Moise Herbert Goldstein Sr. (September 17, 1882 − December 28, 1972) was an architect in Louisiana during the first half of the 20th century whose work includes hotels, a 23-story bank building, government buildings, airport terminal, the main library building, and a synagogue. In 1936, he was elected to Fellowship status in the

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and was elevated to Member Emeritus in 1961.Moise Goldstein Office Records, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries
Retrieved 2015-05-25. Goldstein was a founding member of the Louisiana Architect's Association and was an active participant in establishing the

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Biography

Education

After attending

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s in New Orleans, Goldstein obtained a

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degree from Tulane University in 1902. By 1905, he had earned an MS degree from

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. In 1906, Goldstein attended the American Academy in Rome, devoting a year of study in

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, and

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Career

After returning to New Orleans, Goldstein joined the architectural firm of ''Diboll, Owen, and Goldstein'', but in 1914, he established his own company.Scheuermann Jr, Milton G. 2011. ''KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana''—Moise H. Goldstein. David Johnson (ed). Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Retrieved 2015-05-25. It was during this time that he designed the Pine Hills Hotel in

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, as well as, the American Bank building and Temple Sinai in New Orleans. In the 1930s, Goldstein designed the original buildings for

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, and served as campus architect from 1934 through 1961. From 1929 to 1946, Goldstein served on the Audubon Park Commission and was active in construction projects at

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. During the

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, Goldstein drafted designs and prepared

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for new construction at the zoo, to take advantage of

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labor and

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funding.

New Orleans postcard Moissant Airport 1960s

In 1947, two architects joined Goldstein as partners, and the new architectural firm became ''Goldstein, Parham, and Labouisse''. Through the 1950s, the firm's designs included an elementary school, a state office building, the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library, a court building, and the Moisant Airport terminal, which became Louis Armstrong International Airport. In 1962, Goldstein ended his partnership with Parham, and Labouisse, and entered into practice with his son, forming ''Moise H. Goldstein; Louis A. Goldstein, architects'', but the elder Goldstein retired in 1963.

Death

Moise Goldstein died December 28, 1972, and was interred at Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Work

* Union Indemnity building at 837 Gravier Street (1924), designed by Goldstein with Favrot and Livaudais, architects. Now Gravier Place Apartments * Pine Hills Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi *

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in New Orleans * Temple Sinai (1928) on

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in New Orleans *Original buildings for

* Main branch New Orleans Public Library * Moisant Airport terminal

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldstein, Moise H. Sr. 1882 births 1972 deaths Architects from New Orleans Tulane School of Architecture alumni Burials at Metairie Cemetery Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni