Background
Marc was born Markus to a Jewish family in Prague, Bohemia. He emigrated to the United States in 1846 with his mother Judith Eidlitz after the death of his father Abraham.
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Marc Eidlitz
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Through his influence, the Masons Builders" Association of New York played a major role in founding the National Association of Builders. In New York he was President of the Building Trades" Club and of the Germanic Savings Bank. Eidlitz made his home at 123 East 72nd Street, where he died.
The following structures erected by Eidlitz were all in New York City, unless otherwise identified.
A mission on 20th Street, commissioned by William Colgate
Broadway Tabernacle (1857-1858)
Lord and Taylor Building, Broadway and Grand Street
The German Hospital (now Lenox Hill Hospital at another site)
Saint Vincent"s Hospital
Church of the Incarnation, Madison Avenue and 35th Street
Temple Emanu-El, former building at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street
Saint George"s clergy house, 16th Street
Astor Library
Steinway Hall
Gallatin Bank
Metropolitan Opera House (J Cleaveland Cady, architect, 1883)
Seamen"s Savings Bank
Eagle Fire Insurance Company
Schermerhorn Building, 376 Lafayette Street (Henry JHardenbergh, architect, 1889)
Astor Building
Eden Musée
Western Electric Building
Lancashire Fire Insurance Company
Empire Building, Broadway and Rector Street
Germania Bank Building, 190 Bowery Street, (Robert Maynicke, architect,1898)
J. Pierpont Morgan House
Ogden Goelet House
Rober L. Stuart House.
