Rudolph Tietig (1877-1958) was an architect inCincinnati,Ohio,United States and a partner in theTietig & Lee architectural firm with Walter H. Lee (1877-1952).[1][2]
Tietig was born inMount Auburn, Cincinnati to German parents.[1] His father, Arnold Tietig, came to Cincinnati at the age of 20 and was a cigar maker.[1] Tietig attended the Technical School ofCincinnati andMassachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in the class of 1898 with a Bachelor of Science degree.[1]
Tietig worked in New York withRobert Maynicke and G.K. Thompson before returning to Cincinnati.[1] His firm employedLeonard B. Willeke as a designer for a "short time" and Leo Townsend for a period that included 1906 and 1913. He returned to Cincinnati to form the firm of Tietig and Lee Architects with fellow MIT graduate and boyhood friend, Walter H. Lee, in 1903.
The firm designed the homes in the Avondale and Indian Hill sections of Cincinnati including those of "prominent citizens" such asSimon Kuhn,A.G. Brunsman, and A.H. Mitchell, "as well as factories and warehouses."[2] The firm worked withGarber & Woodward on some projects and competed with them for others.[2] The firm designed several schools inArts & Crafts architecture and (later) in AmericanColonial Revival architecture styles.[2]
The Sayler Park School, now Sayler Park Elementary, was designed by Tietig's firm built in 1930 for $377,860.[4] It was "touted as state of the art" at the time, and in 2010 is slated for an "estimated $12 million in additions and renovations as it celebrates its 80th birthday". The local school board decided to close the school in 2009, but later reversed itself and "opted for the renovations instead".[4] The school is scheduled to reopen for the 2012–2013 school year after updates and expansions that include "a new two-story addition, an elevator, new gym and updates to classrooms".[4]
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