Isaac E. Ditmars | |
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Born | 1850 |
Died | 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]
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