John Augustus Nyden
John Augustus Nydén (March 25, 1878–September 4, 1932), was a Swedish-born American architect. Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nyden served as State architect of Illinois in 1926 and 1927.
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John Augustus Nyden
- Name
- John Augustus Nydén
- Born
- March 25, 1878
- Birthplace
- Moheda, Sweden
- Died
- September 4, 1932
- Place of death
- U.S.
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- Sweden · United States
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John Augustus Nydén (March 25, 1878–September 4, 1932), was a Swedish-born American architect. Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nyden served as State architect of Illinois in 1926 and 1927.
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John Augustus Nyden was an architect; nationality: Sweden and United States. John Augustus Nyden was born in 1878. Died in 1932.
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• Name — John Augustus Nydén • Other Names — John A. Nyden • Born — March 25, 1878 • Birthplace — Moheda, Sweden • Died — September 4, 1932 • Place of death — U.S. • Occupation — Architect
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John Augustus Nyden was born on March 25, 1878, in Nybygget neighborhood of Moheda, Sweden. He immigrated to the United States when he was age 16 or 17. Nyden studied at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. He worked for one year in New York City at George A. Fuller Company. He continued his architecture studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, followed by the University of Illinois. In 1904, he passed the architects examination. In 1926 he incorporated his business under John A. Nyden Co.. He served as State architect of Illinois in 1926 and 1927. He was a member of the Illinois Society of Architects, the Construction Division Association, and the Swedish Historical Society. In 1902, he married Alma Ottilia in Chicago, and they had two children. He was a founder of the Edgewater Swedish Mission Church (or Edgewater Mission Covenant Church) in Chicago. Nyden died on September 4, 1932. North Park University in Chicago has a collection of his papers
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• Eastwood by the Lake (1912), 811 West Eastwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; formerly Eastwood Beach Apartment Hotel, a hotel renovated as a condo apartment building • American Swedish Historical Museum, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • George E. Van Hagen House (1912), Barrington Hills, Illinois • Westminster (Evanston, Illinois) (1912), Evanston, Illinois; apartment building and NRHP-listed • Stoneleigh Manor (1913), Evanston, Illinois • Building at 257 East Delaware (1917), Chicago, Illinois • Goddard Chapel (1918), Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion, Illinois • Fountain Plaza Apartments (1922), 830-856 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois; NRHP-listed • Victory Monument (1927), 35th Street and King Drive, Chicago, Illinois; NRHP-listed, he designed the monument which was sculpted by Leonard Crunelle • Belmont–Sheffield Trust and Savings Bank Building (1928), 1001 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; NRHP-listed
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- 1.J.T. White. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Current volume. 2. 427. 1927.
- 2.Winquist, Alan H. Touring Swedish America. Minnesota Historical Society. 179. 2009-06-26. 978-0-87351-704-1.
- 3.Skelcher, Bradley. Achieving the American Dream: The Career of John Augustus Nyden, 1895-1932. Swedish-American Historical Quarterly (North Park University). 45. 3. July 1944.
- 4.Collection: John A. Nyden Family Collection. North Park University.
- 5.Hasleton, Elaine. John Augustus Nyden, Swedish-American Architect. Swedish American Genealogist. 11. 1. 1991-03-01. 0275-9314.
- 6.Cave Dwelling De Luxe. Architecture: An Australasian Review of Architecture and the Allied Arts and Sciences. 7. 2. 59. February 20, 1920.
- 7.American Swedish Historical Museum. SAH Archipedia. 17 July 2018.
- 8.Hale, Stan J. Williamson County Illinois Sesquicentennial History. Turner Publishing Company. 164. 1993. 978-0-938021-76-6.
- 9.Swedish American Genealogist. 11-12. 59. 1991.
- 10.Victory, World War I Black Soldiers' Memorial, (sculpture). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System.
- 11.WIN: Long-Vacant West Loop Landmark Mid-City Trust & Savings Bank To Become Boutique Hotel. Preservation Chicago. 2022-09-30.
- 12.National Park Service With NRHP url. accompanying pictures.
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