Frederick Ausfeld Explained

Frederick Ausfeld
Birth Date:1860
Birth Place:Kirchen, Germany
Death Date:c. 1930
Occupation:Architect

Frederick Ausfeld (1860 – c. 1930) was a US-based, German-born architect. He designed buildings in Montgomery, Alabama, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Early life

Frederick Ausfeld was born in 1860 in Kirchen, Germany.[1]

Career

Ausfeld worked as an architect in Philadelphia by 1890.[1] He designed buildings alongside fellow architect[1] Ausfeld moved to Alabama. With Chapman, he designed the Sumter County Courthouse in Livington in 1903.[2] He also designed the Bell Building in Montgomery in 1907.[3] By 1916, he designed the Covington County Courthouse in Andalusia, Alabama with Frank Lockwood.[4] He designed the Jefferson Davis Hotel in Montgomery in 1928.[5] He also designed the Shepherd Building in Montgomery in 1922.[6] Additionally, he designed the Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery.[2] [7] Several of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Works include (with attribution):

Death

Ausfeld died circa 1930.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ausfeld, Frederick (1860 – c. 1930). Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. William Penn Foundation. May 14, 2017.
  2. Book: Hughes. Delos. Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. 2017. NewSouth Books. Montgomery, Alabama. 978-1-58838-334-1. 968763253. 135.
  3. Book: Hall. Wade. Greetings from Alabama: A Pictorial History in Vintage Postcards: From the Wade Hall Collection of Historical Picture Postcards from Alabama. 2016. NewSouth Books. Montgomery, Alabama. 978-1-58838-320-4. 966482657. 62.
  4. Book: Hughes. Delos. Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. 2017. NewSouth Books. Montgomery, Alabama . 978-1-58838-334-1. 968763253. 47.
  5. Book: King. Carole. Pell. Karren. Montgomery. 2015. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina. 978-1-4396-5144-5. 936621036. 50.
  6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86001106}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Shepherd Building]. National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. May 13, 2017. With .
  7. Harrison. W. R.. Montgomery's High School Plant. The Journal of Education. February 16, 1931. 113. 7. 184–186. 42841474.

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