Thomas Franklin Schneider

Thomas Franklin Schneider (b. 1859 in Washington, D.C. — d. 1938) was an American architect who designed about 2,000 houses in the capital city area. Other important buildings of his included the Cairo Apartment Building.[1]

Thomas Franklin Schneider
Born	1859 Washington, D.C.
Died	1938
Occupation	Architect

Biography

Thomas Franklin Schneider's family was from Germany. His parents were printers. They moved to Washington D.C. in 1830. After high school, Thomas F. Schneider worked for the architectural firm of Adolf Cluss and Schultze. While there, he worked on the construction of the Arts and Industries Building. Before turning 25, he decided to become independent and opened his own firm. Before turning 30, he had already worked on The Cairo and The Forest Inn. In his career, he designed around 2,000 houses in Washington D.C., including his own, the Schneider House, and a handful of exceptional buildings including the Rochambeau, the Stoneleigh Court and the Ethelhurst.[2][3]

Thomas Franklin Schneider also ventured in another market when he created the first bus company in Washington D.C.[2]

Buildings by Schneider

Name	Address (Washington, DC, unless noted)	Date	Built for	Current use	Image
12 Logan Circle[4]	12 Logan Circle, NW
1527 New Hampshire Avenue[5]	1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW	1889	Benjamin West Blanchard	American Political Science Association headquarters, Pi Sigma Alpha headquarters, and Phi Beta Delta Society Executive Office
900 block of T Street, NW[6]
900 block of Westminster Street, NW[6]		1893
The Albemarle	1830 17th Street, NW	1900
W. Taylor Birch House	3099 Q Street, NW	1890
Cairo Apartment Building	1615 Q Street NW	1894		Condominium
Inn at Forest Glen[7]	9610 Dewitt Drive, Silver Spring, MD	1887	Forest Glen Improvement Company	Condominium/Apartments
The Iowa	1325 13th Street, NW	1901		Condominium[8]
Moses House	2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW	1893	businessman W.H. Moses	Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Washington, D.C.
Panama Legation	Intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, 18th Street, and Q Street, NW			Demolished
Schneider Mansion[9][10]	18th & Q Streets, NW	1891	Own use	Demolished 1958
Schneider Row Houses	1700 block of Q Street, NW	1889-92	Self
Schneider Triangle[11]	Bounded by Washington Circle, New Hampshire Ave. NW, K, 22nd, and L Sts. NW	1889	John W. Paine[4]
Sprenger Lang Building[12]	20th Street, Hillyer Place and Connecticut Avenue			Criterion Economics
John Paine Mansion	49, 2nd street, Troy NY	1894	John Paine	Pi Kappa Phi Chapter House[13]	PKPCastle

References

1. Stephens, Kenneth R. (1998-05-21). "T. F. Schneider". The Seminary at Forest Glen. Operant Websites. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
2. "Thomas F. Schneider". Operant.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
3. Valerie Paschall (23 June 2014). "See a Thomas Franklin Schneider Building's New Life as Condos". Dc.curbed.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
4. Bednar, Michael (2006-03-08). L'Enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington,. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801883187.
5. http://ipsonet.org/web/page/380/sectionid/373/pagelevel /2/interior.asp
6. Williams, Paul K. (2002). Greater U Street. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-1423-9. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
7. "T.F. Schneider". www.operant.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
8. "The Iowa Condominium". www.iowacondodc.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
9. "Tests produits, news high tech et actualités informatique - CNET France". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
10. "Account Suspended" (PDF). www.washingtonhistory.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
11. "Schneider Triangle - Archiplanet". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
12. "Gregory Sidak | Criterion Economics Damages Witness". www.criterioneconomics.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
13. "Castle Alpha Tau Foundation, Inc. - The John Paine Mansion". www.castleatf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-06.