Edwin A. Quick (1841-1913) was an American architect practicing in Yonkers, New York, directly north of New York City.
Life and career Edwin Quick was born in 1841 in Rhinebeck, New York, 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 New York 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.American Architect and Building News 19 Aug. 1882: 92. Boston. 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), Colgate University, Hamilton, New YorkLibrary Journal April 1889: 166. 1890 - Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 320 Walnut St, Yonkers, New York Destroyed. 1891 - Leslie M. Saunders House (Greystone), 1 Greystone Ter, Yonkers, New YorkCary, Bill. "Grand old manor in Yonkers, for $1.995 million". http://www.lohud.com/. 5 Dec. 2014.
E. A. Quick & Son, 1891-1913 1891 - Macedonia Baptist Church, 243 Pershing Dr, Ansonia, ConnecticutEducator Nov. 1891: 14. 1891 - Nodine Hill Water Tower, Elm St, Yonkers, New York"The New High Service Water Tower at Yonkers, NY". Engineering News 19 May 1892: 494. New York. Collapsed in 1937.Yonkers Herald-Statesman 25 Oct. 1937: 1. 1893 - Westchester County Hall of Records, 166 Main St, White Plains, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 3 April 1893: 584. New York. Demolished. 1894 - Yonkers City Hospital, 1 Ridge Hill Blvd, Yonkers, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders Guide 27 Jan. 1894: 136. New York. Demolished. 1896 - Citizens' National Bank Building, 6 S Broadway, Yonkers, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 4 April 1896: xix. Boston. Demolished. 1896 - McCann Building, 25 N Broadway, Yonkers, New YorkBrenner, Elsa. "IN THE REGION/Westchester; Lofts Provide a SoHo Feel in Yonkers". https://www.nytimes.com/. New York Times, 9 Oct. 2005. 1899 - Merrill (President's) House, Colgate University, Hamilton, New YorkWilliams, Howard D. A History of Colgate University, 1819-1969. 1969. 1900 - Hamilton High School, 35 Broad St, Hamilton, New YorkBrickbuilder March 1900: 66. Boston. Demolished. 1900 - Anna J. Ivers Apartments, 37 Oak St, Yonkers, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 15 Sept. 1900: 325. New York. 1900 - New York Telephone Co. Exchange Building, 47 S 6th Ave, Mount Vernon, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 4 Aug. 1900: 148. New York. 1901 - Dayspring Presbyterian Church, 320 Walnut St, Yonkers, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 19 Jan. 1901: 99. New York. 1901 - Henry R. Hicks House, 303 S Broadway, Yonkers, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 13 April 1901: 648. New York. Demolished. 1901 - Oak Street Firehouse, 81 Oak St, Yonkers, New York 1903 - Yonkers Public Library, 70 S Broadway, Yonkers, New YorkYonkers: Next to the Largest City in the United States. Ed. J. F. Gilder. 1914. Demolished in 1982. 1908 - Yonkers City Hall, 40 S Broadway, Yonkers, New YorkEngineering News 29 March 1908: 91. New York. 1912 - Hamilton Theatre, 9 Main St, Yonkers, New YorkYonkers Historical Society. Then & Now: Yonkers. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2008. Demolished in 1927.
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