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'''Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler''' (August 10, 1865 – June 12, 1940) was an American architect, with a practice in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] that built both residences and commercial structures. His eye-catching [[Japonism|Japonist]] pagoda design for filling stations for [[Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee]] were repeated over a hundred times, though only a very few survive. His substantial turn-of-the-twentieth-century residences for the Milwaukee business elite, in conservative [[Jacobethan]] or [[Colonial Revival architecture|neo-Georgian]] idioms, have preserved their cachet in the city.<ref>[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=642697 JS Online: Exhibit celebrates elegance, wit of Eschweiler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler''' (August 10, 1865 – June 12, 1940) was an American architect with a practice in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. He designed both residences and commercial structures. His eye-catching [[Japonism|Japonist]] pagoda design for filling stations for [[Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee]] were repeated over a hundred times, though only a very few survive. His substantial turn-of-the-20th-century residences for the Milwaukee business elite, in conservative [[Jacobethan]] or [[Colonial Revival architecture|neo-Georgian]] idioms, have preserved their cachet in the city.<ref>[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=642697 JS Online: Exhibit celebrates elegance, wit of Eschweiler<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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== Early life ==
Eschweiler was born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. He studied at [[Marquette University]] and [[Cornell University]], graduating in 1890. Eschweiler opened his practice in Milwaukee in 1892. In 1923 his sons, '''Alexander C. Eschweiler Jr.''', Theodore, and Carl joined him in practice.<ref>[http://www.marathoncountyhistory.com/ResearchLibrary/people.asp?DataId=595 Marathon County Historical Society: Online Research<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1287&keyword=eschweiler Eschweiler, Alexander Chadbourne 1865 - 1940<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Eschweiler was born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. He studied at [[Marquette University]] and [[Cornell University]], graduating in 1890. Eschweiler opened his practice in Milwaukee in 1892. In 1923 his sons, Alexander C. Eschweiler Jr., Theodore, and Carl joined him in practice.<ref>[http://www.marathoncountyhistory.com/ResearchLibrary/people.asp?DataId=595 Marathon County Historical Society: Online Research<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1287&keyword=eschweiler Eschweiler, Alexander Chadbourne 1865 - 1940<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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'''The Eschweiler Prize''' is made from a bequest of Alexander C. Eschweiler, Jr., ’15 in memory of his father Alexander C. Eschweiler, Sr., ’90. An annual award of approximately $3,000* is given to a student in architecture with high scholastic achievement who has been accepted in one of the architecture graduate programs at Cornell. ''*Amount of award may vary from year to year.'' .<ref>[http://aap.cornell.edu/aap/student-services/upload/2007-08-Handbook.pdf Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Student, Faculty and Staff Handbook]</ref>


== Career ==
A number of Eschweiler works are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
A number of Eschweiler works are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>


Eighty-one surviving commissions were noted in the exhibition "Alexander Eschweiler in Milwaukee: Celebrating a Rich Architectural Heritage" Charles Allis Art Museum, 2007.
Eighty-one surviving commissions were listed in the exhibition "Alexander Eschweiler in Milwaukee: Celebrating a Rich Architectural Heritage" at the [[Charles Allis Art Museum]] in 2007.


== Village of Chenequa ==
== Personal life ==
=== Summer home ===
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The Eschweilers had a second home on North Lake in the village of [[Chenequa, Wisconsin]]<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19940127&id=_6tRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_hIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6188,6397944</ref> He did not design the residence. It was originally a 100-acre parcel he had purchased in the early 1900s, which included a small cottage from the 1870s.<ref>http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/35242719.html</ref> It was eventually torn down and the land was subdivided to settle the estate. The property was split into a 2.8-acre parcel and an 8.3-acre parcel, but six of the acres in the larger parcel are along the lake and are placed in a conservation easement that prohibits development.<ref>http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/36280754.html</ref>


Eschweiler was instrumental in the incorporation of the new village of [[Chenequa, Wisconsin]]. He was one of a handful of notable residents that testified in court that it was his residence.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_lJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7101%2C4754832</ref>
Eschweiler was instrumental in the incorporation of the village of Chenequa. He was one of a handful of notable residents that testified in court that it was his residence.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_lJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7101%2C4754832</ref>

