Michael Frederick Trostel

Background

Trostel, Michael Frederick was born on May 19, 1931 in Baltimore. Son of Louis Jacob and Katharine (Fisher) Trostel.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1954; Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1957; diploma, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau, France, 1957.

Career

Draftsman, Taylor & Fisher, Baltimore, 1958-1959; draftsman, Fisher, Nes, Campbell & Partners, Baltimore, 1959-1960; associate, James R. Edmunds, Junior, Baltimore, 1960-1973; vice president, Edmunds & Hyde, Baltimore, 1973-1981; principal, Michael F. Trostel, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Baltimore, 1981-1994; principal, Trostel & Pearre, since 1995. Member of advisory board Maryland. House and Garden Pilgrimage, since 1982.

Architectural advisorHammond-Harwood House Association, 1988-1994, board directors.

Achievements

• Michael Frederick Trostel has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Mount Clare THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES, Feb. 1979

    (Highlighting this 9-page article on Mount Clare, built be...)

  • Mount Clare Being an Account of the Seat Built by Charles Carroll, Barrister, upon his Lands at Patapsco.

    (Account of the Mount Clare including a detailed descripti...)

Membership

Board directors Baltimore Heritage, Inc., 1970-1973, American Wing Baltimore Museum Art, since 1994. Member art commission City of Baltimore, 1972-1980, chairman, 1978-1980. Member governor's committee for National Register History Places, State of Maryland, since 1984, vice-chairman, 1987-1992, chairman, 1993, 95.

Fellow American Institute of Architects (member committee on history preservation). Member Society for Preservation of Maryland Antiques (board directors 1965-1968, 81-84, secretary 1968-1979), National Trust for History Preservation (member board advisors 1990-1997, Honor award 1992), Association for Preservation of Technology, Society Architectural Historians, Vernacular Architecture Form, Society Colonial Wars, Maryland Club, Bachelors Cotillon.

Connections

Father:

Louis Jacob Trostel

Mother:

Katharine (Fisher) Trostel