Eugene C. Seibert (1878-1941)

Name

Seibert, Eugene C. (Eugene Charles)

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    b. 1 Oct. 1878 - d. 24 Sept. 1941
Occupation:    American architect
Location:    Texarkana, AR

AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1921-1937

Biographical Sources

Biographical note
Contributed by granddaughter Cynthia Seibert Firestone in December 2010.
      Eugene Charles Seibert was born October 1, 1878, in Berea, Ohio, to immigrant parents. his father was Carl Eugen Seibert, of Frankfurt, Germany. His mother was Marie (last name unknown) of Switzerland. Mr. Seibert died September 24, 1941, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was mayor of Texarkana, married to Fannie Gwendolyn DeLay Seibert, of Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas. He worked at some time for the architectural firm of Sanguinet and Staats in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a principal in the firm Witt and Seibert, and later added another partner to become Witt, Seibert and Halsey, both in Texarkana, Arkansas. He did extensive work in and around the Texarkana area.

Related Records

Partner of Bayard Witt
Partner of Fred H. Halsey

Archival Holdings

The American Institute of Architects Archives
      Membership file contains membership application, correspondence about dues.

Publications