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Clarence Hatzfeld

January 01, 1970

Clarence Hatzfeld (1873–1943) was a prolific Chicago architect who designed residences, park field houses, Masonic temples, banks and other commercial buildings in the Craftsman, Prairie, and Revival styles.[1]

Biography edit

Early life edit

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Clarence was the son of a German immigrant father, Richard Hatzfeld and an American-born mother, Emma Drake Hatzfeld. When he was a child, Hatzfeld's family moved to Chicago and his father, who was a pharmacist, soon opened a drug store in Lakeview on the city's North Side.[2] After attending college, Hatzfeld's early architectural training was "largely in the office of the late Julius Huber."[3] Son of architect John Paul Huber, Julius Huber was a locally prominent architect who designed many residences in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.[4] Hatzfeld worked for Julius Huber for several years, was promoted to partner in 1899, and the firm became known as Julius Huber & Co.[5] During this period, Hatzfeld became an active member of the Chicago Architectural Club, where he became acquainted with "many aspiring designers who would make important contributions to the burgeoning Prairie style of architecture including Henry Webster Tomlinson, Hermann von Holst, Birch Burdette Long, Robert Spencer Jr., Irving K. Pond, and Dwight Heald Perkins."[6]

In 1901, Hatzfeld left Huber's firm to work as a draftsman for the Chicago Board of Education, first under head architect William B. Mundie, and later under Dwight Heald Perkins, with whom he was already acquainted through the Chicago Architectural Club. Under Perkins's leadership, a large collection of earth-toned brick Chicago Public School buildings were constructed with simple terra cotta details conveying his own distinct expression of the Prairie style. Among them are Carl Schurz, Cleveland, and Tilton schools.

Hatzfeld was married to Laurette Haentze (who went by Laura), a music teacher and daughter of a prominent German family who helped Clarence in his career. He was permitted by the Board of Education to accept private commissions, and both Hatzfeld's father-in-law, Richard Haentze, and brother-in-law, Albert Haentze, hired him to design buildings for their real estate ventures. Albert and partner Charles M. Wheeler developed residences on the city's Northwest side, and Hatzfeld designed many properties for them, including more than a dozen for the landmark Villa District which advertised and that every home was "a little gem of beauty and comfort."[6] Hatzfeld produced plans for a number of these after forming partnership with another Board of Education architect, Arthur Knox, in 1905.

In 1913, Chicago's Irving Park District hired Hatzfeld & Knox to design the Independence Park field house. This represented the first of approximately twenty park buildings that Hatzfeld produced in Chicago. The building "conveys a strong feeling of classicism through its monumentality, symmetrical layout and broad arched openings. A sense of the Prairie style is also expressed through its long horizontal outer wings, broad tiled roofs with bracketed overhanging eaves, rich brick pattern-work, and large shallow concrete urns that were originally located at both entrances to the building."[7] It combined features of earlier field houses that were meant to provide services to poor immigrant neighborhoods and those of private athletic clubs. For instance, it had a branch of the Chicago Public Library and an indoor swimming pool.[8] Between the late 1920s and mid 1930s, Hatzfeld designed many other field houses including those in: Athletic Field, Avondale, Gladstone, Kilbourn, Thomas Jefferson, Hollywood Park,[9] Indian Boundary, Gladstone, Green Briar, Euguene Field, Portage, Paul Revere, and River Parks.[10] Hatzfeld & Knox dissolved in 1915.

Along with park field houses, Masonic Temples also became one of Hatzfeld's specialties. "These tended to be large brick structures with heavy rectangular massing and well-detail facades."[11] For many of such lodges, Hatzfeld created fanciful interiors, often relying on specific themes for each room. For instance, his 1921 Logan Square Masonic Temple (now the Armitage Baptist Church) originally had a Pompeian Ball Room, American Hall, Ionian Lounge, Norman Hall, and the Egyptian Ball Room. Hatzfeld's Masonic Temples include the Des Plaines Masonic Hall (now Stage One Theatre), and the South Side Masonic Temple, and Myrtle Masonic Temple (now Korean Bethel Presbyterian Church) which are both extant in Chicago. In addition to these projects, Hatzfeld also designed the Immel State Bank at 2800 W Belmont Ave.[12]

Later life and death edit

Hatzfeld's business dwindled during the Great Depression, and after closing his architectural office, he was hired by the Chicago Park District in 1935 as recreation plants and equipment technician. He was forced into mandatory retirement in 1939, and then moved to Washington, D.C., to accept the position of recreation technician for the Federal Works Administration. Hatzfeld died in Washington, D.C., in 1943.

