Julius Zittel

Julius Zittel (October 2, 1869 - May 7, 1939) was an architect in Washington State.^[1][2] He was a draftsman at Herman Preusse firm and then became a partner at their firm. He became Washington's state architect.^[3]

Julius Zittel
Born	(1869-10-02)October 2, 1869 Karlsruhe, Germany
Died	May 7, 1939(1939-05-07) (aged 69) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Alice Shanks
Children	1 daughter

Works

Selected works include:

• Washington School for the Blind (1911), 2214 E. 13th St., Vancouver, WA (Zittel, Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Carnegie Library (1914)
• Benewah County Courthouse, College Ave. and Seventh St., St. Maries, ID (Zittel,Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Bump Block--Bellevue House--Hawthorne Hotel, S 206 Post St., Spokane, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Dawson Brothers Plant, 517-519 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL (Zittel,Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Edwin H. Hanford House, N of WA 217, Oakesdale, WA (Pruesse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Holy Names Academy Building, 1216 N. Superior St., Spokane, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Mount Saint Michael, 8500 N. Saint Michael Rd., Spokane, WA (Zittel, Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Ritzville Carnegie Library, 302 W. Main St., Ritzville, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Spokane City Hall Building, N. 221 Wall St. and W. 711 Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA (Zittel,Julius A.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Spokane Public Library - Heath Branch, 525 Mission St., Spokane, WA (Zittel,Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Spokane Public Library - Main, 10 S. Cedar, Spokane, WA (Preusse & Zittel), NRHP-listed^[4]
• St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory, 206 St. Boniface St., Uniontown, WA (Zittel, Julius), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Washington State Normal School at Cheney Historic District, jct. of Fifth and C Sts., Cheney, WA (Zittel,Julius A.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• The cornerstone commemorating the exhibition hall (Horticultural Building) from the 1895 State Fair credits Zittel as its architect but other scholarship siggests Yakima architect William de Veaux was responsible

References

1. "Julius Albert Johann Zittel (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architectural Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
2. "Julius Zittel Taken By Death. Pioneer Architect and Hotel Man Was Widely Known in Inland Empire". The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. May 9, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Spokane Historic Preservation Office » Julius A. Zittel".
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.