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[[File:Edward Stotz 1905.jpg|thumb|right|Edward Stotz as depicted in ''Palmer's Pictorial Pittsburgh'', 1905]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Edward Stotz Sr.''' (1868–1948) was an American architect who was based in the city of [[Pittsburgh]] in the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]]. He designed numerous buildings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that are now listed as significant by the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and the [[Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation]]. |
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==Formative years== |
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Born in Allegheny City,<ref name="history">{{cite book | title=History of Pittsburgh and Environs | author=American Historical Company | publisher=[[American Historical Society]] | year=1922 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iGROWogZLRkC}}</ref>{{rp|12}} now commonly known as the [[North Side (Pittsburgh)|North Side]] of Pittsburgh, PA, Stotz spent a brief time in Europe before setting up shop in his home region in 1893.<ref name="history" />{{rp|12}} He established the architecture firm that is now MacLanchlan,Cornelius, & Filoni, along the way holding the presidency of the Pennsylvania State Association of Architects, a forerunner to the PA chapter of the [[American Institute of Architects]]<ref>http://aiapa.org/about-us/history/past-presidents.html</ref> and designing numerous school buildings, churches, and other buildings of interest along the way. He was also the father of [[Charles M. Stotz]], also an architect, photographer,<ref>http://digital.library.pitt.edu/images/pittsburgh/stotz.html</ref> and an advocate for preservation of historic structures in and around the city<ref>http://www.lhs15201.org/articles_b.asp?ID=22</ref> |
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Born in [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny City, Pennsylvania]] in 1868,<ref name="history">{{cite book | title=History of Pittsburgh and Environs | author=American Historical Company | publisher=[[American Historical Society]] | year=1922 | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_iGROWogZLRkC}}</ref>{{rp|12}} now commonly known as the [[North Side (Pittsburgh)|North Side]] of Pittsburgh, Stotz spent a brief time in Europe before setting up shop in his home region in 1893.<ref name="history" />{{rp|12}} |
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==Career== |
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Stotz established the architecture firm that is now MacLachlan, Cornelius, & Filoni, holding the presidency of the Pennsylvania State Association of Architects, a forerunner to the Pennsylvania chapter of the [[American Institute of Architects]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aiapa.org/about-us/history/past-presidents.html |title=Past Presidents |access-date=2011-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828190711/http://www.aiapa.org/about-us/history/past-presidents.html |archive-date=2011-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while designing numerous school buildings, churches, and other buildings of interest along the way. He was also the father of architect and photographer [[Charles M. Stotz]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.library.pitt.edu/images/pittsburgh/stotz.html|title=}}</ref> who was also an advocate for preservation of historic structures in and around the city.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lhs15201.org/articles_b.asp?ID=22 |title=Lawrenceville Historical Society - Resources[Articles] |access-date=2011-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330162249/http://www.lhs15201.org/articles_b.asp?ID=22 |archive-date=2012-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Some noted regional examples of Stotz's work include [[Schenley High School]] in the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] neighborhood, [[Fifth Avenue High School]], St. Kieran Church, and [[Church of the Epiphany (Pittsburgh)|Church of the Epiphany]] near the [[Bluff (Pittsburgh)|Bluff]] section of the city, and the [[Oakmont Country Club|Oakmont golf course clubhouse]] in [[Plum, Pennsylvania|Plum]] borough. |
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He was the great-grandfather of [[Andrew Stotz]]. |
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==Buildings== |
==Buildings== |
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File:ColfaxElementarySchool.jpg|''[[Colfax Elementary School]]'', built 1911, at Beechwood Boulevard and Phillips Avenue in the [[Squirrel Hill]] neighborhood. |
File:ColfaxElementarySchool.jpg|''[[Colfax Elementary School]]'', built 1911, at Beechwood Boulevard and Phillips Avenue in the [[Squirrel Hill]] neighborhood. |
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File:Convent of Mercy - Carlow University - IMG 1447.JPG|Convent of Mercy, 1911, located along Fifth Avenue in Oakland |
File:Convent of Mercy - Carlow University - IMG 1447.JPG|Convent of Mercy, 1911, located along Fifth Avenue in Oakland |
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File:SchenleyHigh2007.jpg|''Schenley High School'', |
File:SchenleyHigh2007.jpg|''Schenley High School'', 1915–16, also in (North) Oakland |
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File:PittsburghPaKaSe.JPG|Kaufmann Auditorium, 1928, in the [[Hill District]] |
File:PittsburghPaKaSe.JPG|Kaufmann Auditorium, 1928, in the [[Hill District]] |
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File:Wood Street Galleries - IMG 7572.JPG|Monongahela Bank building, 1927,<ref>http://wikimapia.org/1837851/Wood-Street-Station-Galleries</ref> Downtown, now houses the [[Wood Street Galleries]] |
File:Wood Street Galleries - IMG 7572.JPG|Monongahela Bank building, 1927,<ref>http://wikimapia.org/1837851/Wood-Street-Station-Galleries {{User-generated source|date=May 2022}}</ref> Downtown, now houses the [[Wood Street Galleries]] |
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== References == |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1868 |
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[[Category:Architects from Pittsburgh |
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[[Category:Architects of Roman Catholic churches]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 23 August 2024
Edward Stotz Sr. (1868–1948) was an American architect who was based in the city of Pittsburgh in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He designed numerous buildings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that are now listed as significant by the National Register of Historic Places and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
Formative years
[edit]Born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania in 1868,[1]: 12 now commonly known as the North Side of Pittsburgh, Stotz spent a brief time in Europe before setting up shop in his home region in 1893.[1]: 12
Career
[edit]Stotz established the architecture firm that is now MacLachlan, Cornelius, & Filoni, holding the presidency of the Pennsylvania State Association of Architects, a forerunner to the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Institute of Architects,[2] while designing numerous school buildings, churches, and other buildings of interest along the way. He was also the father of architect and photographer Charles M. Stotz,[3] who was also an advocate for preservation of historic structures in and around the city.[4]
Some noted regional examples of Stotz's work include Schenley High School in the Oakland neighborhood, Fifth Avenue High School, St. Kieran Church, and Church of the Epiphany near the Bluff section of the city, and the Oakmont golf course clubhouse in Plum borough.
He was the great-grandfather of Andrew Stotz.
Buildings
[edit]Italics denote a Nationally Registered Historic Place:
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Fifth Avenue High School, 1894, in Pittsburgh's Bluff neighborhood
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South Vo-Tech High School (South Side High School), 1897, 1923, in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood
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Epiphany Catholic Church, 1902, located across the street from the Civic Arena and up against the Consol Energy Center (church only, not rectory).
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Oakmont Country Club, 1904, in Plum Borough
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Hartley-Rose Belting Company Building, 1907, on First Avenue, Downtown
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Colfax Elementary School, built 1911, at Beechwood Boulevard and Phillips Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
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Convent of Mercy, 1911, located along Fifth Avenue in Oakland
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Schenley High School, 1915–16, also in (North) Oakland
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Kaufmann Auditorium, 1928, in the Hill District
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Monongahela Bank building, 1927,[5] Downtown, now houses the Wood Street Galleries
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Stotz.
- ^ a b American Historical Company (1922). History of Pittsburgh and Environs. American Historical Society.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/images/pittsburgh/stotz.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Lawrenceville Historical Society - Resources[Articles]". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/1837851/Wood-Street-Station-Galleries [user-generated source]