References edit

  1. ^ Wetli, Patty (April 6, 2017). . dnainfo.com. DNA info. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-07-26. Dozens of buildings designed by Hatzfeld (1873-1943), who was particularly prolific during the 1920s, are not only still standing, but continue to serve as the beating hearts of neighborhoods across the city. These community hubs are Chicago Park District field houses, found in Independence Park, Kilbourn Park, Indian Boundary Park, Eugene Field, Revere Park, Jefferson Memorial Park and River Park — to name just a handful of Hatzfeld's contributions to the city's landscape.
  2. ^ Bachrach (2011), pp. 3–4
  3. ^ Illinois Society of Architects Monthly Bulletin, Oct/Nov, 1943, v. 28, no 4-5, p. 8.
  4. ^ Julia S. Bachrach, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Theodore Rozek House, July 8, 2011, available on-line at http://www.illinoishistory.gov/PS/IHSAC/nominated/Theodore%20Rozek%20House.pdf 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ LeRoy Blommaert, "Julius Huber: Edgewater Architect" Edgewater Historical Society Newsletter, v. XIV, n. 3, 2003.
  6. ^ a b Bachrach (2011), p. 4
  7. ^ Bachrach (2011), pp. 5–6
  8. ^ Julia S. Bachrach, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Independence Park, June 16, 2008.
  9. ^ "The Abandoned Fieldhouse: History of a Chicago Neighborhood Park". 16 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  10. ^ "The Villa". www.thevillachicago.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  11. ^ Bachrach (2011), p. 7
  12. ^ Chicago Public Library, "Hatzfeld Papers"

Bibliography edit

  • Bachrach, Julia S. (2011). "An overlooked talent: Chicago architect Clarence Hatzfeld". Historic Illinois. 34 (3): 3–8.

