Hyman Wallace Witcover (July 16, 1871 – October 2, 1936) was an architect prominent in Savannah, Georgia. He worked as a draftsman for Alfred Eichberg and eventually partnered with him.[1]
Hyman Witcover | |
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 Witcover in 1904 | |
| Born | July 16, 1871 |
| Died | October 2, 1936 (aged 65) Darlington, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
Life and career
editWitcover was born in Darlington, South Carolina, in 1871, to Wolf and Dora.[2]
At age 17, he moved to Savannah, Georgia, where he began work as a draftsman for noted architect Alfred Eichberg.[2]
Witcover served on the board of the Congregation Mickve Israel and on the first board of Savannah's public library.[2]
He served in the Georgia Hussars as a private, and was also in the Freemasonry fraternity.[2]
Witcover married Agnes Dillon.[3]
Death
editWitcover died on October 2, 1936, in his hometown of Darlington, where he had returned to live with two of his sons.[2] He was 65. He is interred in Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Maryland, alongside his wife, who predeceased him by four years.[3]
Notable works
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- One or more works in Savannah's Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Historic District[4]
- Old Effingham County Courthouse, Springfield, Georgia[1]
- Germania Bank (1904, later known as the Blun Building, demolished in 1975)[5]
- Savannah City Hall, Savannah, Georgia (1905)[5]
- Hicks Hotel (circa 1914)[5]
- Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Savannah, Georgia (1912)
- Liberty Bank and Trust (1915)[5]
- Bnai Brith Jacob synagogue[5]
- Old Judicial Building, Montgomery, Alabama, as a Scottish Rite Temple (1926)[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Caldwell, W.W. (2001). The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair : a Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910. Mercer University Press. p. 549. ISBN 9780865547483. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ^ a b c d e "Savannah Architects: Hyman Witcover". Freeman's Rag. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ a b Thompson, Ronald (1982-01-01). "Hyman Wallace Witcover: An Inconclusive Biography". Savannah Biographies.
- ^ Carolyn Brooks (June 6, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent". National Park Service. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Savannah by Whip Morrison Triplett
- ^ Executive Director's Report Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine