Frederick Sterner

Born in London in 1862, Sterner moved to the United States in 1878 or 1882, following his German-born father, Julius. His father sold liquor to prospectors in California and in the 1880s became a liquor merchant in Chicago. His brother was the artist Albert Sterner. ==Career==

, Colorado Springs, Colorado He worked as a draftsman with the Chicago architect Frank E. Edbrooke from 1882 to 1884. He then worked in Denver with Ernest Varian until 1901. He started his own architectural office, later hiring George H. Williamson as a draftsman. In 1905, Williamson became a formal partner. Sterner worked in Colorado for two decades, during which he primarily designed large residences for wealthy Coloradoans. His designs included Italian Renaissance, Richardsonian Romanesque, Dutch Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival, Mission Revival, and Shingle style architecture. He was lauded for his renovations of brownstones in the Gramercy Park neighborhood. The Landmarks Preservation Commission included the 19th Street block in the Gramercy Park Historic District in 1966, but without mentioning Sterner and treated the block of buildings as a generic grouping. Sterner designed the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. He employed the New York architect Rosario Candela, who later designed luxury buildings on Park Avenue. ==Personal life==

In 1910, Sterner and his sister, who were both single, lived together. She was an interior designer who worked on one of Sterner's buildings Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In 1915, he moved to 154 East 63rd Street and then in 1918 to 150 East 62nd Street, renovating his houses and sparking renovation in the area. ==Works==

This is an example of Sterner's works, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). ==References==