Jump to content

Schickel & Ditmars: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Yobot (talk | contribs)
Bots
4,733,870 edits
GreenC bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
2,517,471 edits
Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per citations per WP:USURPURL and WP:JUDI
 
(39 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Loyola RCC Pk 83 jeh.JPG|thumb|200px|<center>[[Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City)]], 1898</center>]]
[[Image:Loyola RCC Pk 83 jeh.JPG|thumb|200px|<div style="text-align: center;">[[Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City)]], 1898</div>]]

⚫
'''Schi­ckel & Dit­mars''' was an [[architectural firm]] in [[New York City]], active from 1885 until the early 1900s during the city's gilded age. It was responsible for many fine churches, re­si­den­ces, and busi­ness buil­dings. [[J. William Schickel]] (1850–1907) formed the firm in 1885 as '''William Schickel & Company''', in association with [[Isaac E. Ditmars]] (1850–1934) and [[Hugo Kafka]] (1843–1913). The firm's name changed to Schickel and Ditmars in 1895, and continued under the direction of Ditmars after Schikel's death in 1907. The firm "enjoyed considerable patronage from German-American clients" and produced a large number of works for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York]].<ref>Decker, Kevin F. [http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/kevin.decker/Research%20Information/Schickel.htm "J. William Schickel (1850-1907)"], University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)</ref> The firm "focused primarily, although not exclusively, on preparing designs for Roman Catholic churches and institutional buildings," particularly Roman Catholic churches for German-American parishes.<ref name=ditmars>Decker, Kevin F. [http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/kevin.decker/Research%20Information/Ditmars.htm "Isaac E. Ditmars (1850-1934)"], University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)</ref> The firm's address was listed at 111 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
'''Schickel & Ditmars''' was an [[architectural firm]] in [[New York City]], active during the city's [[Gilded Age]] from 1885 until the early 1900s. It was responsible for designing many fine churches, residences and commercial buildings.

== History ==
⚫
[[J. William Schickel]] (1850–1907) formed the firm in 1885 as '''William Schickel & Company''', in association with [[Isaac E. Ditmars]] (1850–1934) and [[Hugo Kafka]] (1843–1913). The firm's name changed to Schickel and Ditmars in 1895, and continued under the direction of Ditmars after Schickel's death in 1907. The firm "enjoyed considerable patronage from German-American clients" and produced a large number of works for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York]].<ref>Decker, Kevin F. [http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/kevin.decker/Research%20Information/Schickel.htm "J. William Schickel (1850-1907)"], University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)</ref> The firm "focused primarily, although not exclusively, on preparing designs for Roman Catholic churches and institutional buildings," particularly Roman Catholic churches for German-American parishes.<ref name=ditmars>Decker, Kevin F. [http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/kevin.decker/Research%20Information/Ditmars.htm "Isaac E. Ditmars (1850-1934)"], University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)</ref> The firm's address was listed at 111 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Schickel & Ditmars were the architects responsible for much of [[Lenox Hill Hospital]] (under its previous name, "The German Hospital") as it grew into its present location on the [[Upper East Side]].

The prominent architect and artist [[Harold Van Buren Magonigle]] was counted amongst the firm's employees.<ref>"Pencil points reader: a journal for the drafting room, 1920-1943" Hartman, G.E. and Cigliano, J. Princeton Architectural Press.(2004)</ref>

