Mowbray & Uffinger comprised an architectural partnership in
New York City formed in 1895. Known for bank buildings and as vault engineers they designed over 400 banks in the pre-World War II era throughout the country. The principals were Louis Montayne Mowbray (1867-1921) and Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. (1871-1948).
Louis Montayne Mowbray was born 1867 in New York. A September 27, 1883, article in The New York Times stated that he had been admitted to the US Naval Academy. Mowbray married Anna Scott. He died in New York in June 1921.
Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. was born May 7, 1871, in New York City to German immigrants. He was born Justus Maximo Ueffinger but changed his name about the time of his marriage in 1905 to Marion I. Hoag. He began studies at the City College of New York at age 13 and completed his studies in engineering and architecture at Cooper Union in 1891. He articled for renowned architect
Richard Morris Hunt while at Cooper Union and until 1895 when he formed a partnership with Mowbray. By 1910 the family was living in
Summit, New Jersey. He had two sons, Justin M. Uffinger Jr. and Donald Hoag Uffinger.
After Mowbray’s death, the firm continued under its previous name until 1927, when it was reorganized as Uffinger, Foster, and Bookwalter. Justin Uffinger would retire in 1930 but continued to work as a consultant as late as 1940. He died in Summit, New Jersey on November 24, 1948.
Notable commissions
All are extant unless otherwise specified. In chronological order:
Butler County National Bank (1903), 302 South Main Street,
Butler, Pennsylvania. Now known as Historic Lafayette Apartments, this six-story building was designed in a French Renaissance Revival style, quite different than the firm’s usual neoclassical approach. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, this is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler Savings and Trust.[1]
Altoona Trust Company (1903), 1128-1130 12th Avenue,
Altoona, Pennsylvania. Also known as Mid-State Bank and M & T Bank.[2][3]
First National Bank (1903), 125-129 West Crawford Avenue,
Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The six-story building, demolished in 1997, had also housed Wright-Metzler Department Store (1903–1925), succeeded by Troutman’s Department Store (1925–1985).[4]
Mowbray Residence (1904), 874 Carroll Street,
Brooklyn, New York. This townhouse was designed for the senior partner, Louis Mowbray, in a neo-Georgian style.
Somerset Trust Company (1906), 131 Center Avenue (at West Union Street),
Somerset, Pennsylvania. This Beaux-Arts building is noteworthy for its copper and glass dome.[5]
Dime Savings Bank (1908), 9 DeKalb Avenue and 86 Albee Square,
Brooklyn, New York. Addition by Halsey, McCormack, and Helmer (1931). This is often considered to be the firm’s greatest work, and has been designated a New York City Landmark.[7][8]
Hazleton National Bank (1924), 101 West Broad Street,
Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Nine stories.
Butler Savings and Trust (1925), 106 South Main Street,
Butler, Pennsylvania. Also known as National City Bank and Integra Bank. This eight-story structure is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler County National Bank (Historic Lafayette Apartments).[1]
^
abDonnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 174.
ISBN978-0-8139-2823-4.
^Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 330.
ISBN978-0-8139-2823-4.
^"Altoona Trust Company Building". Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) / Built in America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^"First National Bank Building". Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) / Built in America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 389.
ISBN978-0-8139-2823-4.
^"Newark City Hall"(PDF). Library of Congress HABS data pages. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^Breiner, David M. (1994-07-19).
"Dime Savings Bank"(PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, City of New York. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^Morrone, Francis (2001).
"Dime Savings Bank". An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, Publisher. pp. 8–11.
ISBN1-58685-047-4. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^Thomas, George E. (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 572.
ISBN978-0-8139-2967-5.
^Thomas, George E. (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 448.
ISBN978-0-8139-2967-5.
Mowbray & Uffinger comprised an architectural partnership in
New York City formed in 1895. Known for bank buildings and as vault engineers they designed over 400 banks in the pre-World War II era throughout the country. The principals were Louis Montayne Mowbray (1867-1921) and Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. (1871-1948).
Louis Montayne Mowbray was born 1867 in New York. A September 27, 1883, article in The New York Times stated that he had been admitted to the US Naval Academy. Mowbray married Anna Scott. He died in New York in June 1921.
Justin Maximo Uffinger Sr. was born May 7, 1871, in New York City to German immigrants. He was born Justus Maximo Ueffinger but changed his name about the time of his marriage in 1905 to Marion I. Hoag. He began studies at the City College of New York at age 13 and completed his studies in engineering and architecture at Cooper Union in 1891. He articled for renowned architect
Richard Morris Hunt while at Cooper Union and until 1895 when he formed a partnership with Mowbray. By 1910 the family was living in
Summit, New Jersey. He had two sons, Justin M. Uffinger Jr. and Donald Hoag Uffinger.
After Mowbray’s death, the firm continued under its previous name until 1927, when it was reorganized as Uffinger, Foster, and Bookwalter. Justin Uffinger would retire in 1930 but continued to work as a consultant as late as 1940. He died in Summit, New Jersey on November 24, 1948.
Notable commissions
All are extant unless otherwise specified. In chronological order:
Butler County National Bank (1903), 302 South Main Street,
Butler, Pennsylvania. Now known as Historic Lafayette Apartments, this six-story building was designed in a French Renaissance Revival style, quite different than the firm’s usual neoclassical approach. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, this is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler Savings and Trust.[1]
Altoona Trust Company (1903), 1128-1130 12th Avenue,
Altoona, Pennsylvania. Also known as Mid-State Bank and M & T Bank.[2][3]
First National Bank (1903), 125-129 West Crawford Avenue,
Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The six-story building, demolished in 1997, had also housed Wright-Metzler Department Store (1903–1925), succeeded by Troutman’s Department Store (1925–1985).[4]
Mowbray Residence (1904), 874 Carroll Street,
Brooklyn, New York. This townhouse was designed for the senior partner, Louis Mowbray, in a neo-Georgian style.
Somerset Trust Company (1906), 131 Center Avenue (at West Union Street),
Somerset, Pennsylvania. This Beaux-Arts building is noteworthy for its copper and glass dome.[5]
Dime Savings Bank (1908), 9 DeKalb Avenue and 86 Albee Square,
Brooklyn, New York. Addition by Halsey, McCormack, and Helmer (1931). This is often considered to be the firm’s greatest work, and has been designated a New York City Landmark.[7][8]
Hazleton National Bank (1924), 101 West Broad Street,
Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Nine stories.
Butler Savings and Trust (1925), 106 South Main Street,
Butler, Pennsylvania. Also known as National City Bank and Integra Bank. This eight-story structure is one of two buildings the firm designed for this small community; also see Butler County National Bank (Historic Lafayette Apartments).[1]
^
abDonnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 174.
ISBN978-0-8139-2823-4.
^Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 330.
ISBN978-0-8139-2823-4.
^"Altoona Trust Company Building". Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) / Built in America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^"First National Bank Building". Historic American Building Surveys (HABS) / Built in America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^Donnelly, Lu; Brumble IV, H. David; Toker, Franklin (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 389.
ISBN978-0-8139-2823-4.
^"Newark City Hall"(PDF). Library of Congress HABS data pages. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^Breiner, David M. (1994-07-19).
"Dime Savings Bank"(PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, City of New York. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^Morrone, Francis (2001).
"Dime Savings Bank". An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, Publisher. pp. 8–11.
ISBN1-58685-047-4. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^Thomas, George E. (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 572.
ISBN978-0-8139-2967-5.
^Thomas, George E. (2010). Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press. p. 448.
ISBN978-0-8139-2967-5.