Background
Philip G. Hubert was born in 1830 in Paris, France. Son of an architect and engineer, and in his youth migrated to the U. S.
Philip G. Hubert was born in 1830 in Paris, France. Son of an architect and engineer, and in his youth migrated to the U. S.
After working for some years in Cincinnati, Mr. Hubert settled in New York about 1870 and began architectural practice. In that early period he designed a number of city residences and several public buildings, among the latter St. Luke’s Home, and the adjoining Church of the Beloved Disciple.
In 1880 he joined James W. Pirsson in partnership. (Hubert, Pirsson & Company) and maintained an office at 54 West 33rd Street until the latter’s death in 1888. The firm planned and built some of the earliest and largest modem apartment houses in Manhattan, including the Seville, 1881; Chelsea Apartments, also designed a CIub for Artists on West 57th Street. Later, between 1888 and 1895 Mr. Hubert worked alone, continuing to specialize in the same type of buildings.