Albert Wagner (architect)
German-American architect (1848–1898)
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Albert Wagner (March 14, 1848 – August 24, 1898) was an architect from Germany who worked in New York City. Born in Poessneck, Germany, he moved to New York in 1871.[1] He designed the Puck Building, expanded years later according to designs by his relative Herman Wagner. The building housed Puck magazine. Wagner also designed 140 Franklin Street (1887), a building later converted to lofts, and 134–136 Spring Street, where clothing businesses were housed.[2] He used terra cotta, Romanesque style stone and brickwork, and ornate ironwork in his buildings.
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| Born | March 14, 1848 Poessneck, Germany |
| Died | August 24, 1898 New York |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic of Stuffgart and Munich Academy |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Puck Building |
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Wagner's office was at 67 University Place.[3] He had a son named Frederick Lewis Wagner.[4] Wagner died in on August 24, 1898 in New York.[5]
Work
- Puck Building bounded by West Houston Street, Mulberry Street, Jersey Street and Lafayette Street
- 140 Franklin Street[6]
- Storage Building 260-266 West 36th Street.[7]
- 134 Spring Street (1896), in the Soho - Cast Iron Historic District
- 53–55 Elizabeth Street, a 7-story Philadelphia face brick and iron building for Phillip Stroebel & Sons.[8]
- 37 East 12 Street, 10-story brick building with Romanesque facade (1896), originally for variety of manufacturing companies including shirtwaist.
- 233–236 East 59th Street renovation[9]
- "Down Town Power House" cable station, Bayard Street and Bowery to Elizabeth Street, a Third Avenue Railroad Company project[3]
- Ludwig Baumann & Company Building, West 35th Street & 8th Avenue (1897)[10]