⚫
== Noteworthy structures ==


⚫
==Noteworthy structures==
''Churches and Ecclesiastical Projects:''
''Churches and Ecclesiastical Projects:''
* [[St. Andrew-on-Hudson]] (now the Culinary Institute of America's Roth Hall), [[Hyde Park, New York]] (1899-1902)
[[Image:MissionChurchBoston.JPG|thumb|right|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Boston]]
* St. Anthony of Padua Church, 154 Sullivan Street, New York City, New York (1886-1888)
*[[Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help|Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston]], (in association with [[Edward Welby Pugin]])
*[[Church of St. Monica (Manhattan)|St. Mo­nica's Roman Catholic Church, New York City]] <ref name=arch>{{archINFORM|arch|48888}}</ref>
* [[St. Boniface's Church (Rochester, New York)|St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church]] and rectory, [[Rochester, New York]] (1887, demolished due to fire, rectory extant)
* [[St. Liborius' Church (St. Louis, Missouri)|St. Liborius Roman Catholic Church]], [[St. Louis, Missouri]] (1889) <ref name="NYCArchitecture">[http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LES/LES020.htm] at nyc-architecture.com</ref>
⚫
[[File:Monica RCC 413 E79 jeh.JPG|thumb|The [[Church of St. Monica (Manhattan)]], photographed in 2008]]
⚫
* [[St. Louis Roman Catholic Church]], Buffalo, New York, 780-790 Main Street, Buffalo, New York, (1889) <ref name=emporis>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604181400/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=company&id=103380&lng=3 Schickel and Ditmars]}} at emporis.com</ref>
⚫
*[[St. Jo­seph's Church (New York City)|St. Jo­seph's Roman Catholic Church]], New York City <ref name=arch/>
* St. Patrick's Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey, (1889)
⚫
*[[St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie]] (1896), 201 Seminary Avenue, [[Yonkers, New York]]<ref name=ditmars/>
* [[St. Vincent Archabbey]], Latrobe, Pennsylvania, (1891-1905)
⚫
*[[Church of the Ascension (New York City)|The Church of the Ascension (RC)]] (1896-1897), 221 West 107th Street, [[Upper West Side, Manhattan]], New York City
* Church of the Immaculate Conception, Montclair, New Jersey, (1892-1908)
*[[St. Boniface's Church (Rochester, New York)|St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church]], [[Rochester, New York]] (1887) Demolished due to fire
*[[St. Liborius' Church (St. Louis, Missouri)|St. Liborius Roman Catholic Church]], [[St. Louis, Missouri]] (1889) Demolished <ref name=NYCArchitecture>[http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LES/LES020.htm] at nyc-architecture.com</ref>
* [[St. Joseph's Church (Yorkville, Manhattan)|St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church]], 408 East 87th Street, [[Yorkville, Manhattan|Yorkville]], New York City (1895) <ref name=arch/>
⚫
* [[St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie]] (1896), 201 Seminary Avenue, [[Yonkers, New York]]<ref name=ditmars/>
⚫
*[[St. Louis' Church Buffalo, New York|St. Louis Roman Catholic Church]], 780-790 Main Street, [[Buffalo, New York]] (1889) <ref name=emporis>[http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=company&id=103380&lng=3 Schickel and Ditmars] at emporis.com</ref>
* [[Church of the Most Precious Blood (Manhattan)]], 109 Mulberry St, New York City, New York (1897)
⚫
*[[St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City)|St. Igna­tius of Lo­yola]], 1898
⚫
* [[Church of the Ascension (New York City)|The Church of the Ascension (RC)]] (1896–1897), 221 West 107th Street, [[Upper West Side, Manhattan]], New York City
*[[St. Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan]] (1900) <ref name=ditmars/>
⚫
* [[St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City)|St. Ignatius of Loyola]], (1898)
*[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (New York City)|Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity]] (1902), Central Park West, NW corner of 65th Street, a church with rectory built for $125,000.<ref name=metro>[http://www.metrohistory.com/dbpages/NBresults.lasso Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986"], 5 Feb 2010.</ref>
* [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (New York City)|Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity]] (1902), Central Park West, NW corner of 65th Street, a church with rectory built for $125,000.<ref name=metro>[http://www.metrohistory.com/dbpages/NBresults.lasso Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986"], 5 Feb 2010.</ref>
[[File:Sacred Heart fr E of hill jeh.jpg|thumb|Sacred Heart, Newark, one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the U.S.]]
[[File:Sacred Heart fr E of hill jeh.jpg|thumb|Sacred Heart, Newark, one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the U.S.]]
⚫
* [[Church of St. Monica (Manhattan)|St. Monica's Roman Catholic Church, New York City]], (1906) <ref name=arch>{{archINFORM|arch|48888}}</ref>
*[[Loyola School (New York City)|St. Ignatius' School]] (1907), 46-50 E 84th Street, built for the Church of St. Ignatius for $150,000.<ref name=metro/>
⚫
[[File:Monica RCC 413 E79 jeh.JPG|thumb|The [[Church of St. Monica (Manhattan)]], photographed in 2008]]
⚫
*523-531 E 86th Street (1907), a 5-6-story brick stone dwelling with chapel, built for $125,000 for the [[Sisters of Misericorde]].
* George Ehret Mausoleum, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, New York,(1900)
*[[Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, New Jersey|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]], "following the dismissal of its original architect [[Jeremiah O'Rourke]] in 1910."<ref name=ditmars/>
* [[Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, New Jersey|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]], "following the dismissal of its original architect [[Jeremiah O'Rourke]] in 1910."<ref name=ditmars/>
[[Image:19001027.NYC.StVincentsHospital.Schickel & Ditmars.AmericanArch and Bldg News.jpg|thumb|Main Entrance of St. Vincent's Hospital (1900), Greenwich Village, New York City]]
[[Image:19001027.NYC.StVincentsHospital.Schickel & Ditmars.AmericanArch and Bldg News.jpg|thumb|Main Entrance of St. Vincent's Hospital (1900), Greenwich Village, New York City]]


