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August Geiger (September 2, 1887 - 1968) was one of the most prominent American
architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
s in
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from 1905 to the late 1940s. He experimented in Mission,
Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival ...
and
Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unit ...
architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...
, but is most noted for his works in the Mediterranean Revival style. A number of his works are listed on the U.S.
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.


Life

Geiger was born in
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,
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, the son of Margaretha (Rettenmeyer) Geiger and Louis Geiger, a manufacturer of moldings and other fine woodwork for
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. He was educated at the city's public schools, and completed his studies at Boardman's Manual Training School. Showing a talent for drawing and design, he determined to be an architect and secured a position in a New Haven firm. In 1905, Geiger moved to
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, where he had vacationed with his family since around 1899, and worked at a local architectural firm for 6 years. The 10th registered architect in
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, he opened his own firm in 1911, and in 1915 opened a second office in Palm Beach. He worked for Carl Fisher on various construction projects in
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, and was appointed architect for the Dade County School Board. In 1915 he married Ruth Hinson.Florida Editors 1925 p. 349


Some of his projects

* Villa Serena (1913) in
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, Miami, Florida * Homestead Public School (also known as Neva Cooper School) (1914), in
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; listed in the National Register * Southside School (1914), 45 S.W. 13th St., Miami, Florida, NRHP-listed *
Miami City Hospital, Building No. 1 The Miami City Hospital, Building No. 1 is a historic hospital in Miami, Florida. The historic hospital, which is also known as The Alamo is located at 1611 Northwest 12th Avenue. On December 31, 1979, the building was added to the U.S. National ...
, (1915), 1611 NW 12th Ave., Miami, Florida, also called “The Alamo”—and now known as Jackson Memorial Hospital, (Geiger, August), NRHP-listed, (1916-1918) * Miami Beach Municipal Golf Course House (1916), in Miami Beach, Florida * Lincoln Hotel (1916), in Miami Beach, Florida (demolished)
Alton Beach Water Tank, Miami Beach, Florida
* Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club (1917) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida * Davie School (1918), 6650 Griffin Rd.,
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, NRHP-listed *
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(1920) in Miami, Florida * Fire Station No. 2 (1924), 1401 N. Miami Ave., Miami, Florida (Geiger, August C.), NRHP-listed * St. Francis Hospital (Miami Beach, Florida) (1924) in Miami Beach, Florida. (demolished) * Community Theater of Miami Beach (1924) on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida (demolished) *
Dade County Courthouse The Miami-Dade County Courthouse, formerly known as the Dade County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse and skyscraper located at 73 West Flagler Street in Miami, Florida. Constructed over four years (1925–28), it was added to the United State ...
(1925) in Miami, Florida; listed in the National Register * Carl Fisher Residence (1925) in Miami Beach, Florida * Miami Women's Club (1925) 1737 N. Bayshore Dr., Miami, Florida; NRHP-listed * First Church of Christ, Scientist (1925) in Miami, Florida * Coral Way Elementary School (1936) Miami, Florida * Ida M. Fisher Junior High School (1936), Miami Beach, Florida * North Beach Elementary School (1936), Miami Beach, Florida * Chase Federal Bank (1937) Miami Beach, Florida *
Dade County Courthouse The Miami-Dade County Courthouse, formerly known as the Dade County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse and skyscraper located at 73 West Flagler Street in Miami, Florida. Constructed over four years (1925–28), it was added to the United State ...
, 73 W. Flagler St., Miami, Florida (Geiger, August), NRHP-listed * Homestead Public School-Neva King Cooper School, 520 N.W. First St.,
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(Geiger, August), NRHP-listed * One or more works in
Boca Chita Key Historic District The Boca Chita Key Historic District is a U.S. historic district within the Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County, Homestead, Florida. Located on the northwest section of Boca Chita Key, delimited by Biscayne Bay in the north and west an ...
, NW section of Boca Chita Key, roughly bounded by Biscayne Bay and a stone wall
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, Florida (August Geiger Firm), NRHP-listed


See also

* Southside School *
Dade County Courthouse The Miami-Dade County Courthouse, formerly known as the Dade County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse and skyscraper located at 73 West Flagler Street in Miami, Florida. Constructed over four years (1925–28), it was added to the United State ...
* First Church of Christ, Scientist * Coral Way Elementary School * Spanish Colonial style *
Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( es, Arquitectura neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the ...


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * Klepser, Carolyn & Parks, Arva Moore, ''Miami Then and Now (Then & Now)'' (Thunder Bay Press; 2002); * Barbara Baer Capitman, ''Deco Delights: Preserving the Beauty and Joy of Miami Beach Architecture'' (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988) * Armbruster; Kleinberg; ''Florida Architecture and Allied Arts, 1939, 1940, 1941''; Curl; Works Progress Administration * Patricia Gabriel, ''The Villagers’’ Book of Outstanding Homes of Miami'' (Coral Gables, Fla.: University of Miami Press, 1975 * Florida Editors Association, ''The Book of Florida'' (No place); James O. Jones, 1925


External links


Old Davie School Historical Museum -- SunSentinel

Old Davie School Historical Museum

Dade County landmarks



Dade County Courthouse



Allison Hospital



''Villa Serena'' -- ''Miami Today''
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