Julius Zittel

German-born American architect

Julius Zittel

Born	(1869-10-02)October 2, 1869 Karlsruhe, Germany
Died	May 7, 1939(1939-05-07) (aged 69) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Alice Shanks
Children	1 daughter

Julius Zittel (October 2, 1869 - May 7, 1939) was an architect in Washington State.^[1]^[2] He was a draftsman at Herman Preusse firm and then became a partner at their firm. He became Washington's state architect.^[3]

Works

Selected works include:

Washington School for the Blind (1911), 2214 E. 13th St., Vancouver, WA (Zittel, Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
Carnegie Library (1914)
Benewah County Courthouse, College Ave. and Seventh St., St. Maries, ID (Zittel,Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
Bump Block--Bellevue House--Hawthorne Hotel, S 206 Post St., Spokane, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
Dawson Brothers Plant, 517-519 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL (Zittel,Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
Edwin H. Hanford House, N of WA 217, Oakesdale, WA (Pruesse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
Holy Names Academy Building, 1216 N. Superior St., Spokane, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
Mount Saint Michael, 8500 N. Saint Michael Rd., Spokane, WA (Zittel, Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
Ritzville Carnegie Library, 302 W. Main St., Ritzville, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
Spokane City Hall Building, N. 221 Wall St. and W. 711 Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA (Zittel,Julius A.), NRHP-listed^[4]
Spokane Public Library - Heath Branch, 525 Mission St., Spokane, WA (Zittel,Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
Spokane Public Library - Main, 10 S. Cedar, Spokane, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory, 206 St. Boniface St., Uniontown, WA (Zittel, Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
Washington State Normal School at Cheney Historic District, jct. of Fifth and C Sts., Cheney, WA (Zittel,Julius A.), NRHP-listed^[4]
The cornerstone commemorating the exhibition hall (Horticultural Building) from the 1895 State Fair credits Zittel as its architect but other scholarship siggests Yakima architect William de Veaux was responsible

References

^ "Julius Albert Johann Zittel (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architectural Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "Julius Zittel Taken By Death. Pioneer Architect and Hotel Man Was Widely Known in Inland Empire". The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. May 9, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spokane Historic Preservation Office » Julius A. Zittel".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.