David adler architect chicago

American architect

David AdlerFAIA (January 3, 1882 – September 27, 1949) was an American architect who mostly practiced around Chicago, Illinois. He was prolific throughout his career, designing over 200 buildings in over thirty-five years.

David Adler Collection - The Art Institute of Chicago

He was also a long-time board member of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Biography

Early life

Adler was born on January 3, 1882 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to a German Jewish family,^[1] the son of Isaac David Adler, a prosperous wholesale manufacturer of men's clothing, and Therese Hyman Adler. One of David Adler's sisters, Frances, became a prominent interior designer.^[2] (He also had an older brother, Murray, who died in 1883 of diphtheria.) Adler attended Milwaukee public schools until age 16, when he left Wisconsin to enroll in the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey.

Adler enrolled at Princeton University in 1900, studying art, architectural history and Greek. At Princeton, Adler designed a David Adler | Historic Landmarks Libertyville, IL | Adler ... WAB