Hyman Witcover
Witcover in 1904
BornJuly 16, 1871
Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1936(1936-10-02) (aged 65)
Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect

Hyman Wallace Witcover (July 16, 1871 – October 2, 1936) was an architect prominent in Savannah, Georgia. He worked as a draftsman for Alfred Eichberg and eventually partnered with him.[1]

Life and career

Witcover was born in Darlington, South Carolina, in 1871, to Wolf and Dora.[2]

At age 17, he moved to Savannah, Georgia, where he began work as a draftsman for noted architect Alfred Eichberg.[2]

Witcover served on the board of the Congregation Mickve Israel and on the first board of Savannah's public library.[2]

He served in the Georgia Hussars as a private, and was also in the Freemasonry fraternity.[2]

Witcover married Agnes Dillon.[3]

Death

Witcover died on October 2, 1936, in his hometown of Darlington, where he had returned to live with two of his sons.[2] He was 65. He is interred in Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Maryland, alongside his wife, who predeceased him by four years.[3]

Notable works

Savannah City Hall, Witcover's most noted design

References

  1. ^ a b Caldwell, W.W. (2001). The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair : a Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910. Mercer University Press. p. 549. ISBN 9780865547483. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Savannah Architects: Hyman Witcover". Freeman's Rag. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ^ a b Thompson, Ronald (1982-01-01). "Hyman Wallace Witcover: An Inconclusive Biography". Savannah Biographies.
  4. ^ Carolyn Brooks (June 6, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent". National Park Service. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e Savannah by Whip Morrison Triplett
  6. ^ Executive Director's Report Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
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