Thomas Franklin Schneider

Thomas Franklin Schneider
Thomas Franklin Schneider
Born1859
Washington, D.C.
Died1938
OccupationArchitect

Thomas Franklin Schneider (born 1859 in Washington, D.C. — d. 1938) was an American architect who designed about 2,000 houses in the capital city area.

Among his important buildings are the Cairo Apartment Building, The Forest Inn,[1] the Rochambeau, the Stoneleigh Court, the Ethelhurst, and his own private home, the Schneider House.

Schneider's parents were printers who moved from Germany to Washington, D.C., in 1830. After high school, Schneider worked for the architectural firm of Adolf Cluss and Schultze. While there, he worked on the construction of the Arts and Industries Building. He opened his own firm at age 24 and by 30 had designed The Cairo and The Forest Inn.[2][3]

Schneider also created the city's first bus company.[2]

Buildings by Schneider

Name Address
(Washington, DC, unless noted)		 Date Built for Current use Image
12 Logan Circle[4] 12 Logan Circle, NW
1527 New Hampshire Avenue[5] 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW 1889 Benjamin West Blanchard American Political Science Association headquarters, Pi Sigma Alpha headquarters, and Phi Beta Delta Society Executive Office
900 block of T Street, NW[6]
900 block of Westminster Street, NW[6] 1893
The Albemarle 1830 17th Street, NW 1900
W. Taylor Birch House 3099 Q Street, NW 1890
Cairo Apartment Building 1615 Q Street NW 1894 Condominium
Alfred S. Gillett House 1614 20th Street NW 1893 Alfred Gillett, insurance magnate[7] Home of the Association of American Law Schools
Inn at Forest Glen[8] 9610 Dewitt Drive, Silver Spring, MD 1887 Forest Glen Improvement Company Condominium/Apartments
The Iowa 1325 13th Street, NW 1901 Condominium[9]

Moses House 2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW 1893 businessman W.H. Moses Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Washington, D.C.
Panama Legation Intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, 18th Street, and Q Street, NW Demolished
Schneider Mansion[10][11] 18th & Q Streets, NW 1891 Own use Demolished 1958
Schneider Row Houses 1700 block of Q Street, NW 1889-92 Self
Schneider Triangle[12] Bounded by Washington Circle, New Hampshire Ave. NW, K, 22nd, and L Sts. NW 1889 John W. Paine[4]
John Paine Mansion (AKA The Castle) 49 2nd Street, Troy NY 1894 John Paine Paine Castle Inc. Not for Profit [13]
PKPCastle
The Ethelhurst 1012 15th Street NW 1903 The Architect Hotel

References

  1. ^ Stephens, Kenneth R. (May 21, 1998). "T. F. Schneider". The Seminary at Forest Glen. Operant Websites. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas F. Schneider". Operant.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Valerie Paschall (June 23, 2014). "See a Thomas Franklin Schneider Building's New Life as Condos". Dc.curbed.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Bednar, Michael (March 8, 2006). L'Enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801883187.
  5. ^ http://ipsonet.org/web/page/380/sectionid/373/pagelevel /2/interior.asp
  6. ^ a b Williams, Paul K. (2002). Greater U Street. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-1423-9. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  7. ^ "The Razor Sharp Gillett Mansion Near Dupont Circle". househistoryman.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "T.F. Schneider". www.operant.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "The Iowa Condominium". www.iowacondodc.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Tests produits, news high tech et actualités informatique - CNET France". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Account Suspended" (PDF). www.washingtonhistory.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Schneider Triangle - Archiplanet". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Castle Alpha Tau Foundation, Inc. - The John Paine Mansion". www.castleatf.org. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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