Edwin Augustus Quick

Edwin A. Quick (1841-1913) was an American architect practicing in Yonkers, New York, directly north of New York City.

Life and career Edwin Quick was born in 1841 in Rhinebeck, New York, where he attended the Rhinebeck Academy. He studied architecture, and worked as a construction superintendent in New York in the 1860s and 1870s, working for Gilman & Kendall, J. William Schickel, and Renwick & Sands. Circa 1891 he made his son, H. Lansing Quick, a partner in the firm, which became Edwin A. Quick & Son. The two practiced together until 1913, upon the elder Quick's death.

Quick died on October 19, 1913, at his home in Yonkers.

Architectural works

E. A. Quick, before 1891 1887 - Messiah Baptist Church, 76 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, New York 1889 - Colgate Library (Former), Colgate University, Hamilton, New York 1890 - Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 320 Walnut St, Yonkers, New York

E. A. Quick & Son, 1891-1913 1891 - Macedonia Baptist Church, 243 Pershing Dr, Ansonia, Connecticut 1891 - Nodine Hill Water Tower, Elm St, Yonkers, New York Collapsed in 1937. 1893 - Westchester County Hall of Records, 166 Main St, White Plains, New York Demolished. 1894 - Yonkers City Hospital, 1 Ridge Hill Blvd, Yonkers, New York Demolished. 1896 - Citizens' National Bank Building, 6 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York Demolished. 1896 - McCann Building, 25 N Broadway, Yonkers, New York 1899 - Merrill (President's) House, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York 1900 - Hamilton High School, 35 Broad St, Hamilton, New York Demolished. 1900 - Anna J. Ivers Apartments, 37 Oak St, Yonkers, New York 1900 - New York Telephone Co. Exchange Building, 47 S 6th Ave, Mount Vernon, New York 1901 - Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 320 Walnut St, Yonkers, New York 1901 - Henry R. Hicks House, 303 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York Demolished. 1901 - Oak Street Firehouse, 81 Oak St, Yonkers, New York Demolished in 1982. 1908 - Yonkers City Hall, 40 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York 1912 - Hamilton Theatre, 9 Main St, Yonkers, New York Demolished in 1927.