George Feick
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| Born |
Johann Georg Feick January 23, 1849 Steinau, Hesse, Germany |
| Died | November 11, 1932 (aged 83) Sandusky, Ohio |
| Nationality | American (naturalized) |
| Occupation | Architect |
George Feick (January 23, 1849 - November 11, 1932) was a German-American builder in Sandusky and Oberlin, Ohio. His works include the Wyoming State Capitol, multiple buildings at Oberlin College, and numerous office buildings, churches, schools, libraries and residences in and around Sandusky. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Feick was born in Steinau, Hesse, Germany, in January 1848. After a three-year apprenticeship in the cabinet maker's trade, Feick emigrated to Ohio in June 1866 at age 17. He became a naturalized United States citizen in October 1872.
Feick was married in 1873 to Augusta Ernestine Klotz (1852-1888), a Sandusky, Ohio native. They had five children: Emil Augustus (born March 20, 1874), Clara Sofia (born May 30, 1877), George, Jr. (born January 25, 1881); Olga Charlotte (born June 20, 1885); and Ernestine (born December 7, 1898). Feick's wife died on December 24, 1888, 17 days after the birth of their fifth child. In June 1892, Feick was remarried to Minnie A. Klotz. Feick and his second wife had one child, Augustus H. (born June 22, 1893).
Feick's older brothers Philip and Adam were the first to immigrate to Sandusky, arriving in 1849 and 1854, respectively. When George Feick arrived in Sandusky in 1866, he began working as a carpenter with brother Adam. In 1872, Adam and George Feick formed a construction partnership known as Adam Feick & Brother. Older brother Philip Feick was also involved in the business for a time. Working under the name Adam Feick & Brother, they built a number of important structures, including the Erie County Jail (1883), the Wyoming State Capitol (1886-1888), Talcott Hall at Oberlin College (1887), the Sandusky Masonic Temple (1888-1890), the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Temple in Sandusky (1889), the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Depot (1891), Lord Cottage at Oberlin College (1892), and buildings at the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home.
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