Louis Abramson

✶August 1, 1887

†January 15, 1985

1 candle burning, 5 lit in all

About their life

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.

American architect (1887–1985)

☆ Follow

Biography from the article Louis Abramson on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.