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Male, US, born 1876, died 07/20/1920

Associated with the firms network

Lenzen, Jacob and Son, Architects; Lenzen, Jacob, Building Contractor; Lenzen, Louis T., Architect


Professional History

Architect, Jacob Lenzen, Jr., and Son, Architects, San Jose, CA, c. 1900; Principal, Louis T. Lenzen, Architect, San Jose, CA, c. 1917;

According to the "California Blue Book or State Roster 1909," (Sacramento, CA: State Printing Office, 1909), p. 126, Louis T. Lenzen was a Registered Architect in the Northern District of CA.

Personal

In 1917, Louis lived at 57 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA. His draft registration card of that year indicated that he was self-employed as an architect.

His father was Theodore Lenzen, (born c. 1834 in Prussia)listed in the US Census of 1910 as an architect; Theodore was the elder brother of another architect, Jacob Lenzen, for whom Louis worked.

He married Ella Lenzen c. 1896. She was born c. 1877 in NB.

His son was Theodore L. Lenzen, Jr., (born c. 1906, San Jose, CA).


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