Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
| Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz July 27, 1853 New York City |
| Died | October 5, 1921 (aged 68) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute in Stuttgart |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | Jennie Turner Dudley (1854–1935) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Lazelle Warner, Leopold Eidlitz |
| Practice | Eidlitz & McKenzie, HLW International |
| Design | One Times Square, The Times Square Building |
Cyrus Lazelle Warner Eidlitz (July 27, 1853– October 5, 1921) was an American architect best known for designing One Times Square, the former New York Times Building on Times Square. He is founder of the architecture firm presently known as HLW International, one of the oldest architecture firms in the United States.
Eidlitz was born in New York City. He was the son of Lazelle Warner and influential New York architect Leopold Eidlitz, one of the founders of the American Institute of Architects. His father was of Jewish descent; his mother was Christian, and the children were raised in that tradition. Cyrus Eidlitz was the nephew of the noted builder Marc Eidlitz of Marc Eidlitz & Son Builders N.Y.C. and the grandson of the architect Cyrus Warner (who was the father of architects Samuel A. Warner and Benjamin Warner). The young Eidlitz was educated in New York, Geneva, Switzerland and Stuttgart, where he studied architecture at the Polytechnic Institute.
Eidlitz began working for his father. His first independent work was the 1877-78 reconstruction of St. Peter's Church in the Bronx after it was damaged by fire. It had originally been designed by his father. His early Gothic and Romanesque Revival designs, including Dearborn Station in Chicago, Michigan Central Station (1887) in Kalamazoo, and the precursor to the current Buffalo & Erie County Public Library in Lafayette Square, show his father's influence. His Romanesque Revival design for the Metropolitan Telephone Building on Cortlandt Street (1886) was the first purpose-built telephone building in New York City.
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