Frederick Ausfeld (1860 – c. 1930) was a US-based, German-born architect. He designed buildings in
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
, some of which are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
Early life
Frederick Ausfeld was born in 1860 in
Kirchen
Kirchen (Sieg) is a town and Luftkurort (climatic spa) in the district of Altenkirchen in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. 12 km southwest of Siegen. Among its notable features is the Freu ...
, Germany.
Career
Ausfeld worked as an architect in Philadelphia by 1890.
He designed buildings alongside fellow architect
Ausfeld moved to Alabama. With Chapman, he designed the
Sumter County Courthouse in
Livington in 1903.
He also designed the
Bell Building in
Montgomery in 1907.
By 1916, he designed the
Covington County Courthouse in
Andalusia, Alabama
Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, Alabama, Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 8,805.
History
Andalusia was first settled in 1841 after floodi ...
with
Frank Lockwood.
He designed the
Jefferson Davis Hotel
The Jefferson Davis Hotel is a former hotel located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was named
for Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. Built in 1927, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1 ...
in Montgomery in 1928.
He also designed the
Shepherd Building in Montgomery in 1922.
[ With .] Additionally, he designed the
Sidney Lanier High School
Sidney Lanier High School is a public high school in Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
History
Established in 1910 on the southern outskirts of downtown Montgomery, Alabama, the school was named for a Southern poet, Sidney Lanier, who lived in ...
in Montgomery.
Several of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Works include (with attribution):
*
Bell Building, 207 Montgomery St.,
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
(Ausfeld & Blount), NRHP-listed
*
Covington County Courthouse and Jail, 101 N. Court Sq.,
Andalusia, AL (Ausfeld, Fredrick), NRHP-listed
*
Jefferson Davis Hotel
The Jefferson Davis Hotel is a former hotel located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was named
for Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. Built in 1927, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1 ...
, Catoma and Montgomery Sts.,
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
(Ausfeld, Frederick), NRHP-listed
*
Shepherd Building (1922), 312 Montgomery St.,
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
(Ausfeld, Frederick), NRHP-listed
*
Sumter County Courthouse, US 11,
Livingston, AL
Livingston is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, Alabama, United States and the home of the University of West Alabama. By an act of the state legislature, it was incorporated on January 10, 1835. At the 2010 census the population w ...
(Ausfeld & Chapman), NRHP-listed
*
Sidney Lanier High School
Sidney Lanier High School is a public high school in Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
History
Established in 1910 on the southern outskirts of downtown Montgomery, Alabama, the school was named for a Southern poet, Sidney Lanier, who lived in ...
, Montgomery, Alabama
Death
Ausfeld died circa 1930.
References
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1860 births
1930s deaths
People from Kirchen
People from Montgomery, Alabama
Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
19th-century German architects
Architects from Alabama
20th-century German architects