Edward Sargent
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Edward A. Sargent was an American
architect
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, England
. He later changed the Ebenezer to Edward. In the 1860s he emigrated to New York
. He attended Cooper Union College. He worked as a delineator for Frederick Law Olmsted
in the designs for Central Park
. He made the plans for the 9th Armory, constructed the country home Lindenhurst for John Wanamaker
at Philadelphia, he was the architect for four public schools and 800 private houses. He designed many 19th century office buildings, hospitals, schools and residences. He received favourable comments in England for his acting abilities before migrating to the USA in 1866/7. His fondness for acting was carried into his home at Fiedler's Park, Staten Island, NY where he built a small stage for the benefit of his children. Married Mary Doubleday niece of Abner Doubleday.
He had 4 daughters and one son. One daughter Alice Sargent Johnson
became an artist.
He also worked for George Post
(who built the first building to have an elevator). He was the delineator of the Corn Exchange Building
and the Protestant Welfare building on Park Avenue
.
He designed hundreds of large and medium sized residences in the metropolitan New York area. Also "Anchorage", a shingle style summer mansion which had been built by one of the Brevoort descendants in the 1880s. The Anchorage was designed by the New York firm of E. A. Sargent & Co., the architects of the original American Yacht Club clubhouse on Milton Point
He designed the Cuyler Presbyterian Church
(1892) in Brooklyn
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United States
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architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
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Biography
Sargent was born on November 1, 1842 in HastingsHastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He later changed the Ebenezer to Edward. In the 1860s he emigrated to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He attended Cooper Union College. He worked as a delineator for Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, although many scholars have bestowed that title upon Andrew Jackson Downing...
in the designs for Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
. He made the plans for the 9th Armory, constructed the country home Lindenhurst for John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker was a United States merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, considered by some to be the father of modern advertising and a "pioneer in marketing." Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:He was born on July 11, 1838.He opened his first store in...
at Philadelphia, he was the architect for four public schools and 800 private houses. He designed many 19th century office buildings, hospitals, schools and residences. He received favourable comments in England for his acting abilities before migrating to the USA in 1866/7. His fondness for acting was carried into his home at Fiedler's Park, Staten Island, NY where he built a small stage for the benefit of his children. Married Mary Doubleday niece of Abner Doubleday.
He had 4 daughters and one son. One daughter Alice Sargent Johnson
Alice Sargent Johnson
Alice Sargent Johnson was a commercial artist and illustrator . She graduated from the Art Students League in 1900....
became an artist.
He also worked for George Post
George B. Post
George Browne Post was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition.-Biography:Post was a student of Richard Morris Hunt , but unlike many architects of his generation, he had previously received a degree in civil engineering...
(who built the first building to have an elevator). He was the delineator of the Corn Exchange Building
Mount Morris Bank
The Mount Morris Bank building, known as the Corn Exchange Bank after 1913, is an historic bank building located in Harlem in New York City. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of Lamb and Rich and built in 1883 and expanded in 1897 as a mixed use residential and commercial building...
and the Protestant Welfare building on Park Avenue
Park Avenue (Manhattan)
Park Avenue is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City borough of Manhattan. Through most of its length, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east....
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Works
Sargent designed and constructed the 9th Regiment Armory on 14th Street Manhattan. He won the competition for the design of the new armory which was held in 1894. The proposal was a joint effort by the firm of WE Cable and EA Sargent and was selected from nineteen bids.He designed hundreds of large and medium sized residences in the metropolitan New York area. Also "Anchorage", a shingle style summer mansion which had been built by one of the Brevoort descendants in the 1880s. The Anchorage was designed by the New York firm of E. A. Sargent & Co., the architects of the original American Yacht Club clubhouse on Milton Point
He designed the Cuyler Presbyterian Church
Cuyler Presbyterian Church
Cuyler Presbyterian Church, also known as Cuyler Chapel and Cuyler Presbyterian Church and Parsonage, is a historic Presbyterian church at 358-360 Pacific Street in Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was designed by noted architect Edward Sargent...
(1892) in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
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