Louis Abramson
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Louis Allen Abramson was an American architect who practiced mostly in New York City, specializing in hospitals, nursing homes, and restaurants. He is best known for designing the Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Center in the Bronx.
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Aerial photograph of the Daughters of Jacob Home, showing the 8-spoked plan
86th Street Jewish Center architectural rendering, 1918
Young Israel of Flatbush
Astoria Center of Israel in 2012
Locations of Burling Slip and 116 John Street
Abramson's design sketches for the 1939 World's Fair
Ben Marden's Riviera, c. 1937-1939Architects from United States 6
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Louis Allen Abramson was an American architect who practiced mostly in New York City, specializing in hospitals, nursing homes, and restaurants. He is best known for designing the Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Center in the Bronx. Early in his career, he designed several Jewish Centers, a new type of building which filled the religious, cultural, educational, and often fitness needs of the community in a single structure. Later commissions included several restaurants for the Horn & Hardart, Longchamps, and Brass Rail chains, a nightclub, and a large office building.
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