Albert Moreland Schneider (April 29, 1884 – January 14, 1924) was an architect in Washington DC during the early 20th century whose work included historic landmark hotels, row houses and residential homes. Born April 29, 1884, in Washington, D.C., to William Edwin Schneider and Rachael Elizabeth Davis. His father was a well-known inventor in the DC area and the Schneider family was one of the most prominent families in Washington DC during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Schneiders emigrated from

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in 1832 aboard the ship Palemburg. Albert attended the prestigious

Emerson Preparatory School Emerson Preparatory School (also known as Emerson) was a small private high school in Northwest Washington, D.C., founded in 1852 as the Emerson Institute. It was Washington's oldest co-ed college preparatory school. The school closed at the end ...

as a youth and would become one of the notable up and coming young architects of the D.C. area when he began practicing.

Early life

Albert was the second child of William Edwin Schneider and Rachael Elizabeth Davis. Albert's ancestors were from

and emigrated to Baltimore in 1832 before a cholera outbreak forced them to move north into the Washington DC area. The Schneiders were tradesmen and were known as expert foundry men in their homeland and quickly set up an iron foundry in DC making tools for glass making businesses. Their foundry provided wrought iron steel roof structures for notable buildings in the Washington DC area. Their accomplishments are depicted in a book in the Library of Congress. Albert's uncle was

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, a developer, builder and architect in Washington DC who had a great influence on Albert during his youth. Albert lived in

The Cairo The Cairo apartment building, located at 1615 Q Street NW in Washington, D.C., is a landmark in the Dupont Circle neighborhood and the District of Columbia's tallest residential building. Designed by architect Thomas Franklin Schneider and complete ...

apartment building which his uncle designed and developed and also lived in. It was during this time that Albert attended the prestigious Emerson Preparatory School.

Architecture

In a 1907 article in ''The Washington Post'', Albert is mentioned as one of the 25 influential architects in the Nations Capital. Albert designed several single family houses as well as apartment buildings throughout the DC area from 1905 through 1923. Three buildings he designed during this time are on the

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Clifton Terrace Clifton Terrace are historic structures located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. Frank Russell White and Albert Moreland Schneider designed the three building apartment complex in the Colonial ...

* The Calumet * The Brittany His style leaned more toward

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and is seen in

. During this time, Albert worked with

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on several of these buildings. He also designed several homes in the area similar to the one designed for Mrs. H.M. Halliday on 1629 K Street, N.W., Washington DC. Albert's work is also published in several books such as American Architect and Architectural Volume 89 and in Capital Drawings: Architectural Designs for Washington D.C. His work in Washington D.C. is also documented in the Intensive-Level Survey of Lanier Heights published in 2008. The National Register of Historical Places - Registration form for Clifton Terrace gives some additional information of the architectural style and collaboration between Albert and

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and the development influences of

.' of Historical Places - Registration form for Clifton Terrace It also states in that same document other buildings Albert was responsible for erecting. These works are as follows: * 1905 3 Street, NE building for JT and JF Ferry * A dwelling on Kalorama Road in 1908 * A three-story 1909 apartment building on U Street * Four-story apartment on T Street in 1915 * Four-story apartment building on 17th Street * Four-story apartment on California Street, NW * Three-story apartment on T Street * Apartment/dwelling on 16 Street * Seven-story apartment on both K and M Streets * Two dwellings on Connecticut Avenue. In the bibliography section of this document lists the following: * "Albert M. Schneider Claimed by Death" Washington Star. January 15, 1924. * "A.M. Schneider Rites to Be Conducted Today" Washington Star, January 16, 1924. Albert Moreland Schneider died aged 39 of unknown causes. He is buried with his parents in

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in Washington D.C.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Albert 1884 births 1924 deaths 20th-century American architects People from Washington, D.C. Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery