Background
H. Van Buren Magonigle was born in 1867 at Bergen Heights, New Jersey, United States.
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Arsenal Technical School at Indianapolis
Fireman's Monument in New York,
H. VAN BUREN. MAGONIGLE
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Upon his return to New York Mr. Magonigle secured a position as head designer in the office of Schickel & Ditmars, and after working there two years left to began practice for himself. From the early years of the century until the time of his death he continued active professionally, designing public structures and a number of distinguished residences. Of the notable examples of his work should be cited Mrs. Fox's School at Briarcliff Manor, N. Y., 1902; the Arsenal Technical School at Indianapolis; Administrative Building, Essex Park, Newark, N. J., 1915; Gates Avenue Court House, Brooklyn; Elks Club in Brooklyn, 1915 (in association with A. W. Ross); and in 1929 a group of buildings for the U. S. Embassy at Tokio, Japan.
Early in his career Mr. Magonigle won national recognition in designing monuments, such as the Fireman's Monument in New York, the McKinley monument at Canton, Ohio, the Schenley Fountain in Pittsburgh, and the Peace Memorial at Kansas City, 1920-25. With an artistic talent highly diversified, he designed with equal success furniture, book and magazine covers, pottery, and the A. I. A. seal. In the field of Art his water color and oil paintings were of excellent merit, and in addition he was author of The Nature, Practice and History of Art," "Architectural Renderings in Wash," and co-author of ‘‘The Significance of the Fine Arts." At the time of his decease he was preparing for publication "A History of the Architectural League of New York."
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Prominently known in the profession Mr. Magonigle had been a member of the New York Chapter, A. I. A. after 1905, in 1907 was advanced to Institute Fellowship, and in 1930 was presented with the Chapter's Gold Medal Award.
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