Thomas Franklin Schneider
American architect (1859–1938)
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Thomas Franklin Schneider (born 1859 in Washington, D.C. — d. 1938) was an American architect who designed about 2,000 houses in the capital city area.
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| Born | 1859 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | 1938 (aged 78–79) |
| Occupation | Architect |
Among his important buildings are the Cairo Apartment Building, The Forest Inn,[1] the Rochambeau, the Stoneleigh Court, the Ethelhurst, and his own private home, the Schneider House.
Schneider's parents were printers who moved from Germany to Washington, D.C., in 1830. After high school, Schneider worked for the architectural firm of Adolf Cluss and Schultze. While there, he worked on the construction of the Arts and Industries Building. He opened his own firm at age 24 and by 30 had designed The Cairo and The Forest Inn.[2][3]
Schneider also created the city's first bus company.[2]
Buildings by Schneider
| Name | Address (Washington, DC, unless noted) | Date | Built for | Current use | Image |
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| 12 Logan Circle[4] | 12 Logan Circle, NW | ||||
| 1527 New Hampshire Avenue[5] | 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW | 1889 | Benjamin West Blanchard | American Political Science Association headquarters, Pi Sigma Alpha headquarters, and Phi Beta Delta Society Executive Office |  |
| 900 block of T Street, NW[6] | |||||
| 900 block of Westminster Street, NW[6] | 1893 |  | |||
| The Albemarle | 1830 17th Street, NW | 1900 |  | ||
| W. Taylor Birch House | 3099 Q Street, NW | 1890 |  | ||
| Cairo Apartment Building | 1615 Q Street NW | 1894 | Condominium |  | |
| Alfred S. Gillett House | 1614 20th Street NW | 1893 | Alfred Gillett, insurance magnate[7] | Home of the Association of American Law Schools |  |
| Inn at Forest Glen[8] | 9610 Dewitt Drive, Silver Spring, MD | 1887 | Forest Glen Improvement Company | Condominium/Apartments |  |
| The Iowa | 1325 13th Street, NW | 1901 | Condominium[9] |
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| Moses House | 2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW | 1893 | businessman W.H. Moses | Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Washington, D.C. |  |
| Panama Legation | Intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, 18th Street, and Q Street, NW | Demolished |  | ||
| Schneider Mansion[10][11] | 18th & Q Streets, NW | 1891 | Own use | Demolished 1958 |  |
| Schneider Row Houses | 1700 block of Q Street, NW | 1889-92 | Self |  | |
| Schneider Triangle[12] | Bounded by Washington Circle, New Hampshire Ave. NW, K, 22nd, and L Sts. NW | 1889 | John W. Paine[4] |  | |
| John Paine Mansion (AKA The Castle) | 49 2nd Street, Troy NY | 1894 | John Paine | Paine Castle Inc. Not for Profit [13] |  |
| The Ethelhurst | 1012 15th Street NW | 1903 | The Architect Hotel |  |
