George Feick

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George Feick
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Born
Johann Georg Feick

(1849-01-23)January 23, 1849
Steinau, Hesse, Germany
DiedNovember 11, 1932(1932-11-11) (aged 83)
Sandusky, Ohio, United States
NationalityAmerican (naturalized)
OccupationArchitect

George Feick (January 23, 1849 - November 11, 1932) was a German-American builder in Sandusky and Oberlin, Ohio. His works include the Wyoming State Capitol, multiple buildings at Oberlin College, and numerous office buildings, churches, schools, libraries and residences in and around Sandusky. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Early years

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Wyoming State Capitol built in partnership with brother Adam
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IOOF hall in Sandusky, Ohio

Feick was born in Steinau, Hesse, Germany, in January 1848. [1] [2] After a three-year apprenticeship in the cabinet maker's trade, Feick emigrated to Ohio in June 1866 at age 17. He became a naturalized United States citizen in October 1872. [1] [3] [4]

Family

Feick was married in 1873 to Augusta Ernestine Klotz (1852-1888), a native of Dresden, Saxony, Germany. [2] They had five children: Emil Augustus (born March 20, 1874), Clara Sofia (born May 30, 1877), George, Jr. (born January 25, 1881); Olga Charlotte (born June 20, 1885); and Ernestine (born December 7, 1898). Feick's wife died on December 24, 1888, 17 days after the birth of their fifth child. In June 1892, Feick was remarried to Minnie A. Klotz. Feick and his second wife had one child, Augustus H. (born June 22, 1893). [5]

Partnership with Adam Feick

Feick's older brothers Philip and Adam were the first to immigrate to Sandusky, arriving in 1849 and 1854, respectively. When George Feick arrived in Sandusky in 1866, he began working as a carpenter with brother Adam. In 1872, Adam and George Feick formed a construction partnership known as Adam Feick & Brother. [3] [6] [7] Older brother Philip Feick was also involved in the business for a time. Working under the name Adam Feick & Brother, they built a number of important structures, including the Erie County Jail (1883), the Wyoming State Capitol (1886-1888), [8] Talcott Hall at Oberlin College (1887), the Sandusky Masonic Temple (1888-1890), [9] the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Temple in Sandusky (1889), the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Depot (1891), Lord Cottage at Oberlin College (1892), and buildings at the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. [3] [4] [6]

George Feick & Company

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Feick, c. 1916
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Erie County Jail
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First Congregational Church (Sandusky, Ohio)
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John Mertz House
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John Stang House
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Zion Lutheran Church
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Feick Building in Sandusky
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Finney Chapel at Oberlin
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Carnegie Library at Oberlin
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Warner Gymnasium at Oberlin
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Taylor-Frohman House
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Edwards Gymnasium at Ohio Wesleyan
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St. Mary's Rectory

When Adam Feick died in 1893, the brothers' construction business became known as George Feick & Company. Adam's son, John Adam Feick, became affiliated with the company at that time. [6] Working with his nephew, Feick continued to build a number of important structures, including First Congregational Church (1895), Zion Lutheran Church (1898), the law building at Ohio State University and three buildings at Oberlin College. In the early 1900s, Feick's sons Emil Augustus and George, Jr., began working in the business, and the company's name was changed to George Feick and Sons. Around this time, nephew John Adam Feick left the business and began operating his own construction business. [6] In 1905, Feick and Sons built the Edwards Gymnasium at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. [3] [10] Feick's son, George, Jr., later became an architect in the partnership Purcell, Feick & Elmslie. [11]

Feick built numerous buildings in Sandusky, including commercial buildings in the city's business district, residences, churches and schools. [3] He built Sandusky High School in 1915. [4] In 1916, he built an eight-story office building in downtown Sandusky that is still known as the Feick Building. [12]

Feick had begun doing construction work for Oberlin College while in partnership with brother Adam. Oberlin remained one of Feick's most significant clients for more than 25 years. By 1912, Feick maintained offices in both Sandusky and Oberlin. [13] In addition to the works constructed in partnership with brother Adam, Feick's further work at Oberlin College includes: Severance Chemical Laboratory, built from 1899 to 1901 at a cost of $75,000; [14] Warner Gymnasium, built from 1900 to 1901; [15] Finney Memorial Chappel, built from 1907 to 1908 at a cost of $135,000; [16] the college's Carnegie Library, built from 1907 to 1908 at a cost of $155,600; [17] Rice Memorial Hall, built from 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $110,000; [18] the Men's Building, built from 1909 to 1911 at a cost of $460,000; [19] Keep Cottage, built from 1911 to 1913 at a cost of $45,500; [20] and the Jacob Dolson Cox Administration Building, built from 1913 to 1915. [21]

