Name Fred Petersen Role Architect | Died 1885 | |
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Organizations founded American Institute of Architects Similar People Richard Upjohn, Jacob Wrey Mould, Richard Morris Hunt | ||
Fred A. Petersen (1808-1885) was an American architect. He was one of the original 13 founders of the American Institute of Architects. He was born in Prussia. He was a political refugee having escaped from imprisonment for his involvement in the German Revolution of 1848. In 1855 he patented the first fireproof hollow brick tile for Cooper Union, a building he designed. He died in Orange, New Jersey.
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