Born in Germany, Asheim later came to the United States, locating in Waterbury, Connecticut. He worked for Joseph A. Jackson for three years, before going to Boston, where he took evening classes in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while working days for architects in that city.[1] Asheim first opened his office in Waterbury in 1898.[2] He quickly began to specialize in school buildings, a part of his practice that continued after his move to Bridgeport in 1909.
In 1945 he went to New Haven, leaving his office in the care of loyal assistant Oliver Wilkins.[2] At this time, Asheim moved to a consulting position. In the 1950s he also went to Florida, but soon returned to Bridgeport. At his death in 1961, he was the oldest architect in the city.[3]
leonard, asheim, 1877, 1961, german, american, jewish, architect, from, connecticut, especially, noted, architect, schools, born1877germanydied1961fairfield, connecticutnationalitygerman, americanoccupationarchitectbuildingsachavath, achim, synagogue, klein, m. Leonard Asheim 1877 1961 was a German American Jewish architect from Connecticut He was especially noted as an architect of schools Leonard AsheimBorn1877GermanyDied1961Fairfield ConnecticutNationalityGerman AmericanOccupationArchitectBuildingsAchavath Achim Synagogue Klein Memorial AuditoriumBorn in Germany Asheim later came to the United States locating in Waterbury Connecticut He worked for Joseph A Jackson for three years before going to Boston where he took evening classes in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology while working days for architects in that city 1 Asheim first opened his office in Waterbury in 1898 2 He quickly began to specialize in school buildings a part of his practice that continued after his move to Bridgeport in 1909 In 1945 he went to New Haven leaving his office in the care of loyal assistant Oliver Wilkins 2 At this time Asheim moved to a consulting position In the 1950s he also went to Florida but soon returned to Bridgeport At his death in 1961 he was the oldest architect in the city 3 Architectural work Edit West End Branch Library Bridgeport 1922 Achavath Achim Synagogue Bridgeport 1926 Klein Memorial Auditorium Bridgeport 1938 1902 Mulcahy School Fairmount amp Lounsbury Sts Waterbury Connecticut 4 Demolished 1909 Davis School 26 Davis St Oakville Connecticut 5 Demolished in 2012 1910 Leonard Asheim House 2345 North Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 6 1910 Sheridan School 280 Tesiny Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 7 1911 Park Avenue Temple 1100 Park Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 8 1912 Whittier School 86 Whittier St Bridgeport Connecticut 9 1916 Mrs Bernard Blumberg House 56 Lyon Ter Bridgeport Connecticut 10 1916 Maplewood Junior High School 240 Linwood Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 11 1917 Fairfield Avenue Fire Police Station 2676 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 12 1917 Welfare Building Washington amp Madison Aves Bridgeport Connecticut 13 Demolished in the 1990s 1919 West Side Bank Building 1460 State St Bridgeport Connecticut 14 1921 Temple Israel 100 Willow St Waterbury Connecticut 15 Demolished 1922 Newfield Branch Library 755 Central Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 16 1922 West End Branch Library 1705 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 17 1926 Achavath Achim Synagogue 725 Hancock Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 18 1928 Central Fire Station 72 New Haven Ave Milford Connecticut 19 1932 Ferdinand Frassinelli House 33 Eames Blvd Bridgeport Connecticut 18 1936 Milford Courthouse 14 W River St Milford Connecticut 20 1938 Klein Memorial Auditorium 910 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport Connecticut 21 1939 Orcutt Boys Club 102 Park St Bridgeport Connecticut 1 References Edit a b American Architects Directory Archived 2016 03 11 at the Wayback Machine 1955 a b Questionnaire Asheim and Wilkins Archived 2017 05 10 at the Wayback Machine 1946 Leonard Asheim http public aia org n d American School Board Journal Aug 1902 22 American Architect 30 Dec 1908 19 Sterner Daniel Leonard Asheim House 1910 http historicbuildingsct com 19 Nov 2012 American Architect 7 Sept 1910 6 Sterner Daniel B nai Israel Synagogue 1911 http historicbuildingsct com 14 June 2015 Engineering News 5 Sept 1912 158 American Contractor 8 Jan 1916 37 Engineering News 24 Aug 1916 104 Engineering News 28 Dec 1916 321 American Contractor 9 June 1917 46 Engineering News Record 5 June 1919 340 American Architect 9 March 1921 12 Architecture 1923 233 Bridgeport CT Telegram 12 Feb 1923 a b Achavath Achim Synagogue NRHP Nomination 1995 Fire Engineering 1928 734 Engineering News Record 1936 240 Bridgemen s Magazine 1938 593 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonard Asheim amp oldid 1135587213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
