William G. Tachau
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William G. Tachau, AIA
, (born April 1875) was an American architect active in early- to mid-twentieth-century New York City
. With Lewis Pitcher
, he was a partner in the architectural firm of Pitcher & Tachau from 1904 to 1919 when he established the firm of Tachau & Vought. Both firms from 1918 onward specialized in mental hygiene hospitals. The firm moved from 109 Lexington Avenue to 102 East 30th Street around 1923 and remained at that address and that name even after Vought left.
where he attended high school and later designed the Louisville Library. He earned a Ph.B. from Columbia University
in 1896, and a Diplome
Ecoles des Beaux Arts in 1903.
, as a designer for the architectural firm of Herts and Tallant in 1898, 1903 and 1904, and was briefly chief of design for Albert Kelsey
in 1903. He joined Lewis Pitcher around 1904 forming Pitcher and Tachau
. Like many New York architectural firms active during the Great Depression, Tachau and Vought
worked in “almost continuous employment on Federal, State or City work,” including on Mayor Fiorello H. La Gaurdia’s list of architects since its inception. He practiced under the license No. 3556 in New York and No. C-250 in New Jersey, and was a member of the Society Deplome par le Government Francais and the Beaux Arts Society. Upon's Vought's departure from the firm, Eliot Butler Willauer
(1912–1972) became a principal in Tachau & Vought
American Institute of Architects
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, (born April 1875) was an American architect active in early- to mid-twentieth-century New York City
New York City
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. With Lewis Pitcher
Lewis Pitcher
Lewis F. Pilcher, AIA , was an American academic and architect active in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century New York City. With William G. Tachau, he was a partner of Pilcher and Tachau, the predecessor firm of Tachau and Vought. He was a professor of art at Vassar College in...
, he was a partner in the architectural firm of Pitcher & Tachau from 1904 to 1919 when he established the firm of Tachau & Vought. Both firms from 1918 onward specialized in mental hygiene hospitals. The firm moved from 109 Lexington Avenue to 102 East 30th Street around 1923 and remained at that address and that name even after Vought left.
Early life and education
Tachau was born in April 1875 in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
where he attended high school and later designed the Louisville Library. He earned a Ph.B. from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1896, and a Diplome
Ecoles des Beaux Arts in 1903.
Practice
He worked as a draftsman from 1896 to 1897 in the architectural firm of Lamb and RichLamb and Rich
Hugh Lamb and Charles Alonzo Rich were partners in the New York City architecture firm of Lamb & Rich. There firm was established just after 1880 and operated to 1899.The firm was preceded by the firm of Lamb & Wheeler and succeeded by the firms of Charles A...
, as a designer for the architectural firm of Herts and Tallant in 1898, 1903 and 1904, and was briefly chief of design for Albert Kelsey
Albert Kelsey
Albert Washburn Kelsey was an American architect. Kelsey was born in 1870 in St. Louis, Missouri, but resided since boyhood in Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1895...
in 1903. He joined Lewis Pitcher around 1904 forming Pitcher and Tachau
Pitcher and Tachau
Pilcher and Tachau was an American architectural firm in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century New York City, and was the predecessor firm of Tachau and Vought. It was formed by Lewis Pilcher and William G. Tachau....
. Like many New York architectural firms active during the Great Depression, Tachau and Vought
Tachau and Vought
Tachau and Vought was an American architectural firm active in the mid-twentieth-century New York City that specialized in mental hygiene hospitals. It was established in 1919 as the successor to the architectural firm of Pitcher and Tachau by William G. Tachau and Vought. By 1946, Vought had left...
worked in “almost continuous employment on Federal, State or City work,” including on Mayor Fiorello H. La Gaurdia’s list of architects since its inception. He practiced under the license No. 3556 in New York and No. C-250 in New Jersey, and was a member of the Society Deplome par le Government Francais and the Beaux Arts Society. Upon's Vought's departure from the firm, Eliot Butler Willauer
Eliot Butler Willauer
Eliot Butler Willauer, AIA, was an American architect active in mid-twentieth-century New York City. With William G. Tachau, he was a principal in the architectural firm of Tachau & Vought, the successor firm to Pitcher & Tachau. The firm, located on 102 East 30th Street around 1923, specialized...
(1912–1972) became a principal in Tachau & Vought
Works as Picher & Tachau
- Jewett House (1907, formerly North Residence from 1915, designed as the firm Pitcher and TachauPitcher and TachauPilcher and Tachau was an American architectural firm in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century New York City, and was the predecessor firm of Tachau and Vought. It was formed by Lewis Pilcher and William G. Tachau....
) of Vassar CollegeVassar CollegeVassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
, Poughkeepsie, New York built for $280,000. - Troop C Armory in Brooklyn, New York
- The Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, New York
Works as Tachau & Vought
- Louisville Library, Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, KentuckyLouisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
for $300,000 - Temple IsraelTemple IsraelTemple Israel is the given name of numerous synagogues. It may refer to:*Temple Israel of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California*Temple Israel *Temple Israel *Temple Israel...
, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
for $287,700 - Squadron C Armory (or Company C Armory), Brooklyn, New York built for $500,000
- Central Islip Hospital in Central Islip, New YorkCentral Islip, New YorkCentral Islip is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, U.S.. The population was 31,950 at the 2000 census.-History and overview:...
built for $900,000 - 8th Regiment Armory, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, built for $1,500,000 - Utica State Hospital in Utica, New YorkUtica, New YorkUtica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
built for $600,000 - Psychiatric Pavilion, Brooklyn, New York, built for $1,650,000
- The “medieval-inspired drill shed” of the 369th Regiment Armory369th Regiment Armory369th Regiment Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located in Harlem, New York, New York. It was built for the 369th Regiment. The unit was founded in 1913 as the first and only National Guard unit in New York State composed solely of African-Americans...
, 2360 Fifth Avenue (18-42 West 143rd Street and 17-44 West 142nd Street), New York City, a two-story fireproof drill shed for troops (1920–1924) for $300,000.00 (filed in 1921) - Central Park brick band stand (1923) for $100,000.00
- The U.S. Marine Hospital (Stapleton, Staten Island) (1933–36, with Kenneth Murchison and William H. GompertWilliam H. GompertWilliam H. Gompert was the Architect & Superintendent of School Buildings for the New York City Board of Education. According to research published by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Gompert was educated at Adelphi Academy,...
), built for $2,266,000 - Freeport Post Office (designed with William GropperWilliam GropperWilliam Victor "Bill" Gropper , was a U.S. cartoonist, painter, lithographer, and muralist. A committed radical, Gropper is best known for the political work which he contributed to such left wing publications as The Revolutionary Age, The Liberator, The New Masses, The Worker, and The Morning...
in the Colonial Revival style), 132 Merrick Road, Freeport, New YorkFreeport, New YorkFreeport is a village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 42,860 at the 2010 census. A settlement since the 1640s, it was once an oystering community and later a resort popular with the New York City theater community...
(added 1989 to the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
) - 4781-4789 Broadway (1948), a two-story brick library, built for $285,000.00