Rediscovering Architect-Trailblazer E. G. W. Dietrich

The Center at West Park

165 West 86th Street

New York, NY 10024

$7.18 members / $12.51 general public

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Ernest George Washington Dietrich, AIA (1857–1924) is one of the most prolific yet least studied architects of his generation. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dietrich first attracted attention in the 1880s for his eye-catching designs of Shingle Style country residences. Finding success on the East Coast, he relocated to New York, New York, where he practiced for nearly 40 years. He was an early proponent of the Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts styles. Through his collaboration with tastemaker Gustav Stickley, Dietrich is recognized as designing the first Craftsman house published in Stickley’s magazine The Craftsman in May 1903.

Independent scholar Christopher Jend will give a lavishly illustrated talk about Dietrich’s career with a focus on projects in and around New York City. Jend discovered Dietrich while researching and writing the successful National Register nomination of the c. 1893 John Mollenhauer House in Bay Shore, New York. For the last twelve years, Jend’s rigorous and enthusiastic research of the architect has resulted in the documentation of more than 450 of Dietrich’s designs and visits to his built projects in six states. Jend has presented his research on Dietrich to communities in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

📷 Flyer, courtesy of Christopher Jend

📷 Author photograph by Lori Savaree

📷 Louise E. Wisner House in Warwick, New York, designed by architect E. G. W. Dietrich and built circa 1884