''Hospitals and Institutions:''
⚫
''Office Buildings:''
* St. Peter's Hospital, 274 Henry Street, Brooklyn, (1888-9)
*The [[Staats-Zeitung Buil­ding (New York City)|Staats-Zeitung Buil­ding]],<ref name=arch/> New York City, New York
*The [[Catholic Club (New York City)|Catholic Club]], New York City, New York
* The [[Catholic Club of New York]], 120 Central Park South, New York City, New York (1892, demolished mid-20th century)
*Eleventh Avenue and 25th Street(?), New York City, New York (1900), a four-story and basement brick factory, built for Conley Foil Co. for $165,000.<ref name=metro/>
* The [[Lenox Hill Hospital|German Hospital]], New York City, New York (1900, demolished), SW corner of 77th Street and Lexington Avenue, a five-story and basement brick hospital, built for the German Hospital for $120,000.<ref name=metro/>
⚫
* 523-531 E 86th Street, (1907), a 5-6-story brick stone dwelling with chapel, built for $125,000 for the [[Sisters of Misericorde]].
⚫
*The [[German Hospital (New York City)|German Hospital]], New York City, New York (1900), SW corner of 77th Street and Lexington Avenue, a five-story and basement brick hospital, built for the German Hospital for $120,000.<ref name=metro/>
*The [[Johnson Building (New York City)|Johnson Building]], New York City, New York (1902-3), 1166-1172 Broadway, Midtown, New York City, a 12-story stone front office building with stores, built for Caroline H Johnston, Stuttgart, Germany, attorney, and Frederick A Constable of 9 E 83rd St for $500,000.<ref name=emporis/><ref name=metro/>
* [[Loyola School (New York City)|St. Ignatius' School]], 46-50 E 84th Street, (1907), built for the Church of St. Ignatius for $150,000.<ref name=metro/>
*[[38 West 21st Street (New York City)|38 West 21st Street]], New York City, New York (1908) <ref name=emporis/>
* [[St. Lawrence Hospital]], 430-432 West 164th Street, New York City, New York, (1912–13)
* The [[Lenox Hill Hospital|German Hospital Nursing School]], 1084-1090 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York (1916), a nine-story brick nursing school, built for the German Hospital two years before it would be renamed to [[Lenox Hill Hospital|Lenox Hill]].<ref name=metro/>
* The [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center|St. Vincent de Paul Hospital School of Nursing]], 1-17 Seventh Avenue and 148-172 West 12th Street, New York City, New York (1924, Seventh Avenue structures demolished for 1951 Al Smith building)

⚫
''Commercial, Office and Industrial Buildings:''
* The [[Arnold Constable|Constable Building Annex]], 12 East 18th Street, New York City, New York (1886-7)
* Astor Building (now [[The Mercer Hotel]]), 99 Prince Street, New York City, New York, (1887-8)
* Ehrich Brothers Emporium, 695-709 Sixth Avenue, New York City, New York (1889)
* R.H. Macy & Co. Store Annex, 55 13th Street, New York City, New York (1891-1892), now Arnhold Hall of [[The New School]]
* Scott & Bowne Building, 409-415 Pearl Street, New York City, New York, (1892 or 1893), demolished
* The [[Arnold Constable|Constable Building Office Tower]], 109-111th Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York (1894-5)
* R.H. Macy & Co. Store Annex, 56 West 14th Street, New York City, New York (1897), New York City Landmark
⚫
* The Conley Foil Company Building, 521-537 West 25th Street, New York City, New York (1900), a four-story and basement brick factory, built for Conley Foil Co. for $165,000.<ref name=metro/>
* The Lakewood Hotel, Lakewood, New Jersey, (1901) demolished, built for [[Nathan Straus]]
* The [[Johnston Building (New York City)|Johnston Building]], 1166-1172 (1170) Broadway, New York City, New York (1902-3), a 12-story stone front office building with stores, built for Caroline H Johnston, Stuttgart, Germany, attorney, and Frederick A Constable of 9 E 83rd St for $500,000.<ref name=emporis/><ref name=metro/>
* [[38 West 21st Street (New York City)|38 West 21st Street]], New York City, New York (1908) <ref name=emporis/>


