Isaac E. Ditmars

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Isaac E. Ditmars
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Born1850
Died1935
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
Known forArchitect
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St Elias Greek Rite Catholic Church, Greenpoint

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]

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References

  1. "The AIA Historical Directory of American Architects". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  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. "Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," 5 Feb 2010". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. Dolkart, Andrew S; Postal, Matthew A. (2004). Guide to New York City Landmarks . New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (Author of Forward) (Third ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p.  218. ISBN   9780471369004.