Tachau and Vought was an American architectural firm active in the mid-twentieth-century

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that specialized in mental hygiene hospitals. It was established in 1919 as the successor to the architectural firm of Pilcher and Tachau by

William G. Tachau William Gabriel Tachau, American Institute of Architects, AIA, (April 1875 – January 1969), was an American architect active in early- to mid-twentieth-century New York City. With Lewis Pilcher, he was a partner in the architectural firm of Pitc ...

(b. 1875) and Vought. By 1946, Vought had left. Eliot Butler Willauer (April 4, 1912 – February 6, 1972) was a principal from around 1945 until 1946.Nancy L. Tod

''New York's Historic Armories: An Illustrated History'' (Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 2006), p.268American Architect Directory: 1956'' First Edition.(R.R. Bowker LLC., 1955), p.606"Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works"(May 20, 1946) The firm moved from 109 Lexington Avenue to 102 East 30th Street around 1923.Office for Metropolitan History

"Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (21 Feb 2010) Like many New York architectural firms active during the

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, Tachau & Vought worked in "almost continuous employment on Federal, State or City work," which included its inclusion on Mayor Fiorello La Guardia's list of architects since the compendium's inception on. "From 1918...

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specialized in mental hygiene hospitals."

Works

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(1906, designed as the firm Pilcher and Tachau),

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for $300,000 * Temple Israel,

for $287,700 *Jewett House (1907, formerly North Residence from 1915, designed as the firm Pilcher and Tachau) of

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built for $280,000. * Squadron C Armory (or Company C Armory),

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built for $500,000 * Central Islip Hospital in

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built for $900,000 * 8th Regiment Armory,

, built for $1,500,000 *

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built for $600,000 *Psychiatric Pavilion,

, built for $1,650,000 *The “medieval-inspired drill shed” of the

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, 2360 Fifth Avenue (18-42 West 143rd Street and 17-44 West 142nd Street), New York City, a two-story fireproof drill shed for troops (1920–1924) for $300,000.00 (filed in 1921) *

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, Central Park, Concert Ground of Mall, Indiana limestone and cast-stone (1923) for $125,000. The structure, an innovative and novel neo-classical half-dome design on a high section of drum, later came into frequent use due to its inherently good and responsive acoustical qualities. *The U.S. Marine Hospital (Stapleton, Staten Island) (1933–36, with

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and

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), built for $2,266,000 * Freeport Post Office (designed with

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in the Colonial Revival style), 132 Merrick Road,

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(added 1989 to the

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) National Register of Historic Places
/ref> *4781-4789 Broadway (1948), a two-story brick library, built for $285,000.00

References

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