Albert W. Fuller
{{Short description|American architect}}
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Albert W. Fuller (1854-1934) was an American architect practicing in Albany, New York.
Life and career
Fuller was born in the town of Clinton, New York. From 1873 to 1879 he trained as a draftsman in the office of Albany architects Ogden & Wright. He then opened his own office. In 1883 he formed a partnership with William A. Wheeler, a native Albanian who had studied under Boston architects. This firm lasted until 1897. He practiced alone until 1900, when he formed a partnership with William B. Pitcher (1864–1921), a former draftsman of Fuller's. The firm was incorporated in January 1906,American Architect and Building News 20 Jan. 1906: ix. Boston. and Pitcher retired in 1909, due to poor health.Chatham Courier (NY) 1921. Fuller then established a partnership with William P. Robinson.Waite, Diana S. Architects in Albany. Albany: Mount Ida Press, 2009.
The firm lasted until 1934, with Fuller's death. Fuller died in his office, while resting from his work. His death was attributed to heart disease.Johnson, Eugene J. Style Follows Function: Architecture of Marcus T. Reynolds. Albany: Washington Park Press, 1993.
Architectural works
=Albert W. Fuller, 1879–1883=
- 1881 - George W. van Slyke House, 756 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York
- 1882 - Albany County Bank Building, 6 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York
- Demolished in 1927.
- 1882 - Charles B. Kountze House, 225 East 16th Avenue, Denver, ColoradoZimmer, Amy B. Images of America: Denver's Capitol Hill Neighborhood. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2009/
- Demolished in 1963.
- 1883 - Albany Safe Deposit and Storage Building, 60 Maiden Lane, Albany, New York
- Demolished.
- 1883 - Frederick Haslett House, 87 Main Street, Fort Plain, New York
=Fuller & Wheeler, 1883–1897=
- 1885 - Edward Ellis House, 215 Union Street, Schenectady, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 24 Jan. 1885: 43. Boston.
- 1885 - Horace G. Young House, 425 State Street, Albany, New York
- 1886 - Hampton B. Denman House, 1623 16th St NW, Washington, DCHodges, Allan A. and Carol A. Washington on Foot: 23 Walking Tours of Washington, D.C., Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and Historic Annapolis, Maryland. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980.
- 1886 - Henry C. Pierce House, 40 Vandeventer Place St. Louis, MissouriSavage, Charles C. Architecture of the Private Streets of St. Louis: the Architects and the Houses They Designed. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1987.
- Demolished. Vendeventer Place no longer exists.
- 1886 - Delaware & Hudson Station, Bridge Street, Plattsburgh, New York{{Cite book|title = Great American Railroad Stations|last = Potter|first = Janet Greenstein|publisher = John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year = 1996|isbn = 978-0471143895|location = New York|pages = 177}}
- 1886 - Y. M. C. A. Building, 62 N Pearl Street, Albany, New York
- 1887 - Academy of Music, 82 Broadway, Newburgh, New YorkGeer, Walter. Terra-Cotta in Architecture. New York: Gazlay Bros., 1891.
- Later the Academy Theatre. Demolished.
- 1887 - Auburn High School, Genesee Street, Auburn, New YorkSchool Journal 7 March 1896: 268. New York.
- Demolished.
- 1887 - Zenas Crane House (Willow Brook), 30 Main Street, Dalton, MassachusettsAmerican Architect and Building News 21 May 1887: 246. Boston.
- Demolished.
- 1887 - Hoosick Falls M. E. Church, 130 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, New York
- 1888 - Louis D. Collins House (Belhurst), 4069 Route 14, Geneva, New York
- 1888 - Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium, Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New YorkEngineering and Building Record 18 Feb. 1888: 191. New York.
- 1888 - Harmanus Bleecker Hall, 161 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkEngineering and Building Record 21 Jan. 1888: 128. New York.
- Burned in 1940.
- 1888 - Delaware & Hudson Station, 20 Park Place Port Henry, New York
- 1889 - Edward McKinney House, 391 State Street, Albany, New York
- 1889 - Normal Hall, Plattsburgh Normal School, Plattsburgh, New YorkEngineering and Building Record 10 Aug. 1889: 153. New York.
- Burned in 1929.
- 1889 - Silliman (Couper) Hall, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York78th Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Hamilton College for the Academic Year 1889-90. Utica: Ellis H. Roberts & Co., 1889.
- 1889 - Y. M. C. A Building, 1155 Rue Metcalfe, Montreal, Quebec[http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/793 "Fuller, Albert W"]. http://dictionary {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712222126/http://dictionary/ |date=2013-07-12 }}ofarchitectsincanada.org/. n.d.
- Demolished.
- 1889 - Y. M. C. A. Building, Main and Court Streets, New Britain, ConnecticutFowler, Herbert E. A History of New Britain. New Britain (CT): New Britain Historical Society, 1960.
- Demolished.
