Frederick Ausfeld
Frederick Ausfeld (1860 – c. 1930) was a US-based, German-born architect. He designed buildings in Montgomery, Alabama, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Frederick Ausfeld
- Name
- Frederick Ausfeld
- Born
- 1860
- Birthplace
- Kirchen, Germany
- Died
- c. 1930
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Frederick Ausfeld (1860 – c. 1930) was a US-based, German-born architect. He designed buildings in Montgomery, Alabama, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Frederick Ausfeld (1860–1930) was a German architect. The architect was born in Kirchen. Languages used include German.
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• Name — Frederick Ausfeld • Born — 1860 • Birthplace — Kirchen, Germany • Died — c. 1930 • Occupation — Architect
Early life
Early life
Frederick Ausfeld was born in 1860 in Kirchen, Germany. • Illustration — The Jefferson Davis Hotel, designed by Ausfeld.
Career
Career
Ausfeld worked as an architect in Philadelphia by 1890. He designed buildings alongside fellow architect Ausfeld moved to Alabama. With Chapman, he designed the Sumter County Courthouse in Livington in 1903. He also designed the Bell Building in Montgomery in 1907. By 1916, he designed the Covington County Courthouse in Andalusia, Alabama with Frank Lockwood. He designed the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery in 1928. He also designed the Shepherd Building in Montgomery in 1922. Additionally, he designed the Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery. Several of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Works include (with attribution): • Bell Building, 207 Montgomery St., Montgomery, AL (Ausfeld & Blount), NRHP-listed • Covington County Courthouse and Jail, 101 N. Court Sq., Andalusia, AL (Ausfeld, Fredrick), NRHP-listed • Jefferson Davis Hotel, Catoma and Montgomery Sts., Montgomery, AL (Ausfeld, Frederick), NRHP-listed • Shepherd Building (1922), 312 Montgomery St., Montgomery, AL (Ausfeld, Frederick), NRHP-listed • Sumter County Courthouse, US 11, Livingston, AL (Ausfeld & Chapman), NRHP-listed • Sidney Lanier High School, Montgomery, Alabama
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Ausfeld died circa 1930.
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- 1.William Penn Foundation. Ausfeld, Frederick (1860 – c. 1930). Philadelphia Architects and Buildings.
- 2.Hughes, Delos. Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. NewSouth Books. 135. 2017. 978-1-58838-334-1.
- 3.Hall, Wade. Greetings from Alabama: A Pictorial History in Vintage Postcards: From the Wade Hall Collection of Historical Picture Postcards from Alabama. NewSouth Books. 62. 2016. 978-1-58838-320-4.
- 4.Hughes, Delos. Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. NewSouth Books. 47. 2017. 978-1-58838-334-1.
- 5.King, Carole. Montgomery. Arcadia Publishing. 50. 2015. 978-1-4396-5144-5.
- 6.United States Department of the Interior. 11 photos from 1985. National Park Service.
- 7.Harrison, W. R. Montgomery's High School Plant. The Journal of Education. 113. 7. 184–186. February 16, 1931. 42841474.
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