''Residences:''
''Residences:''
*The [[Leonard and Annie Weiderer House (New York City)|Leonard and Annie Weiderer House]] (1887–1888), 387 St. Paul's Avenue, [[Staten Island, New York]]<ref>[http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/st.pauls.avenue/st.pauls.html Travels of St. Paul's Avenue, Staten Island] at forgotten-ny.com</ref>
* Constable Family Stables & Greenhouse Complex, 4 East 84th Street, et al, New York City, New York, (1886), demolished c. 1950 for 1025 Fifth Avenue
* [[Leonard and Annie Weiderer House (New York City)|Leonard and Annie Weiderer House]], 387 St. Paul's Avenue, [[Staten Island, New York]], (1886–1888)<ref>[http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/st.pauls.avenue/st.pauls.html Travels of St. Paul's Avenue, Staten Island] at forgotten-ny.com</ref>
*The [[Tho­mas F. Ryan Residence (New York City)|Tho­mas F. Ryan Residence]] <ref name=arch/>
* [[John D. Crimmins Residence (New York City)|Residence of John D. Crimmins, Esq.]], 40-42 East 68th Street, New York City, New York, (1898) addition, renovation and new facade<ref name=arch/>
*The [[John D. Crim­m­ins Residence (New York City)|John D. Crim­m­ins, Esq., Residence]] <ref name=arch/>
* Mrs. [[Thomas Fortune Ryan]] Residence, 1 West 12th Street, (1901), demolished <ref name=arch/>
*The [[Isaac Stern Residence (New York City)|Isaac Stern Residence]], 858 5th Ave., New York City, New York (1900) <ref name=arch/>
* William Baumgartner Residence, 294 Riverside Drive, New York City, New York (1901)
*The [[Louis Stern Residence (New York City)|Louis Stern Residence]], 993 5th Ave., New York City, New York (1900)
* [[Isaac Stern House]], 858 5th Ave., New York City, New York (1894 or 1900), demolished <ref name=arch/>
*The [[Constable Building (New York City)|Constable Building]], New York City, New York
* [[Louis Stern Residence (New York City)|Louis Stern Residence]], 993 5th Ave., New York City, New York (1887 or 1900), demolished
* [[Isaac Stern Residence (New York City)|Isaac Stern Residence]], 42 East 52nd Street, New York City, New York (1904), demolished <ref name=arch/>


== Noteworthy alumni ==
==See also==
* [[Harold Van Buren Magonigle]]
The firm's founding associates: [[William Shickel]] (1850–1907), [[Isaac Ditmars]] (1850–1934), and [[Hugo Kafka]] (1843–1913).
* [[George H. Streeton]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* Dunlap, David W. ''From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship.'' New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
* Dunlap, David W. ''From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship.'' New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
* St. Ignatius Loyola, ''A Pictorial History and Walking Guide of New York City’s Church of St. Ignatius Loyola,'' 1999; Photos by Laurie Lambrecht
* St. Ignatius Loyola, ''A Pictorial History and Walking Guide of New York City’s Church of St. Ignatius Loyola,'' 1999; Photos by [[Laurie Lambrecht]]
* https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/realestate/07scapes.html

== External links ==
{{commonscat-inline|Schickel & Ditmars}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Schickel and Ditmars}}
[[Category:American architects]]
[[Category:Architecture firms based in New York City]]
[[Category:Companies based in New York City]]
[[Category:Defunct architecture firms based in New York City]]
[[Category:Defunct architecture firms based in New York City]]
[[Category:American ecclesiastical architects]]
[[Category:American ecclesiastical architects]]

Latest revision as of 18:26, 26 August 2024

Schickel & Ditmars was an architectural firm in New York City, active during the city's Gilded Age from 1885 until the early 1900s. It was responsible for designing many fine churches, residences and commercial buildings.

