Emile Weil Explained

Emile Weil
Birth Date:	20 January 1878
Birth Place:	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death Place:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Resting Place:	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
Occupation:	Architect
Years Active:	1899
Alma Mater:	Tulane University
Significant Projects:	7 theaters for the Saenger Amusement Company

Emile Weil (January 20, 1878 – January 19, 1945) was a noted architect of New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1]

He studied with New Orleans' artist William Woodward. He is known best for his buildings in the Neo-Classical, Beaux-Arts and Spanish Revival styles.^[2]

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Notable works

Notable works include:

Years known

Tuoro Synagogue (built 1909), New Orleans, LA^[3]
S. H. Kress Department Store (built 1913), 923 Canal St, New Orleans, LA^[4]
Pelican Stadium (built 1915), Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA
Jerusalem Temple of the Shriners of New Orleans (built 1916), (with Stone Bros., architects, now Church of the King), 1137 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA
Benjamin-Moore-Christovitch Residence (built 1916), 5531 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA^[5]
Union Bethel A.M.E. Church (built 1921), 2321 Thalia, New Orleans, LA, NRHP-listed, Gothic Revival style^[6]
Hennen Building (1922 additions), 800 Common St., New Orleans, LA^[7]
Maginnis Cotton Mill (1922 additions), 1054 Constance St., New Orleans, LA^[8]
Crane Co. Building (built 1922), 1148 S. Peters St. New Orleans, LA, Mill Construction style
Temple Theater (built), 2318 8th St. Meridian, MS, NRHP-listed, Moorish Revival style
Beth Israel synagogue (built 1924), 1610 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA
B. Lowenstein & Brothers Building (built 1924), 27 S. Main St. Memphis, TN, NRHP-listed, Beaux-Arts style^[9]
Saenger Theatre (built 1924), in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, NRHP-listed^[10]
Saenger Theatre (built 1924), renamed the Perot Theatre, 221 Main St, Texarkana, Texas, NRHP-listed^[11]
Saenger Theatre (built 1925), 118 S. Palafox St. Pensacola, FL, NRHP-listed
Strand Theater, (built 1925), 630 Crockett Shreveport, LA, NRHP-listed^[12]
Bohn Motor Company Building (built 1926), South Broad St., New Orleans, LA
Arabian Theatre (built 1927), in Laurel, Mississippi
Four Winds (built 1927), 210 Baronne St., New Orleans, LA
Jefferson Theatre (built 1927), 345 Fannin St. Beaumont, Texas, NRHP-listed^[13]
Saenger Theatre (built 1927), in Mobile, Alabama
Saenger Theatre (built 1927), 1111 Canal St. New Orleans, LA, NRHP-listed, Atmospheric theatre style^[14]
Tivoli Theatre (built 1927), now Rhodes Pavilion, 3933 Washington Ave., New Orleans, LA^[15]
Saenger Theatre (built 1929), in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, NRHP-listed, Art Deco style
Paramount Theater (built 1930), 314 N. Washington Ave., Marshall, Texas^[16]

Years not listed

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Plaquemine, LA
Canal Bank & Trust Company, New Orleans, LA
Dixie Brewery, New Orleans, LA
Leon Fellman Building, 810 Canal St., New Orleans, LA
Newberger House, 1640 Palmer Ave. New Orleans, LA, NRHP-listed
Salomon Residence, 5428 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA
Whitney National Bank, St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA

Notes and References

Web site: Emile Weil, Architect of New Orleans' Landmarks | Preservation in the Present . 2011-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052330/http://blog.prcno.org/2011/08/23/emile-weil-architect-of-new-orleans-landmarks/ . 2012-04-26 . dead .
News: Langenhennig, Susan . Early 20th century architect Emile Weil left his stamp on the New Orleans cityscape . The Advocate, NOLA . July 19, 2019 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: New Orleans, LA ~ Touro Synagogue (1909) . Synagogues of the South . . 2024 . January 5, 2024 .
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Douglas, Lake . Kress Building, [New Orleans, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Douglas, Lake . Emanuel V. and Rachel Benjamin House, [New Orleans, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07001003}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Union Bethel A.M.E. Church, Orleans Parish, LA ]. National Park Service. Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation's National Register staff . June 2007 . March 20, 2023. PDF omits any accompanying photos. NRHP document available also at the National Archives
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Douglas, Lake . The Maritime (Hennen Building), [New Orleans, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Douglas, Lake . Maginnis Cotton Mill, [New Orleans, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: B. Lowenstein & Brothers Building. National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. August 28, 2017.
Web site: Sutherland, Cyrus A. . Herman, Gregory . Shannon, Claudia . Sizemore, Jean . Whayne, Jeannie M. . Saenger Theater, [Pine Bluff, Arkansas] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Moorhead, Gerald . Perot Theater (Saenger Theater), [Texarkana, Texas] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Strand Theatre, [Shreveport, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Moorhead, Gerald . Jefferson Theater, [Beaumont, Texas] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Douglas, Lake . Saenger Theater, [New Orleans, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Kingsley, Karen . Douglas, Lake . Rhodes Pavilion (Rhodes Funeral Home, Tivoli Theater), [New Orleans, Louisiana] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .
Web site: Moorhead, Gerald . Paramount Theater, [Marshall, Texas] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 6, 2024 .