Feick also built libraries in several communities in northern Ohio, including New London, Milan, Norwalk, Shelby, and Mansfield. [3] He also built the station for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway in Painesville, Ohio. Other works include the Savings Bank and Mohican blocks at Mansfield, Ohio, the Hotel and Administration Building for the Lakeside Association at Lakeside, Ohio, and the St. Joseph's Church at Marblehead, Ohio. [4] [22] [23] Following his death, the Sandusky newspaper wrote:

In the days of George Feick, the builder was an artist. The stone was hewn to an exactitude ... Men like George Feick, Sr., to whom building was in a way the product of their artistic selves, regret the passing of this phase of building. They miss the beauty put into them. [3]

Several of Feick's works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [10]

In addition to his construction business, Feick was also a Mason, a Sandusky city councilman, president of the Sandusky Telephone Company, and a director of the Citizen's Banking Company in Sandusky. [3] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Later years

At the time of the 1920 United States Census, Feick was living at 416 Central Avenue in Sandusky with his wife Minnie and daughter Olga. [28] As of 1922, Feick operated The Geo. Feick and Sons Company at 416 Central Avenue in Sandusky. [1]

At the time of the 1930 United States Census, Feick was still living at 416 Central Avenue in Sandusky with his wife Minnie. [29]

Feick died in November 1932 at his home in Sandusky. He was buried in the Feick family crypt at the Oakland cemetery. [22] [30]

List of works

Feick's works include (with attribution as given in source):

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Passport Application for George Feick dated May 10, 1922. Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 583830 / MLR Number A1 534; NARA Series: M1490; Roll #: 1959.
  2. 1 2 Passport Application (lost or stolen passport) by George Feick, Sr., made at the Embassy in Berlin, June 29, 1922. Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Emergency Passport Applications, Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 1244183 / MLR Number A1 544; Box #: 4594; Volume #: 183.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "George Feick, Sr., Rites At Residence On Monday". The Register, Sandusky, Ohio. November 12, 1932.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Charles Burleigh Galbreath (1925). History of Ohio, vol. III. American Historical Society, Incorporated. p. 395.
  5. ↑ Hewson L. Peeke (1916). A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio, Volume II. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 988.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Finding Aid for Feick Family Papers - MS 681". Bowling Green State University Center for Archival Collections. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03.
  7. ↑ Adam Feick page by Barb Feick
  8. ↑ Mark Junge; Paige Putnam Miller; Edwin C. Bearss (February 6, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Wyoming State Capitol Building and Grounds". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and accompanying three historic photos  (351 KB)
  9. ↑ "The Ever-Evolving History of the Sandusky Masonic Temple". LRBCG.COM, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  11. ↑ Barbara Feick page
  12. ↑ "The Feick Office Building". The Feick Building. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05.
  13. ↑ "Advertisement for George Feick, Contractor for Buildings". Sandusky Register. November 10, 1912. p. 10.
  14. ↑ "Severance Chemical Laboratory". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02.
  15. ↑ "Warner Gymnasium". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
  16. ↑ "Finney Memorial Chapel". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30.
  17. ↑ "College Library". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
  18. ↑ "Rice Memorial Hall". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
  19. ↑ "History Wilder Hall". Oberlin College. 24 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Keep Cottage". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
  21. ↑ "Jacob Dolson Cox Administration Building". Oberlin College Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
  22. 1 2 "Sandusky Builder Dies". The Mansfield News, Mansfield, Ohio. November 11, 1932. p. 1.(available through newspaperarchive.com)
  23. ↑ "Death Summons George Feick". The Chronicle-Telegram - Elyria, Ohio. November 18, 1932. p. 2.(available through newspaperarchive.com)
  24. ↑ Feick Builders History
  25. ↑ one Barbara Feick page
  26. ↑ George Feick Sr. page by Barbara Feick
  27. ↑ Philip Feick page by Barbara Feick
  28. ↑ Census entry for George Feick and family. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1920; Census Place: Sandusky Ward 1, Erie, Ohio; Roll: T625_1377; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 743.
  29. ↑ Census entry for George Feick and family. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio; Roll: 1790; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 699.0; FHL microfilm: 2341524.
  30. ↑ Death record for George Feick, died Nov. 11, 1932. Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007 [database on-line].
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