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Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
Born	Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz; July 27, 1853; New York City, New York, US
Died	October 5, 1921 (aged 68); New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Polytechnic Institute in Stuttgart, (Germany)
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Eidlitz & McKenzie (now HLW International)
Buildings	One Times Square; former Times Tower in Times Square, (Midtown Manhattan, New York City);
Spouse	Jennie Turner Dudley (m. 1854)
Children	2 daughters
Parents	Leopold Eidlitz (father); Harriet Amanda Lazelle Warner (mother);
Relatives	Marc Eidlitz (uncle); Cyrus L. Warner (grandfather);

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Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (July 27, 1853 – October 5, 1921) was an American architect, educated in Germany, best known for designing One Times Square in New York City. He was also founder of the architecture firm of Eidlitz and McKenzie, presently known as HLW International, a descendant and one of the oldest architecture firms in the United States.

Early life and education

Eidlitz was born in New York City. He was the son of Harriet Amanda Lazelle Warner (1823-1891) and influential New York architect Leopold Eidlitz (1823-1908), one of the founders of the American Institute of Architects. His father was of Jewish descent; his mother was however Christian, and their children were raised in that latter tradition. Cyrus L.W. Eidlitz was the nephew of the builder Marc Eidlitz, and the grandson of the earlier architect Cyrus L. Warner (1789-1852, for whom he was named, and who was also the father of other successful prominent architects in the family of Samuel A. Warner (1822-1897), and Benjamin Warner). The young Eidlitz was educated in New York, then to Europe in Geneva, Switzerland and following in Stuttgart, (Germany), where he studied architecture at the Polytechnic Institute.

Career

Selected works

Dearborn Station (1885)

One Times Square (1904)

Buffalo Library (1887)

Eidlitz began working for his father. His first independent work was the 1877-78 reconstruction of St. Peter's Church in the Bronx after it was damaged by fire. It had originally been designed by his father. His early Gothic and Romanesque Revival designs, including Dearborn Station in Chicago, Michigan Central Station (1887) in Kalamazoo,^[1] and the precursor to the current Buffalo & Erie County Public Library in Lafayette Square, show his father's influence. His Romanesque Revival design for the Metropolitan Telephone Building on Cortlandt Street (1886) was the first purpose-built telephone building in New York City. Another Romanesque design was selected for The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York which was erected in 1894.^[2] For the American Society of Civil Engineers' new Society House on 220 West 57th Street (1897), he used a French Renaissance and Gothic design.^[3]

By the turn of the century, Eidlitz embraced the Beaux-Arts style. In 1903, he formed Eidlitz & McKenzie with Andrew McKenzie, who had been a construction supervisor and engineer for his father's firm. Eidlitz & McKenzie was one of the first architecture firms that put architects and engineers on equal footing. Eidlitz & McKenzie worked primarily on telephone buildings, but their best known design was for the New York Times Building (1903–04) for the publisher Adolph Ochs. Their design used their expertise in connecting buildings to subterranean infrastructure. The building, the second-tallest in the city at the time, incorporated the Times Square station of the New York City Subway into its basement levels. Times Square was named for the building.

Eidlitz's other works include the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (1898), located at 42 West 44th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It is still occupied by its original client, unlike many other old New York City buildings. He also designed, with others, the Bell Laboratories Building, a National Historic Landmark in New York City, as well as the First National Bank on West Commerce Wtreet. The interior decoration design of the Arnot Memorial Chapel at Trinity Church in Elmira, New York is also attributed to him.^[4]

Marriage and family

Eidlitz married Jennie Turner Dudley (1854–1935), who was the daughter of Joseph Dana Dudley (1822–1880) and Caroline Felthousen (1835–1902) of Buffalo, New York. They had two daughters who were both born in New York City: Caroline Dudley Eidlitz (1878–1962), who married Alexander Ladd Ward (1874–1948) on December 14, 1904; and Marion Dudley Eidlitz (1882–1952), who married John Butler Jameson (1873–1960) on November 19, 1913.

Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz died in New York City on October 5, 1921.

References

^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 344. ISBN 978-0471143895.
^ "BUILDING ON FOURTH AVENUE, Marked Change in the Thoroughfare's Character, The New Bank for Savings and Other Features of the Movement". New York: The Herald. February 12, 1894.
^ Gray, Christopher (November 12, 2000). "Streetscapes/220 West 57th Street; Civil Engineers' 1897 Clubhouse, in French Gothic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ "Arnot Memorial Chapel; Affection's Tribute to the Departed". The New York Times. November 24, 1882. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

External links

"Today in History: July 27, birthdate of Cyrus Eidlitz", Library of Congress American Memory,

[1] Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 344. ISBN 978-0471143895.

[2] "BUILDING ON FOURTH AVENUE, Marked Change in the Thoroughfare's Character, The New Bank for Savings and Other Features of the Movement". New York: The Herald. February 12, 1894.

[nyt20001112-3] Gray, Christopher (November 12, 2000). "Streetscapes/220 West 57th Street; Civil Engineers' 1897 Clubhouse, in French Gothic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[4] "Arnot Memorial Chapel; Affection's Tribute to the Departed". The New York Times. November 24, 1882. Retrieved October 6, 2011.

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-'''Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz''' (July 27, 1853 – October 5, 1921)  was an American [[architect]], educated in [[Germany]], best known for designing the "Times Tower" skyscraper structure, built [[1902]]-[[1904]], (later renamed [[One Times Square]]), the former [[The Times Square Building|''New York Times'' Building]], for the prominent daily [[newspaper]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'', facing on [[Times Square]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] of [[New York City]].  He was also founder of the architecture firm of Eidlitz and McKenzie,  presently known as [[HLW International]], a descendant and one of the oldest architecture firms in the [[United States]].
+'''Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz''' (July 27, 1853 – October 5, 1921)  was an American architect, educated in Germany, best known for designing [[One Times Square]] in [[New York City]].  He was also founder of the architecture firm of Eidlitz and McKenzie,  presently known as [[HLW International]], a descendant and one of the oldest architecture firms in the United States.
 ==Early life and education==
-Eidlitz was born in [[New York City]].  He was the son of Harriet Amanda Lazelle Warner (1823-1891) and influential New York [[architect]] [[Leopold Eidlitz]] (1823-1908), one of the founders of the [[American Institute of Architects]]. His father was of Jewish descent; his mother was Christian, and the children were raised in that tradition. Cyrus Eidlitz was the nephew of the noted contractor / builder [[Marc Eidlitz]] (1826-1892), of Marc Eidlitz & Son Builders N.Y.C.,  and the grandson of the earlier architect [[Cyrus Warner]] (who was also the father of prominent architects [[Samuel A. Warner]] (1822-1897), and Benjamin Warner).  The young Eidlitz was educated in New York, then to [[Europe]] in [[Geneva, Switzerland]] and following in [[Stuttgart]], ([[Germany]]), where he studied [[architecture]] at the Polytechnic Institute.
+Eidlitz was born in New York City.  He was the son of Harriet Amanda Lazelle Warner (1823-1891) and influential New York architect [[Leopold Eidlitz]] (1823-1908), one of the founders of the [[American Institute of Architects]]. His father was of Jewish descent; his mother was however Christian, and their children were raised in that latter tradition. Cyrus L.W. Eidlitz was the nephew of the builder [[Marc Eidlitz]], and the grandson of the earlier architect [[Cyrus L. Warner]] (1789-1852, for whom he was named, and who was also the father of other successful prominent architects in the family of [[Samuel A. Warner]] (1822-1897), and [[Benjamin Warner]]).  The young Eidlitz was educated in New York, then to Europe in [[Geneva, Switzerland]] and following in [[Stuttgart]], (Germany), where he studied architecture at the Polytechnic Institute.
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-Eidlitz began working for his father. His first independent work was the 1877-78 reconstruction of [[St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex|St. Peter's Church]] in the [[Bronx]] after it was damaged by fire. It had originally been designed by his father. His early [[Gothic revival|Gothic]] and [[Romanesque Revival]] designs, including [[Dearborn Station]] in [[Chicago]], [[Kalamazoo Transportation Center|Michigan Central Station]] (1887) in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Great American Railroad Stations|last=Potter|first=Janet Greenstein|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year=1996|isbn=978-0471143895|location=New York|pages=344}}</ref> and the precursor to the current [[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library]] in [[Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)|Lafayette Square]], show his father's influence.  His Romanesque Revival design for the Metropolitan Telephone Building on Cortlandt Street (1886) was the first purpose-built telephone building in New York City. Another Romanesque design was selected for [[The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York]] which was erected in 1894.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Herald|location=New York|title=BUILDING ON FOURTH AVENUE, Marked Change in the Thoroughfare's Character, The New Bank for Savings and Other Features of the Movement|date=February 12, 1894}}</ref> For the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]]' new Society House on [[220 West 57th Street]] (1897), he used a French Renaissance and Gothic design.