History

[edit]

J. William Schickel (1850–1907) formed the firm in 1885 as William Schickel & Company, in association with Isaac E. Ditmars (1850–1934) and Hugo Kafka (1843–1913). The firm's name changed to Schickel and Ditmars in 1895, and continued under the direction of Ditmars after Schickel's death in 1907. The firm "enjoyed considerable patronage from German-American clients" and produced a large number of works for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.[1] The firm "focused primarily, although not exclusively, on preparing designs for Roman Catholic churches and institutional buildings," particularly Roman Catholic churches for German-American parishes.[2] The firm's address was listed at 111 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Schickel & Ditmars were the architects responsible for much of Lenox Hill Hospital (under its previous name, "The German Hospital") as it grew into its present location on the Upper East Side.

The prominent architect and artist Harold Van Buren Magonigle was counted amongst the firm's employees.[3]

Noteworthy structures

[edit]

Churches and Ecclesiastical Projects:

Sacred Heart, Newark, one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the U.S.
The Church of St. Monica (Manhattan), photographed in 2008
Main Entrance of St. Vincent's Hospital (1900), Greenwich Village, New York City

Hospitals and Institutions:

  • St. Peter's Hospital, 274 Henry Street, Brooklyn, (1888-9)
  • The Catholic Club of New York, 120 Central Park South, New York City, New York (1892, demolished mid-20th century)
  • The German Hospital, New York City, New York (1900, demolished), SW corner of 77th Street and Lexington Avenue, a five-story and basement brick hospital, built for the German Hospital for $120,000.[7]
  • 523-531 E 86th Street, (1907), a 5-6-story brick stone dwelling with chapel, built for $125,000 for the Sisters of Misericorde.
  • St. Ignatius' School, 46-50 E 84th Street, (1907), built for the Church of St. Ignatius for $150,000.[7]
  • St. Lawrence Hospital, 430-432 West 164th Street, New York City, New York, (1912–13)
  • The German Hospital Nursing School, 1084-1090 Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York (1916), a nine-story brick nursing school, built for the German Hospital two years before it would be renamed to Lenox Hill.[7]
  • The St. Vincent de Paul Hospital School of Nursing, 1-17 Seventh Avenue and 148-172 West 12th Street, New York City, New York (1924, Seventh Avenue structures demolished for 1951 Al Smith building)

Commercial, Office and Industrial Buildings:

  • The Constable Building Annex, 12 East 18th Street, New York City, New York (1886-7)
  • Astor Building (now The Mercer Hotel), 99 Prince Street, New York City, New York, (1887-8)
  • Ehrich Brothers Emporium, 695-709 Sixth Avenue, New York City, New York (1889)
  • R.H. Macy & Co. Store Annex, 55 13th Street, New York City, New York (1891-1892), now Arnhold Hall of The New School
  • Scott & Bowne Building, 409-415 Pearl Street, New York City, New York, (1892 or 1893), demolished
  • The Constable Building Office Tower, 109-111th Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York (1894-5)
  • R.H. Macy & Co. Store Annex, 56 West 14th Street, New York City, New York (1897), New York City Landmark
  • The Conley Foil Company Building, 521-537 West 25th Street, New York City, New York (1900), a four-story and basement brick factory, built for Conley Foil Co. for $165,000.[7]
  • The Lakewood Hotel, Lakewood, New Jersey, (1901) demolished, built for Nathan Straus
  • The Johnston Building, 1166-1172 (1170) Broadway, New York City, New York (1902-3), a 12-story stone front office building with stores, built for Caroline H Johnston, Stuttgart, Germany, attorney, and Frederick A Constable of 9 E 83rd St for $500,000.[5][7]
  • 38 West 21st Street, New York City, New York (1908) [5]

Residences:

Noteworthy alumni

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Decker, Kevin F. "J. William Schickel (1850-1907)", University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)
  2. ^ a b c Decker, Kevin F. "Isaac E. Ditmars (1850-1934)", University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)
  3. ^ "Pencil points reader: a journal for the drafting room, 1920-1943" Hartman, G.E. and Cigliano, J. Princeton Architectural Press.(2004)
  4. ^ [1] at nyc-architecture.com
  5. ^ a b c Schickel and Ditmars[usurped] at emporis.com
  6. ^ a b c d e f Schickel & Ditmars at archINFORM
  7. ^ a b c d e f Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986", 5 Feb 2010.
  8. ^ Travels of St. Paul's Avenue, Staten Island at forgotten-ny.com
[edit]

Media related to Schickel & Ditmars at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schickel_%26_Ditmars&oldid=1242420024"