Alfred Salom Eichberg (August 23, 1859 – May 15, 1921) was an architect in the

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.Alfred S. Eichberg
North Carolina Architects & Builders He designed the

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(North Carolina), the

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(North Carolina), and Brunswick City Hall (1889). He was Jewish. He partnered with Calvin Fay (formerly of

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) to form Fay and Eichberg (1881-1888). They designed small buildings for the

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(1881) in

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and obtained larger commissions in Atlanta and Savannah including the

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, Telfair Hospital, and Central of Georgia Railway building (now called Eichberg Hall). He established his own firm in

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. He employed

Hyman Witcover Hyman Wallace Witcover (July 16, 1871 – October 2, 1936) was an architect prominent in Savannah, Georgia. He worked as a draftsman for Alfred Eichberg and eventually partnered with him. Life and career Witcover was born in Darlington, South Ca ...

as a draftsman and then partnered with him. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

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