<ref name="nyt20001112">{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|date=2000-11-12|title=Streetscapes/220 West 57th Street; Civil Engineers' 1897 Clubhouse, in French Gothic|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/12/realestate/streetscapes-220-west-57th-street-civil-engineers-1897-clubhouse-french-gothic.html|access-date=2020-11-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+Eidlitz began working for his father. His first independent work was the 1877-78 reconstruction of [[St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex|St. Peter's Church]] in the [[Bronx]] after it was damaged by fire. It had originally been designed by his father. His early [[Gothic revival|Gothic]] and [[Romanesque Revival]] designs, including [[Dearborn Station]] in Chicago, [[Kalamazoo Transportation Center|Michigan Central Station]] (1887) in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Great American Railroad Stations|last=Potter|first=Janet Greenstein|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year=1996|isbn=978-0471143895|location=New York|pages=344}}</ref> and the precursor to the current [[Buffalo & Erie County Public Library]] in [[Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)|Lafayette Square]], show his father's influence.  His Romanesque Revival design for the Metropolitan Telephone Building on Cortlandt Street (1886) was the first purpose-built telephone building in New York City. Another Romanesque design was selected for [[The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York]] which was erected in 1894.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Herald|location=New York|title=BUILDING ON FOURTH AVENUE, Marked Change in the Thoroughfare's Character, The New Bank for Savings and Other Features of the Movement|date=February 12, 1894}}</ref> For the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]]' new Society House on [[220 West 57th Street]] (1897), he used a French Renaissance and Gothic design.<ref name="nyt20001112">{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|date=November 12, 2000|title=Streetscapes/220 West 57th Street; Civil Engineers' 1897 Clubhouse, in French Gothic|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/12/realestate/streetscapes-220-west-57th-street-civil-engineers-1897-clubhouse-french-gothic.html|access-date=November 16, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-By the turn of the century, Eidlitz embraced the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style. In 1903, he formed Eidlitz & McKenzie with Andrew McKenzie, who had been a construction supervisor and [[engineer]] for his father's firm. Eidlitz & McKenzie was one of the first architecture firms that put architects and engineers on equal footing. Eidlitz & McKenzie worked primarily on telephone buildings, but their best known design was for the [[1 Times Square|New York Times Building]] (1903–04) for the publisher [[Adolph Ochs]]. Their design used their expertise in connecting buildings to subterranean infrastructure. The building, the second-tallest in the city at the time, incorporated the [[Times Square station (IRT 42nd Street Line)|Times Square station]] of the [[New York City Subway]] into its basement levels. [[Times Square]] was named for the building.
+By the turn of the century, Eidlitz embraced the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style. In 1903, he formed Eidlitz & McKenzie with Andrew McKenzie, who had been a construction supervisor and engineer for his father's firm. Eidlitz & McKenzie was one of the first architecture firms that put architects and engineers on equal footing. Eidlitz & McKenzie worked primarily on telephone buildings, but their best known design was for the [[1 Times Square|New York Times Building]] (1903–04) for the publisher [[Adolph Ochs]]. Their design used their expertise in connecting buildings to subterranean infrastructure. The building, the second-tallest in the city at the time, incorporated the [[Times Square station (IRT 42nd Street Line)|Times Square station]] of the [[New York City Subway]] into its basement levels. [[Times Square]] was named for the building.
 Eidlitz's other works include the [[Association of the Bar of the City of New York]] (1898), located at 42 West 44th Street in Manhattan, New York City.  It is still occupied by its original client, unlike many other old New York City buildings. He also designed, with others, the [[Bell Laboratories Building (Manhattan)|Bell Laboratories Building]], a [[National Historic Landmark]] in New York City, as well as the First National Bank on West Commerce Wtreet.  The interior decoration design of the Arnot Memorial Chapel at [[Trinity Church (Elmira, New York)|Trinity Church]] in [[Elmira, New York]] is also attributed to him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arnot Memorial Chapel; Affection's Tribute to the Departed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1882/11/24/archives/arnot-memorial-chapel-affections-tribute-to-the-departed.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 24, 1882 |accessdate=October 6, 2011}}</ref>
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