Tachau and Vought
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Tachau and Vought was an American architectural firm active in the mid-twentieth-century New York City
that specialized in mental hygiene hospitals. It was established in 1919 as the successor to the architectural firm of Pitcher and Tachau
by William G. Tachau
(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. The firm moved from 109 Lexington Avenue to 102 East 30th Street around 1923.
Like many New York architectural firms active during the Great Depression
, Tachau & Vought worked in “almost continuous employment on Federal, State or City work,” including on Mayor Fiorello LaGaurdia’s list of architects since its inception. “From 1918…[they] specialized in mental hygiene hospitals.”
New York City
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that specialized in mental hygiene hospitals. It was established in 1919 as the successor to the architectural firm of Pitcher and Tachau
Pitcher and Tachau
Pilcher and Tachau was an American architectural firm in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century New York City, and was the predecessor firm of Tachau and Vought. It was formed by Lewis Pilcher and William G. Tachau....
by William G. Tachau
William G. Tachau
William G. Tachau, AIA, was an American architect active in early- to mid-twentieth-century New York City. With Lewis Pitcher, he was a partner in the architectural firm of Pitcher & Tachau from 1904 to 1919 when he established the firm of Tachau & Vought. Both firms from 1918 onward specialized...
(b.1875) and Vought. By 1946, Vought had left. Eliot Butler Willauer
Eliot Butler Willauer
Eliot Butler Willauer, AIA, was an American architect active in mid-twentieth-century New York City. With William G. Tachau, he was a principal in the architectural firm of Tachau & Vought, the successor firm to Pitcher & Tachau. The firm, located on 102 East 30th Street around 1923, specialized...
(April 4, 1912 – February 6, 1972) was a principal from around 1945 until 1946. The firm moved from 109 Lexington Avenue to 102 East 30th Street around 1923.
Like many New York architectural firms active during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, Tachau & Vought worked in “almost continuous employment on Federal, State or City work,” including on Mayor Fiorello LaGaurdia’s list of architects since its inception. “From 1918…[they] specialized in mental hygiene hospitals.”
Works
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for $300,000 - Temple IsraelTemple IsraelTemple Israel is the given name of numerous synagogues. It may refer to:*Temple Israel of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California*Temple Israel *Temple Israel *Temple Israel...
, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
for $287,700 - Jewett House (1907, formerly North Residence from 1915, designed as the firm Pitcher and TachauPitcher and TachauPilcher and Tachau was an American architectural firm in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century New York City, and was the predecessor firm of Tachau and Vought. It was formed by Lewis Pilcher and William G. Tachau....
) of Vassar CollegeVassar CollegeVassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
, Poughkeepsie, New York built for $280,000. - Squadron C Armory (or Company C Armory), Brooklyn, New York built for $500,000
- Central Islip Hospital in Central Islip, New YorkCentral Islip, New YorkCentral Islip is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, U.S.. The population was 31,950 at the 2000 census.-History and overview:...
built for $900,000 - 8th Regiment Armory, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, built for $1,500,000 - Utica State Hospital in Utica, New YorkUtica, New YorkUtica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
built for $600,000 - Psychiatric Pavilion, Brooklyn, New York, built for $1,650,000
- The “medieval-inspired drill shed” of the 369th Regiment Armory369th Regiment Armory369th Regiment Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located in Harlem, New York, New York. It was built for the 369th Regiment. The unit was founded in 1913 as the first and only National Guard unit in New York State composed solely of African-Americans...
, 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) - Central Park brick band stand (1923) for $100,000.00
- The U.S. Marine Hospital (Stapleton, Staten Island) (1933–36, with Kenneth Murchison and William H. GompertWilliam H. GompertWilliam H. Gompert was the Architect & Superintendent of School Buildings for the New York City Board of Education. According to research published by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Gompert was educated at Adelphi Academy,...
), built for $2,266,000 - Freeport Post OfficeUnited States Post Office (Freeport, New York)US Post Office-Freeport is a historic post office building located at Freeport in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1932 and designed by consulting architects Tachau and Vought for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a two story,...
(designed with William GropperWilliam GropperWilliam Victor "Bill" Gropper , was a U.S. cartoonist, painter, lithographer, and muralist. A committed radical, Gropper is best known for the political work which he contributed to such left wing publications as The Revolutionary Age, The Liberator, The New Masses, The Worker, and The Morning...
in the Colonial Revival style), 132 Merrick Road, Freeport, New YorkFreeport, New YorkFreeport is a village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 42,860 at the 2010 census. A settlement since the 1640s, it was once an oystering community and later a resort popular with the New York City theater community...
(added 1989 to the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
) - 4781-4789 Broadway (1948), a two-story brick library, built for $285,000.00