George H. Streeton, AIA (born 1864) was an American architect who worked in

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during the first half of the twentieth century, primarily for Roman Catholic clients.

Early life and education

Streeton was born September 28, 1864, in Brooklyn,

. He studied at the Ferrari Modeling School at

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and Cornell University. He worked for a time for the firm of Schickel and Ditmars before going into business under his own name.

Architectural practice

He designed numerous religious buildings for Roman Catholic congregations in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Works

* Cathedral of St. James, Brooklyn * St. Ambrose Church, 222 Tompkins and Dekalb Avenues, Brooklyn * St. Cyril & St. Methodius and St. Raphael Church, Manhattan, New York *1910: The Church of the Guardian Angel Manhattan, New York (original church, replaced in 1930 by John Van Pelt)"Church of the Guardian Angel (Roman Catholic), 193 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street, New York, N.Y. 10011"
New York Organ Website (Retrieved 21 July 2011 * St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan, New York * St. Francis De Sales Church, Manhattan, New York (enlargement of church by O'Connor & Metcalf, 6 years earlier) * St. Casimir Church, Yonkers, New York *

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, Brooklyn, New York Alterations to a catholic school on Kent Street, originally built in 1870. Work done in 1901. * St. Raymond Church Westchester, New York * St. Peter's Church Rectory,

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, New York (church by

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)White and Willensky, ''

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'', p. 888

Works attributed to George H. Streeton

* St. Philip Neri Church, Bronx, New York

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Streeton, George H. Architects from New York City Defunct architecture firms based in New York City Architects of Roman Catholic churches 1864 births Year of death unknown Cornell University alumni