August Geiger

August Geiger (1887 in New Haven, Connecticut - ? ) was one of the most prominent American architects in South Florida from 1905 to the late 1940's.

In 1905, he moved to Miami and worked at a local architectural firm for 6 years. In 1911, he open his own firm and in 1915 opened a second office in Palm Beach. He was the architect for the Dade County School Board.

Some of his projects were:
* Villa Serena (1913) in Miami, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* Homestead Public School also known as Neva Cooper School (1914), in Homestead, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* Southside School (1914) in Miami, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* Miami City Hospital “The Alamo” now known as Jackson Memorial Hospital (1915) in Miami, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* Miami Beach Municipal Golf Course House (1916), in Miami Beach, Florida.
* Lincoln Hotel (1916), in Miami Beach, Florida. (demolished)
* Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club (1917) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
* Old Davie School (1918), in Davie, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* Hindu Temple (1920) in Miami, Florida.
* Fire Station #2 (Miami, Florida) (1924)in Miami, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* 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 (1925) in Miami, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* Carl Fisher Residence (1925) in Miami Beach, Florida.
* Miami Women’s Club (1925) in Miami Beach, Florida. Listed in the National Register.
* First Church of Christ, Scientist (Miami, Florida) (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

References

* Klepser, Carolyn & Parks, Arva Moore, "Miami Then and Now (Then & Now)" (Thunder Bay Press; 2002); ISBN: 978-1571458520
* 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

External Links

* http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/21987,0,1020269.venue
* http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=Dade
* http://www.olddavieschool.org/buildings.shtml
* http://www.citydebate.com/florida/miamibeach/template.php?url=0102050605.htm
* http://www.citydebate.com/florida/miamibeach/template.php?url=0102050605.htm
* http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1023
* http://www.aqua.net/article.php?pubID=32
* http://fortlauderdalewc.org/history.htm
* http://www.miamisunpost.com/1212newsmiamiwjbmansion.htm
* http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/071011/story7.shtml
* http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Dade/dade.html

ee also

* Southside School (Miami, Florida)
* Dade County Courthouse
* First Church of Christ, Scientist (Miami, Florida)
* Coral Way Elementary School
* Mediterranean Revival Style architecture