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A member of the American Institute of Architects, Alfred S. Alschuler died on June 11, 1940, near age 64, in Chicago. [1] His son John also trained as an architect, as did Alfred S. Alschuler Jr.. Several of Alschuler's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [3] One of which was the KAM Isaiah Israel Synagogue
The library was built in 1919 and opened on October 11, 1920; it was the first regional library in Chicago. Chicago architect Alfred S. Alschuler designed the building in the Beaux Arts style. [3] A Works Progress Administration mural in the library depicts Jacques Marquette and Native American traders during Marquette's visit to the Chicago ...
Alfred S. Alschuler (2 November 1876, Chicago, IL–11 June 1940, Chicago, IL), was an American architect who designed warehouses, department stores, industrial buildings, synagogues, and offices in Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. United States
Built for the Isaiah Israel congregation in 1924, the structure was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler, who drew his influence from photographs of the second-century Severus synagogue unearthed at Tiberias, in Galilee. [4] The extensions were designed by architects John Alschuler (the son of Alfred) and Ron Dirsmith.
The Florsheim Shoe Company Building is a former factory for the Florsheim Shoe Company and a Chicago Landmark in the Avondale neighborhood. The building was built between 1924 and 1926 when the Florsheim Shoe Company had "2,500 employees, 71 retail outlets, 9,000 dealers and a network of regional wholesale distributors". [ 1 ]
Alfred S. Alschuler (1876–1940), American architect; George W. Alschuler (1864–1936), American politician and businessman; Daniel R. Altschuler (b. 1944), Uruguayan physicist; Samuel Alschuler (1859–1939), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals; The Alschulers, an American political family; See also: All pages with titles ...
Architect Alfred S. Alschuler, who was also known for his work on skyscrapers and industrial buildings in Chicago, designed the house. The house has an English country house design, a popular choice for early twentieth-century suburbanites building on large plots.
Men's clothing retailer Benson & Rixon purchased the property where the building stands in 1936 for $598,500. [2] The building was constructed at a cost of $375,000, and their new store opened on October 12, 1937. [3] Benson & Rixon's State Street store was previously in the Consumers Building, across Quincy Street. [4]