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A. C. Schweinfurth (1864-1900), born Albert Cicero Schweinfurth, was an American architect.〔(greatbuildings )〕 He is associated with the First Bay Tradition. The son of a German woodcarver who had immigrated to the United States a decade before his son Albert was born. His brothers Charles, Julius and Henry also practiced in the architectural profession. Schweinfurth began his career in 1879. For the next decade he worked as a draftsman for various firms in Boston, Cleavland, New York, and Denver. In 1890, me moved to San Francisco and took a position as Chief Draftsman in the offices of A. Page Brown.〔 In 1894, Schweinfurth established his own architectural practice under the patronage of William Randolf Hearst.〔 His Hacienda del Pozo de Verona (1894-1898), built for Phoebe Apperson Hearst in Pleasanton, was one of the first American buildings to incorporate features of Pueblo Revival architecture. Schweinfurth also designed the First Unitarian Church, a "''landmark in the history of Bay Area architecture''" 〔Gebhard and Winter, ‘’A Guide to Architecture in San Francisco and Northern California’’, Peregrine Smith Books, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985 p.272〕 (1898), on the University of California, Berkeley campus, as well as the Moody House situated on Le Roy Avenue in Berkeley, California. In 1898, Schweinfurth embarked on a two year tour of Italy and France with his wife, Fanny, and their 7-year old daughter.〔 Shortly after returning to the United States, he suffered an attack of typhoid fever. He died on September 27, 1900, in Dryden, NY.〔(Death notice ). ''San Francisco Call'', October 10, 1900, p. 11.〕〔(“Well-Known Architect Is Removed By Death.” ) ''San Francisco Call'', October 10, 1900, p. 12.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A. C. Schweinfurth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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