Isaac E. Ditmars Explained

Isaac E. Ditmars
Birth Date:	1850
Death Date:	1935
Nationality:	American, Canadian
Known For:	Architect

Isaac E. Ditmars, FAIA, was a Canadian-American architect and founding associate of William Schickel & Company, and directed that company as Schickel & Ditmars from 1907 into the 1920s. He joined the American Institute of Architects in 1895 and became a fellow that year.^[1]

He died in 1935.^[2]

In 1913, he designed a six-story brick hospital at 430-432 West 164th Street for the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul and Mt. St. Vincent on Hudson for $500,000.^[3]

There was an architect named William B. Ditmars, architect of the Reformed Church of Greenpoint, now the St. Elias Greek Rite Roman Catholic Church (Brooklyn, New York) (1869–1870), who may be related.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects . 2010-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316152652/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1011203.aspx . 2012-03-16 . dead .
2. Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970)
3. Web site: Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," 5 Feb 2010 . 6 February 2010 . 15 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130215041150/http://www.metrohistory.com/dbpages/NBresults.lasso . dead .
4. Book: Dolkart. Andrew S. Andrew S. Dolkart. Postal. Matthew A. . Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (Author of Forward). Guide to New York City Landmarks. registration. Third . New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee. 2004. John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, New Jersey. 218. 9780471369004 .