisco
  • Temple Emanu-El, in cooperation with , who finished the project after Schnaittacher's death.[1]
  • 869-883 Geary Street, (1922, Spanish Colonial Revival commercial building, a contributing building in the Uptown Tenderloin Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Anne Bloomfield (August 3, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paige Motor Car Co. Building". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2018. With accompanying news clipping from 1918, and three photos from 1924 and 1982
  2. ^ "Sylvain Schnaittacher" (PDF).
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