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Theodore de Lemos

1850 – 1909

German-American architect

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About Theodore de Lemos

Lived 1850 – 1909 (aged 58–59). Theodore de Lemos was an American architect.

Theodore de Lemos (1850, Holstein, German Confederation – 12 April 1909, New York City, New York, United States), son of Hermann and Maria Grothe De Lemos of Holstein, was an architect. He graduated with honors from the Berlin Royal Academy of Buildings, and was famous for his designs in three countries, Germany, Mexico, and the United States. In 1881, de Lemos left Germany and settled in New York, where he married Margaretta Becker and had a daughter, Marie Katherine.

1894 The Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Bank Building at 27 Pine Street in New York City

1901–1902 Macy's Herald Square department store, between 151 West and 34th Streets in Manhattan, New York City ; added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark in 1978.

Arion Club House, between 59th Street and Park Avenue in New York City

Siegel-Cooper Company department store, at the corner of West 19th Street and Sixth Avenue in New York City

New York County National Bank building.

Speyer & Co. Bank building.

Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York building in Mexico City, Mexico.

Boker building in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Who was Theodore de Lemos?

German-American architect

When was Theodore de Lemos born?

Theodore de Lemos was born in 1850.

When did Theodore de Lemos die?

Theodore de Lemos died on 12 April 1909.

What was Theodore de Lemos's occupation?

Theodore de Lemos was an architect.

What nationality was Theodore de Lemos?

Theodore de Lemos was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Theodore de Lemos

· Wikidata: Q15995018

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