MS 681 - Feick Family Papers
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| Title | MS 681 - Feick Family Papers |
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| Introduction | The Feick Family Papers consist of materials relating primarily to the contractor and builder, John A. Feick, of Sandusky, Ohio. The collection dates from 1810 to 1982 with the major portion being from the years 1900 to 1930. This collection includes a large amount of correspondence intermixed with business and financial papers, and some printed and scrapbook materials. The Feick Family Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Anita Feick, on March 25, 1994. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. Duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and research. The collection was processed by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts in April 1994. This register was compiled in June 1994 by Paul Buckingham, Archival Assistant. |
| Biographical Sketch | Members of the Johann Philip Feick family first came to Sandusky, Ohio from Steinau, Germany in 1849 with the arrival of eldest son, Johann Philipp Feick, followed in 1852 by his brother Johann Adam, and sister Elizabetha Catharina in 1854. The youngest brother, Johann Georg, emigrated from the family home in 1866 at the age of 17. Adam, after working several years as a carpenter with his brother Georg, established the firm Adam Feick & Brother in 1872. The business was quite successful and was responsible for several notable buildings, including Zions Lutheran Church, the Erie County Jail, buildings at the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, and the State Capitol at Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Adam Feick family consisted of two sons and five daughters, the eldest of whom was John Adam. From 1880 to 1891, John attended boarding school at St. Mary's of the Brothers (now the University of Dayton), where he studied architecture and drafting. Married in 1884 to Lizzie Zipfel, his family consisted of a child, Edwin (who died as an infant in 1885), and another son, John Charles, generally referred to as Charles, who was born in 1889. After the death of Adam Feick in 1893, the family business became George Feick & Company, with John A. Feick joining his uncle. Together, George and John were responsible for several projects, including three buildings at Oberlin College and the Law building at Ohio State University. In the early 1900's, George took his sons into the business, changing the name to George Feick and Sons. At this time John A. Feick started off on his own with his son, John Charles, operating out of his home. His company had contracts which included many buildings on South Bass Island, such at the U.S. Fish Hatchery, the Put-in-Bay School, the Colonial, and the retaining wall at the Perry Memorial. After his father's death in 1930, John C. Feick concentrated more on remodeling and renovation work than on the construction of large buildings. John Charles had married Mylitta Taubert, daughter of a neighbor, in 1912, and together they had four children, Mary Katherine, John Charles, Jr., Edward Lewis, and Thomas William. After a long career in construction, Charles died in 1960. Both Edward and Thomas continued in the family tradition of construction, while John served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and later worked for Westinghouse. |
| Scope and Content | The Feick Family Papers span the years 1810 to 1982. The largest portion of the collection are the business-related papers of John A. Feick and his son John Charles. The business papers focus mainly on the years between 1900 and 1930. This correspondence includes blueprints, sketches, bills, and receipts from a variety of building projects around Sandusky and Put-in-Bay, Ohio. There is a small collection of school materials, assignments, and informational brochures. The majority of this series is concerned with John Charles Feick's study at the Carnegie Technical School from 1909-1912. The papers also contain a property abstract of family land on Put-in-Bay and a number of newsclippings about the Hotel Victory and Lonz Winery, two Put-in-Bay landmarks. The group of printed materials includes a set of home designs from the first decade of the twentieth century. Two sets of photographs and postcards round out this collection. The first is a number of family photos taken at Old Hen Island in 1898. The second set is a group of various postcards and photos of the Sandusky area, mainly showing local disasters. |
| Series Description | CORRESPONDENCE JOHN A. FEICK CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE SUBJECT FILES SCHOOLS MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL DOCUMENTS ABSTRACT OF TITLE SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIAL HOTEL VICTORY, PUT-IN-BAY LONZ WINERY ISLANDS, PUT-IN-BAY MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIALS THE CRAFTSMAN, Vol. 13, No. 3 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DIRECTORY, SANDUSKY, OHIO THE FORUM, SANDUSKY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK. HOPKIN'S AND DAVIS ARCHITECTS, HOME DESIGNS PUT-IN-BAY BROCHURES/POSTCARDS RADFORD ARCHITECTURAL COMPANY, HOME DESIGNS WINERY BROCHURES. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL OLD HEN ISLAND SANDUSKY, OHIO |
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