Albert Wagner (architect)

Albert Wagner (March 14, 1848 – August 24, 1898) was an architect from Germany who worked in New York City. Born in Poessneck, Germany, he moved to New York in 1871.[1] He designed the Puck Building, expanded years later according to designs by his relative Herman Wagner. The building housed Puck magazine. Wagner also designed 140 Franklin Street (1887), a building later converted to lofts, and 134-136 Spring Street, where clothing businesses were housed.[2] He used terra cotta, Romanesque style stone and brickwork, and ornate ironwork in his buildings.

Albert Wagner
Born(1848-03-14)March 14, 1848
Poessneck, German
Died(1898-08-24)August 24, 1898
New York
Alma materPolytechnic of Stuffgart and Munich Academy
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsPuck Building
Illustration of the Puck Building from the Handbook of New York City by Moses King
A corner of the Puck Building

Wagner's office was at 67 University Place.[3]

Frederick Lewis Wagner was his son.[4]

Wagner died in on August 24, 1898 in New York.[5]

Work
140 Franklin Street
  • Puck Building bounded by West Houston Street, Mulberry Street, Jersey Street and Lafayette Street
  • 140 Franklin Street[6]
134 Spring Street
  • Storage Building 260-266 West 36th Street.[7]
  • 134 Spring Street (1896), in the Soho - Cast Iron Historic District
  • 53-55 Elizabeth Street, a 7-story Philadelphia face brick and iron building for Phillip Stroebel & Sons.[8]
  • 233 - 236 East 59th Street renovation[9]
  • "Down Town Power House" cable station, Bayard Street and Bowery to Elizabeth Street, a Third Avenue Railroad Company project[3]

References
  1. Derby, George; White, James Terry (1896). The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. VI. James T White * Company. p. 461.
  2. Miller, Tom (April 21, 2017). "Daytonian in Manhattan: Albert Wagner's 134-136 Spring Street".
  3. "New York Supreme Court Case on Appeal Mary Braine Against Julie Rosswog". September 15, 1896 – via Google Books.
  4. "The Iron Age". Chilton Company. September 15, 1911 – via Google Books.
  5. Meyer, Henry Coddington; Wingate, Charles Frederick (June–November 1898). Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer. XXXVIII. McGraw Publishing Company. p. 289.
  6. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran; Chapter, American Institute of Architects New York (June 9, 2010). "AIA Guide to New York City". Oxford University Press, USA – via Google Books.
  7. "The Brickbuilder". Rogers and Manson Company. September 15, 1896 – via Google Books.
  8. "The Manufacturer and Builder". Western. September 15, 1883 – via Google Books.
  9. "Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide". F. W. Dodge Corporation. September 15, 1896 – via Google Books.
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