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DE LEMOS, THEODORE W. E.
F.A.I.A. - An architect, died at his home in New York City, April 10,
1909. He was born in Germany, June 13, 1850, studied architecture at the
Berlin Royal Academy of Buildings, and came to the United States in 1881.
He became associated with the late Henry Fernbach in designing the Eden
Muse and completed it after the death of Mr. Fernbach in 1883. The
following year he formed a partnership with A. W. Cordes and, under the
firm name of De Lemos & Cordes, built some of the largest department
stores and office buildings in New York City, among them being the
Siegel-Cooper, Macy and Adams department stores, the Speyer & Company,
Kuhn, Loeb & Company and the New York County National Bank buildings,
the Arion Club and the Grand Central Palace, as well as many country
homes. He was elected an Associate of the American Institute of Architects
in 1886 and a Fellow in 1889.
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