January 01, 1970
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Clarence Hatzfeld 1873 1943 was a prolific Chicago architect who designed residences park field houses Masonic temples banks and other commercial buildings in the Craftsman Prairie and Revival styles 1 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Later life and death 2 References 2 1 BibliographyBiography editEarly life edit Born in Milwaukee Wisconsin Clarence was the son of a German immigrant father Richard Hatzfeld and an American born mother Emma Drake Hatzfeld When he was a child Hatzfeld s family moved to Chicago and his father who was a pharmacist soon opened a drug store in Lakeview on the city s North Side 2 After attending college Hatzfeld s early architectural training was largely in the office of the late Julius Huber 3 Son of architect John Paul Huber Julius Huber was a locally prominent architect who designed many residences in Chicago s Edgewater neighborhood 4 Hatzfeld worked for Julius Huber for several years was promoted to partner in 1899 and the firm became known as Julius Huber amp Co 5 During this period Hatzfeld became an active member of the Chicago Architectural Club where he became acquainted with many aspiring designers who would make important contributions to the burgeoning Prairie style of architecture including Henry Webster Tomlinson Hermann von Holst Birch Burdette Long Robert Spencer Jr Irving K Pond and Dwight Heald Perkins 6 In 1901 Hatzfeld left Huber s firm to work as a draftsman for the Chicago Board of Education first under head architect William B Mundie and later under Dwight Heald Perkins with whom he was already acquainted through the Chicago Architectural Club Under Perkins s leadership a large collection of earth toned brick Chicago Public School buildings were constructed with simple terra cotta details conveying his own distinct expression of the Prairie style Among them are Carl Schurz Cleveland and Tilton schools Hatzfeld was married to Laurette Haentze who went by Laura a music teacher and daughter of a prominent German family who helped Clarence in his career He was permitted by the Board of Education to accept private commissions and both Hatzfeld s father in law Richard Haentze and brother in law Albert Haentze hired him to design buildings for their real estate ventures Albert and partner Charles M Wheeler developed residences on the city s Northwest side and Hatzfeld designed many properties for them including more than a dozen for the landmark Villa District which advertised and that every home was a little gem of beauty and comfort 6 Hatzfeld produced plans for a number of these after forming partnership with another Board of Education architect Arthur Knox in 1905 In 1913 Chicago s Irving Park District hired Hatzfeld amp Knox to design the Independence Park field house This represented the first of approximately twenty park buildings that Hatzfeld produced in Chicago The building conveys a strong feeling of classicism through its monumentality symmetrical layout and broad arched openings A sense of the Prairie style is also expressed through its long horizontal outer wings broad tiled roofs with bracketed overhanging eaves rich brick pattern work and large shallow concrete urns that were originally located at both entrances to the building 7 It combined features of earlier field houses that were meant to provide services to poor immigrant neighborhoods and those of private athletic clubs For instance it had a branch of the Chicago Public Library and an indoor swimming pool 8 Between the late 1920s and mid 1930s Hatzfeld designed many other field houses including those in Athletic Field Avondale Gladstone Kilbourn Thomas Jefferson Hollywood Park 9 Indian Boundary Gladstone Green Briar Euguene Field Portage Paul Revere and River Parks 10 Hatzfeld amp Knox dissolved in 1915 Along with park field houses Masonic Temples also became one of Hatzfeld s specialties These tended to be large brick structures with heavy rectangular massing and well detail facades 11 For many of such lodges Hatzfeld created fanciful interiors often relying on specific themes for each room For instance his 1921 Logan Square Masonic Temple now the Armitage Baptist Church originally had a Pompeian Ball Room American Hall Ionian Lounge Norman Hall and the Egyptian Ball Room Hatzfeld s Masonic Temples include the Des Plaines Masonic Hall now Stage One Theatre and the South Side Masonic Temple and Myrtle Masonic Temple now Korean Bethel Presbyterian Church which are both extant in Chicago In addition to these projects Hatzfeld also designed the Immel State Bank at 2800 W Belmont Ave 12 Later life and death edit Hatzfeld s business dwindled during the Great Depression and after closing his architectural office he was hired by the Chicago Park District in 1935 as recreation plants and equipment technician He was forced into mandatory retirement in 1939 and then moved to Washington D C to accept the position of recreation technician for the Federal Works Administration Hatzfeld died in Washington D C in 1943 References edit Wetli Patty April 6 2017 River Park s Field House Dubbed A Treasure Slated For Roof Repairs dnainfo com DNA info Archived from the original on 2022 07 27 Retrieved 2022 07 26 Dozens of buildings designed by Hatzfeld 1873 1943 who was particularly prolific during the 1920s are not only still standing but continue to serve as the beating hearts of neighborhoods across the city These community hubs are Chicago Park District field houses found in Independence Park Kilbourn Park Indian Boundary Park Eugene Field Revere Park Jefferson Memorial Park and River Park to name just a handful of Hatzfeld s contributions to the city s landscape Bachrach 2011 pp 3 4 Illinois Society of Architects Monthly Bulletin Oct Nov 1943 v 28 no 4 5 p 8 Julia S Bachrach National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Theodore Rozek House July 8 2011 available on line at http www illinoishistory gov PS IHSAC nominated Theodore 20Rozek 20House pdf Archived 2013 01 26 at the Wayback Machine LeRoy Blommaert Julius Huber Edgewater Architect Edgewater Historical Society Newsletter v XIV n 3 2003 a b Bachrach 2011 p 4 Bachrach 2011 pp 5 6 Julia S Bachrach National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Independence Park June 16 2008 The Abandoned Fieldhouse History of a Chicago Neighborhood Park 16 August 2010 Retrieved 10 May 2018 The Villa www thevillachicago com Retrieved 10 May 2018 Bachrach 2011 p 7 Chicago Public Library Hatzfeld Papers Bibliography edit Bachrach Julia S 2011 An overlooked talent Chicago architect Clarence Hatzfeld Historic Illinois 34 3 3 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clarence Hatzfeld amp oldid 1137686063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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