- 1890- Andrew S. Baker House, 129 South Lake Avenue, Albany, New York
- 1890 - Public School No. 10, 250 Central Avenue, Albany, New York
- 1890 - Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Monument Square, Troy, New York
- 1891 - 4th Precinct Police Station, 419 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York
- 1891 - Alden Chester House, 139 South Lake Avenue, Albany, New York
- 1891 - Hudson River Telephone Building, Maiden Lane and Chapel Street, Albany, New YorkWhish, John D. Albany Guide Book. Albany: J. B. Lyon Co., 1917.
- Demolished.
- 1892 - Iliff Hall, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado{{Cite web |url=http://www.historycolorado.org/oahp/denver-city-county-f-k |title="Denver City & County F-K"|website=historycolorado.org|access-date=2015-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102120729/http://www.historycolorado.org/oahp/denver-city-county-f-k |archive-date=2015-01-02 |url-status=dead }}
- 1892 - Montgomery County Courthouse, 58 Broadway, Fonda, New York[http://www.courthouses.co/us-states/n/new-york/montgomery-county/ "Montgomery County"]. http://www.courthouses.co/. 2010.
- 1893 - Auditorium, Northfield Seminary, Northfield, MassachusettsEngineering Record 16 Dec. 1893: 49. New York.
- 1893 - Convention Hall, 268 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 6 Jan. 1894: xix. Boston.
- Demolished.
- 1893 - Henry W. Warren House (Fitzroy Place), 2160 South Cook Street, Denver, Colorado
- 1893 - Public School No. 6, 105 2nd Street, Albany, New York
- Demolished.
- 1893 - Public School No. 24, Delaware and Madison Avenues, Albany, New York
- Demolished.
- 1894 - DeGraaf Building, 23 S Pearl Street, Albany, New YorkReal Estate Record and Builders' Guide 9 June 1894: 928. New York.
- Demolished.
- 1894 - Forest Presbyterian Church, 4019 Center Street, Lyons Falls, New York
- 1894 - Normal Hall, Oneonta Normal School, Oneonta, New YorkSchull, Diantha Dow. Landmarks of Otsego County. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1980.
- Demolished in 1977.
- 1895 - Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity House, Union College, Schenectady, New York
- Now the college's Grant Hall.
- 1895 - Masonic Temple, 67 Corning Place, Albany, New YorkHeating and Ventilation 15 March 1895: 33. New York.
- 1895 - Rectory for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 107 State Street, Albany, New York
- 1895 - Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church, Mohawk and Seneca Streets, Cohoes, New YorkHeating and Ventilation 15 Aug. 1895: 20. New York.
- Demolished in 1998.
- 1896 - Home Savings Bank Building, 13 North Pearl Street, Albany, New YorkThatcher, John B. Historical Narrative: The Story of Albany; the Glory of Our City is the Glory of America. 1624-1924. Albany: Lyon, 1924.
- Demolished.
- 1897 - Albany Hospital, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New YorkStone March 1897: 401. New York.
- Demolished.
=Albert W. Fuller, 1897–1900=
- 1897 - Moody Memorial Chapel, Mount Hermon School, Gill, MassachusettsStone May 1897: 618. New York.
- 1898 - Centennial Hall, 7 Pine Street, Albany, New York
- The former school and convent of St. Mary's R. C. Church.
- 1898 - George T. Fulford House (Fulford Place), 287 King Street East, Brockville, Ontario"A Unique White Stone in Canada". Stone Nov. 1910: 587. New York.
- 1898 - Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Building, 506 Spruce Street, Scranton, PennsylvaniaStone June 1898: 60. New York.
- Demolished.
- 1898 - Watervliet High School, 1408-1412 4th Avenue, Watervliet, New YorkEngineering News 26 May 1898: 121. New York.
- Demolished.
- 1899 - Mechanicville M. E. Church, 7 North Main Street, Mechanicville, New YorkEngineering News 9 March 1899: 81. New York.
- 1899 - Union Free School, 7 Stewart Farrar Avenue, Warrensburg, New YorkEngineering Record 15 April 1899: 440. New York.
- Demolished.
- 1900 - Richards Library, 36 Elm Street, Warrensburg, New YorkHastings, John T. Images of America: Around Warrensburg. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2009/
=Fuller & Pitcher, 1900–1905=
- 1900 - Glens Falls City Hall, 42 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, New YorkEngineering Record 21 July 1900: 71.
- 1900 - Public Bath No. 1, 665 Broadway, Albany, New YorkAmerican Architect and Building News 7 July 1900: x. Boston.
- Demolished.
- 1901 - Charles Gibson and William J. Walker Houses, 415-417 State Street, Albany, New York
- 1901 - Charlotte Williams Memorial Hospital, 1201 East Broad Street, Richmond, VirginiaBrickbuilder Sept. 1901: 198. New York
- 1901 - James McCredie House, 403 State Street, Albany, New York
- 1901 - Public School No. 12, 27 Western Avenue, Albany, New YorkEngineering News 3 Jan. 1901: 4. New York.
- 1901 - Trinity Episcopal Church, 1336 1st Avenue, Watervliet, New YorkJournal of the Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Albany. Albany: Weed-Parsons Printing Co., 1901.
- 1902 - Amsterdam Free Library, 28 Church Street, Amsterdam, New YorkKoch, Theodore Wesley. A Book of Carnegie Libraries. White Plains: H. W. Wilson Co., 1917.
- 1902 - Gordius H. P. Gould House, Main Street, Lyons Falls, New York
- 1902 - Guy Park Avenue School, 300 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, New York[https://www.co.montgomery.ny.us/sites/public/government/historian/Historian_Development/Articles_WalterElwoodMuseum.aspx "Walter Elwood Museum"]. https://www.co.montgomery.ny.us/. 2015.
- 1902 - Johnstown Public Library, 38 South Market Street, Johnstown, New York
- 1903 - Hackley Hospital, 1700 Clinton Street, Muskegon, MichiganEngineering Record 21 Feb. 1903: 214. New York.
- Demolished.
- 1904 - Ellis Hospital, 1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, New YorkEngineering News 26 May 1904: 415. New York.
- 1904 - Y. M. C. A. Building (former), 2101 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CaliforniaEngineering News 18 Feb. 1904: 116. New York.
- 1905 - Wellington Hotel, 136 State Street, Albany, New York{{Cite news |last=Foss |first=Sara |date=February 21, 2010 |title=Lost Landmarks: Photographers keep memories of old upstate buildings alive |pages=N/A |work=The Daily Gazette |url=https://dailygazette.com/2010/02/21/0221_old/ |access-date=August 7, 2023}}
=Fuller & Pitcher Company, 1906–1909=
- 1906 - Albany Institute and Historical Art Society, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkEngineering-Contracting 30 May 1906: 14. New York.
- 1906 - Manufacturers Bank Building, 91 Remsen Street, Cohoes, New York
- 1907 - Masonic Hall, 2 Russell Avenue, Ravena, New YorkMoore, William D. Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2006.
- 1909 - Engineering Building (Reamer Campus Center), Union College, Schenectady, New YorkEngineering Record 10 Oct. 1908: 44. New York.
- 1909 - Johnstown High School, West Montgomery & South Market Streets, Johnstown, New YorkAmerican Architect 17 March 1909: 15. Boston.
- Demolished.
=Fuller & Robinson Company, 1909–1934=
- 1910 - Watervliet High School, 14th Street, Watervliet, New YorkAmerican Architect 17 Aug. 1910: 12. Boston.
- now the Watervliet Civic Center.
- 1912 - Berkshire Hotel, 140 State Street, Albany, New York
- 1912 - Herkimer High School, 435 North Bellinger Street, Herkimer, New YorkLather Aug. 1912: 33. Cleveland.
- 1913 - Ilion High School, Weber Avenue, Ilion, New YorkSchool Board Journal March 1913: 58. Milwaukee.
- Burned in 1963.
- 1913 - Union Free School, Cemetery Road, New Lebanon, New York
- Demolished in 2012.
- 1913 - Masonic Temple, 48 Grand Street, Newburgh, New YorkEngineering News 18 Dec. 1913: 403. New York.
- 1915 - Kinney & Woodward Building, 74 State Street, Albany, New YorkEngineering Record 18 Sept. 1915: 121. New York.
- 1916 - Fair Haven Grade School, 115 N Main Street, Fair Haven, VermontAmerican Contractor 5 Feb. 1916: 65. Chicago.
- 1917 - First Congregational Church, 405 Quail Street, Albany, New York[http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/14000259.pdf First Congregational Church NRHP Nomination]. 2014.
- 1917 - Public School No. 19, 395 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New YorkStone Oct. 1917: 546. New York.
- 1921 - Bay Shore High School, 155 3rd Avenue, Bay Shore, New YorkAmerican Contractor 26 Feb. 1921: 54. Chicago.
- 1922 - North School, 217 North Washington Street, Herkimer, New YorkAmerican Contractor 8 April 1922: 55. Chicago.
- 1923 - Albany Hardware and Iron Building, 139 Broadway, Albany, New YorkIron Age 1923: 1760. New York.
- 1923 - Harmanus Bleecker Library, 19 Dove Street, Albany, New York
- 1924 - University Club, 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York
- 1925 - Gates B. Aufsessor House, 570 Providence Street, Albany, New York
- 1927 - Walter A. Wood High School, Eberle Way, Hoosick Falls, New YorkIron Age 29 July 1926: 328. New York.
- Demolished in 1968.
- 1928 - Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New YorkPower 14 Feb. 1928: 313. New York.
- 1929 - Franklin Academy (former), 15 Francis Street, Malone, New YorkEngineering News-Record 10 Jan. 1929: 64. New York.
- Now the Malone Middle School.
- 1931 - Bethlehem Central High School, 332 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar, New YorkEngineering News-Record 8 Oct. 1931: 53. New York.
Published works
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