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== Summer Home ==

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The Eschweilers had a second home on North Lake in the village of [[Chenequa, Wisconsin]]<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19940127&id=_6tRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_hIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6188,6397944</ref> He did not design the residence. It was originally a 100-acre parcel he had purchased in the early 1900s, which included a small cottage from the 1870s.<ref>http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/35242719.html</ref> It was eventually torn down and the land was subdivided to settle the estate. The property was split into a 2.8-acre parcel and an 8.3-acre parcel, but six of the acres in the larger parcel are along the lake and are placed in a conservation easement that prohibits development.<ref>http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/36280754.html</ref>


== Death ==
=== Death ===
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He is buried next to Teresa at Calutta at St. Peter - North Lake "so he could overlook his 'masterpiece.'"<ref name="blteresaparish.org">http://blteresaparish.org/our-story/</ref>


== Legacy ==
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He is buried next door to Teresa at Calutta at St. Peter - North Lake "so he could overlook his 'masterpiece.'"<ref name="blteresaparish.org">http://blteresaparish.org/our-story/</ref>
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'''The Eschweiler Prize''', made from a bequest of Alexander C. Eschweiler, Jr., in memory of his father Alexander C. Eschweiler, is an annual award of approximately $3,000 given to a student in architecture at Cornell.<ref>[http://aap.cornell.edu/aap/student-services/upload/2007-08-Handbook.pdf Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Student, Faculty and Staff Handbook]</ref>


==Selected works==
==Selected works==

Revision as of 15:44, 2 June 2016

Alexander C. Eschweiler
Born(1865-08-10)August 10, 1865
DiedJune 12, 1940(1940-06-12) (aged 74)
NationalityUSA
OccupationArchitect

Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler (August 10, 1865 – June 12, 1940) was an American architect with a practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He designed both residences and commercial structures. His eye-catching Japonist pagoda design for filling stations for Wadham's Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee were repeated over a hundred times, though only a very few survive. His substantial turn-of-the-20th-century residences for the Milwaukee business elite, in conservative Jacobethan or neo-Georgian idioms, have preserved their cachet in the city.[1]

Early life

Eschweiler was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at Marquette University and Cornell University, graduating in 1890. Eschweiler opened his practice in Milwaukee in 1892. In 1923 his sons, Alexander C. Eschweiler Jr., Theodore, and Carl joined him in practice.[2][3]

Career

A number of Eschweiler works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Eighty-one surviving commissions were listed in the exhibition "Alexander Eschweiler in Milwaukee: Celebrating a Rich Architectural Heritage" at the Charles Allis Art Museum in 2007.

Personal life

Summer home

The Eschweilers had a second home on North Lake in the village of Chenequa, Wisconsin[5] He did not design the residence. It was originally a 100-acre parcel he had purchased in the early 1900s, which included a small cottage from the 1870s.[6] It was eventually torn down and the land was subdivided to settle the estate. The property was split into a 2.8-acre parcel and an 8.3-acre parcel, but six of the acres in the larger parcel are along the lake and are placed in a conservation easement that prohibits development.[7]

Eschweiler was instrumental in the incorporation of the village of Chenequa. He was one of a handful of notable residents that testified in court that it was his residence.[8]

Death

He is buried next to Teresa at Calutta at St. Peter - North Lake "so he could overlook his 'masterpiece.'"[9]

Legacy

The Eschweiler Prize, made from a bequest of Alexander C. Eschweiler, Jr., in memory of his father Alexander C. Eschweiler, is an annual award of approximately $3,000 given to a student in architecture at Cornell.[10]

Selected works

A former Wadham's pagoda

Works include (with attribution): (by year)

(Others, alphabetically)

Notes

  1. ^ JS Online: Exhibit celebrates elegance, wit of Eschweiler
  2. ^ Marathon County Historical Society: Online Research
  3. ^ Eschweiler, Alexander Chadbourne 1865 - 1940
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19940127&id=_6tRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_hIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6188,6397944
  6. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/35242719.html
  7. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/36280754.html
  8. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_lJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7101%2C4754832
  9. ^ a b http://blteresaparish.org/our-story/
  10. ^ Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Student, Faculty and Staff Handbook
  11. ^ Art Deco (architecture)
  12. ^ Hannah Heidi Levy, Artists and Architects (Milwaukee:Badger Books) 2004:246f. ISBN 1-932542-12-4
  13. ^ Levy 247-48.
  • Wisconsin Architectural Archive The archive, located at the Milwaukee Public Library contains many Eschweiler drawings as well as those of other Wisconsin architects.
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