Rudolphe L. Daus Explained

Rudolphe Lawrence Daus (1854–1916) was an American architect based in Brooklyn, New York City.^[1] He designed the 13th Regiment Armory in Brooklyn, now the Pamoja House for homeless men, and the Lincoln Club. He also designed several libraries. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.^[2]

Daus was born in Mexico to a German Catholic family of Jewish descent and studied in Europe before working for Richard Morris Hunt and George B. Post. He established his own firm in 1884.^[3]

Carl Westman worked at his firm. Daus died in Paris in 1916.

Works

• 203 - 209 Prospect Place (circa 1885) between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn
• 13th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn
• Lincoln Club (1886), 65 Putnam Avenue in Brooklyn
• 176 & 178 St. John's Place in Park Slope
• New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph building (1898) at 81 Willoughby Street (also known as 119-127 Lawrence Street) in Brooklyn^[4] on the list of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
• New York County National Bank Building (1907)^[5]

References

Informational notes

Citations

Further reading

• Daus, Rudolphe L. (1947) Rodolphe Lawrence Daus, American architect, August 10, 1854-September 30, 1916. New York: New York Public Library.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rudolph L. Daus | Companies | EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20191021233615/https://www.emporis.com/companies/103928/rudolph-l-daus-new-york-city-ny-usa. dead. October 21, 2019. Emporis.
2. https://www.archinform.net/arch/28146.htm
3. Web site: Spellen . Suzanne . Walkabout: Rudolph L. Daus, Architect . Brownstoner . 2011-02-17 . 2019-10-26.
4. Web site: The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company Building. Atlas Obscura.
5. 308.