Huber, Julius Herz
Julius Herz Huber Soundex Code H160
Wikipedia page about Julius H. Huber
born in: Newark, New Jersey, on (Tuesday, March 23, 1852 - Saturday, October 21, 1939) (87 years)
son of: John Paul and Rosetta Huber nee: Rosetta Christa;
education: public schools, by private tutors, and Newark Military Academy;
married: Lucy Pitts in Lockport, Illinois on November 3, 1880;
In office of Henry Fernbach, architect, in New York City, 1 yr.;
went to Europe in 1872 and 1873;
studied in the Polytechnic Institute of Munich;
came to Chicago, 1873, and practiced architecture with father until 1880.
Office: 6712 N. Clark Street
Home: 2039 W. Greenleaf Avenue
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917; Rogers Park Directory, 1919, page 39.
Julius Herz Huber designed the following house/buildings:
14-16 East Pearson duplex, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
14 East Chestnut townhouse (1895) (since demolished)
621-627 ? (1887) a four-unit row house
631 West Fullerton townhouse (1889)
163-173 West North Avenue (1886), a multi-unit
1054 West Oakdale residence (1886)
3221 S. Calumet (1885), converted into a Bed & Breakfast
Chicago Landmarks Historic Resources Survey
AIA Listing
File: ahd1020891 Julius Herz Huber
Name: Huber, Julius Herz
Personal Information
Birth/Death: (Tuesday, March 23, 1852 - Saturday, October 21, 1939)
Occupation: American architect
Location (state): IL
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‘’’AIA Affiliation’’’
Fellow of the Western Association of Architects 1884-1889
Member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1889-1905
Fellow of The American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1889. (On the merger of the Western Association of Architects with The American Institute of Architects in 1889, all AIA members were made Fellows because WAA members were known as Fellows.)
Biographical Sources
Biographical directories
Entry in Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased), (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970)
Related Records
Archival Holdings
The American Institute of Architects Membership file may contain membership-related correspondence, although there are few written records concerning 19th-century members. Contact the AIA Archives at archives@aia.org for further information.
Publications
Short Bio
Julius Herz Huber was a prominent architect in Chicago. He is especially known for his work in Edgewater. Clarence Hatzfeld's early architectural training was largely in Huber's office. At least one building he designed is on the National Register of Historic Places. He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery. Huber designed churches, breweries, Brand’s Hall at Clark and Erie streets, residences, apartments, stores and office buildings. His firm also worked on coal sheds, docks, and coal-handling machinery.
Long, detailed bio can be found at http://www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/articles/v14-3-3.
