Background
He was born May 12 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to William Augustus and Eleanor Seidel Scheibler. Although his father"s name was William, Frederick was a junior because he was named for his uncle Frederick.
He was born May 12 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to William Augustus and Eleanor Seidel Scheibler. Although his father"s name was William, Frederick was a junior because he was named for his uncle Frederick.
He attended local public schools, but dropped out at age 16 to become an apprentice architect.
From 1888 to 1898 he trained in the Pittsburgh firms of Henry Moser, V. Wyse Thalman, and Longfellow, Alden & Harlow. Scheibler"s body of architectural work, nearly 150 commissions over five decades, was in early 20th century Pittsburgh"s neighborhoods and suburbs. He is best known for having taken inspiration from international progressive movements like Art Nouveau, the Viennese Secession, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
In chronological order:
Kitzmiller House (1901), 2526 South Braddock Avenue, Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Old Heidelberg Apartments (1905), 401-423 South Braddock Avenue, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh
Miller House (1905), 7506 Trevanion Avenue, Regent Square, Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Linwood Apartments (1906), 6801 McPherson Boulevard, North Point Breeze, Pittsburgh
Row houses (1907), 7800 Inglenook Place, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Ament House (1907–1908), 1204 Hulton Road, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Minnetonka Building (1908), retail with apartments on upper floors, 5425-5431 Walnut Street, Shadyside, Pittsburgh
Hamnett House (1910), 579 Briarcliff Road, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh
Hamilton Cottages (1910–1914), 5635-5663 Beacon Street, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh
Meado"cots (1912), row houses, Rosedale and Madiera Streets, Homewood, Pittsburgh
Vilsack Row (1912), row houses, 1659-1693 Jancey Street, Morningside, Pittsburgh
Highland Towers Apartments (1913), 340-342 South Highland Avenue, Shadyside, Pittsburgh
Hellmund House (1915), 7510 Trevanion Avenue, Regent Square, Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Barnes-Ambrose House (1916), 592 Briarcliff Road, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh
Row houses (1919), 1300 Singer Place, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Parkstone Dwellings (1922), double duplex, 6937-6943 Penn Avenue, North Point Breeze, Pittsburgh
Harter House (1923), 2557 Beechwood Boulevard, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh
Klages House (1923), 5525 Beverly Place, Highland Park, Pittsburgh
Starr Houses (1927), 1715 and 1717 Denniston Street, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh
A Starr House is also famous as being the residence of Billy Conn and his family from the early 1940s through the late 1990s.