Edwin A. Quick (1841-1913) was an American

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practicing in

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, directly north of

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Life and career

Edwin Quick was born in 1841 in

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, where he attended the Rhinebeck Academy. He studied architecture,"A Masonic Historian: The Valuable Labors of W. Bro. Edwin A. Quick in York Lodge, No. 197". Masonic Standard 12 May 1900: 12. New York. and worked as a construction superintendent in

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in the 1860s and 1870s, working for Gilman & Kendall, J. William Schickel, and Renwick & Sands. He moved to Yonkers in April, 1874. He was practicing independently as an architect by 1882. Circa 1891 he made his son, H. Lansing Quick, a partner in the firm, which became Edwin A. Quick & Son. The two practiced together until 1913, upon the elder Quick's death. Quick died on October 19, 1913, at his home in Yonkers."Obituary: Edwin A. Quick". ''Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide'' 25 Oct. 1913: 780. New York.

Architectural works

E. A. Quick, before 1891

* 1887 - Messiah Baptist Church, 76 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, New YorkKirkwood, Agnes E. ''Church and Sunday-School Work in Yonkers: Its Origin and Progress''. 1889. * 1889 - Colgate Library (Former),

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* 1890 - Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 320 Walnut St, Yonkers, New York ** Destroyed. * 1891 - Leslie M. Saunders House (Greystone), 1 Greystone Ter, Yonkers, New York

E. A. Quick & Son, 1891-1913

* 1891 - Macedonia Baptist Church, 243 Pershing Dr,

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* 1891 - Nodine Hill Water Tower, Elm St, Yonkers, New York ** Collapsed in 1937. * 1893 - Westchester County Hall of Records, 166 Main St,

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** Demolished. * 1894 - Yonkers City Hospital, 1 Ridge Hill Blvd,

** Demolished. * 1896 - Citizens' National Bank Building, 6 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York ** Demolished. * 1896 - McCann Building, 25 N Broadway, Yonkers, New York * 1899 - Merrill (President's) House,

* 1900 - Hamilton High School, 35 Broad St, Hamilton, New York ** Demolished. * 1900 - Anna J. Ivers Apartments, 37 Oak St, Yonkers, New York * 1900 - New York Telephone Co. Exchange Building, 47 S 6th Ave,

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* 1901 - Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 320 Walnut St, Yonkers, New York''Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide'' 19 Jan. 1901: 99. New York. * 1901 - Henry R. Hicks House, 303 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York ** Demolished. * 1901 - Oak Street Firehouse, 81 Oak St, Yonkers, New York * 1903 -

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, 70 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York ** Demolished in 1982. * 1908 - Yonkers City Hall, 40 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York * 1912 - Hamilton Theatre, 9 Main St, Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Historical Society. ''Then & Now: Yonkers''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2008. ** Demolished in 1927.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quick, Edwin A. 1841 births 1913 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects from New York (state)