In Memoriam
JOSEPH LEDERLE, F. A. I. A.
Born in Offenburg, Baden, October 31, 1827, died in New York, March 21, 1895. A graduate of the Polytechnic School of Carlsruhe, he was employed in Germany until he became involved in the struggle for freedom in the revolution of 1848, and in consequence was obliged to leave his native country, from which he went to London, and from there to New York, where as a draughtsman he worked on the plans for the Academy of Music.
Later he practiced architecture in Boston, and served on the U.S. Lighthouse Board, with headquarters at Detroit, systematizing and perfecting the lighthouse service in the Western lakes, after which he was transferred East, as lighthouse engineer of Long Island Sound, the Hudson and East Rivers, New York Bay, Lakes Champlain and St. George, etc., the Light of Navasink and Sandy Hook Light being built from his designs.
He also designed and superintended the construction of extensive ware houses, workshops, oil vaults, docks, etc., for the government, relinquishing this work and engaging in private practice in New York after a service of seventeen years in the Lighthouse Department.
His later work was largely for the brewers throughout the United States, and in designing heavy piers, sheds, docks, etc., for the great Atlantic steamship lines.
His intimate acquaintance with scientific men was extensive, as was natural for one who was so eminent in his own attainments.
Mr. Lederle was a widower and left two sons and two daughters.
Source: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects. Volumes 29-31. Held in the St. Nicholas Hotel, St. Louis, October 15, 16, and 17, 1895. Published by the Board of Directors A.I.A. Under direction Committee on Publication and Library. Alfred Stone, Editor. Providence. E. A. Johnson & Co., Printers, 1895. Digitized Jul 21, 2008. Access via Google Books.
JOSEPH LEDERLE, F. A. I. A.
Born in Offenburg, Baden, October 31, 1827, died in New York, March 21, 1895. A graduate of the Polytechnic School of Carlsruhe, he was employed in Germany until he became involved in the struggle for freedom in the revolution of 1848, and in consequence was obliged to leave his native country, from which he went to London, and from there to New York, where as a draughtsman he worked on the plans for the Academy of Music.
Later he practiced architecture in Boston, and served on the U.S. Lighthouse Board, with headquarters at Detroit, systematizing and perfecting the lighthouse service in the Western lakes, after which he was transferred East, as lighthouse engineer of Long Island Sound, the Hudson and East Rivers, New York Bay, Lakes Champlain and St. George, etc., the Light of Navasink and Sandy Hook Light being built from his designs.
He also designed and superintended the construction of extensive ware houses, workshops, oil vaults, docks, etc., for the government, relinquishing this work and engaging in private practice in New York after a service of seventeen years in the Lighthouse Department.
His later work was largely for the brewers throughout the United States, and in designing heavy piers, sheds, docks, etc., for the great Atlantic steamship lines.
His intimate acquaintance with scientific men was extensive, as was natural for one who was so eminent in his own attainments.
Mr. Lederle was a widower and left two sons and two daughters.
Source: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects. Volumes 29-31. Held in the St. Nicholas Hotel, St. Louis, October 15, 16, and 17, 1895. Published by the Board of Directors A.I.A. Under direction Committee on Publication and Library. Alfred Stone, Editor. Providence. E. A. Johnson & Co., Printers, 1895. Digitized Jul 21, 2008. Access via Google Books.
In Memoriam
JOSEPH LEDERLE, F. A. I. A.
Born in Offenburg, Baden, October 31, 1827, died in New York, March 21, 1895. A graduate of the Polytechnic School of Carlsruhe, he was employed in Germany until he became involved in the struggle for freedom in the revolution of 1848, and in consequence was obliged to leave his native country, from which he went to London, and from there to New York, where as a draughtsman he worked on the plans for the Academy of Music.
Later he practiced architecture in Boston, and served on the U.S. Lighthouse Board, with headquarters at Detroit, systematizing and perfecting the lighthouse service in the Western lakes, after which he was transferred East, as lighthouse engineer of Long Island Sound, the Hudson and East Rivers, New York Bay, Lakes Champlain and St. George, etc., the Light of Navasink and Sandy Hook Light being built from his designs.
He also designed and superintended the construction of extensive ware houses, workshops, oil vaults, docks, etc., for the government, relinquishing this work and engaging in private practice in New York after a service of seventeen years in the Lighthouse Department.
His later work was largely for the brewers throughout the United States, and in designing heavy piers, sheds, docks, etc., for the great Atlantic steamship lines.
His intimate acquaintance with scientific men was extensive, as was natural for one who was so eminent in his own attainments.
Mr. Lederle was a widower and left two sons and two daughters.
Source: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects. Volumes 29-31. Held in the St. Nicholas Hotel, St. Louis, October 15, 16, and 17, 1895. Published by the Board of Directors A.I.A. Under direction Committee on Publication and Library. Alfred Stone, Editor. Providence. E. A. Johnson & Co., Printers, 1895. Digitized Jul 21, 2008. Access via Google Books.
JOSEPH LEDERLE, F. A. I. A.
Born in Offenburg, Baden, October 31, 1827, died in New York, March 21, 1895. A graduate of the Polytechnic School of Carlsruhe, he was employed in Germany until he became involved in the struggle for freedom in the revolution of 1848, and in consequence was obliged to leave his native country, from which he went to London, and from there to New York, where as a draughtsman he worked on the plans for the Academy of Music.
Later he practiced architecture in Boston, and served on the U.S. Lighthouse Board, with headquarters at Detroit, systematizing and perfecting the lighthouse service in the Western lakes, after which he was transferred East, as lighthouse engineer of Long Island Sound, the Hudson and East Rivers, New York Bay, Lakes Champlain and St. George, etc., the Light of Navasink and Sandy Hook Light being built from his designs.
He also designed and superintended the construction of extensive ware houses, workshops, oil vaults, docks, etc., for the government, relinquishing this work and engaging in private practice in New York after a service of seventeen years in the Lighthouse Department.
His later work was largely for the brewers throughout the United States, and in designing heavy piers, sheds, docks, etc., for the great Atlantic steamship lines.
His intimate acquaintance with scientific men was extensive, as was natural for one who was so eminent in his own attainments.
Mr. Lederle was a widower and left two sons and two daughters.
Source: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects. Volumes 29-31. Held in the St. Nicholas Hotel, St. Louis, October 15, 16, and 17, 1895. Published by the Board of Directors A.I.A. Under direction Committee on Publication and Library. Alfred Stone, Editor. Providence. E. A. Johnson & Co., Printers, 1895. Digitized Jul 21, 2008. Access via Google Books.
Gravesite Details
Cremation At Fresh Pond
