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Weissbein was Jewish, and may have been the first Jewish architect to practice in Boston. He was one of the best-known German residents of Boston, and was a leader in local German society and philanthropy. For fifty years he was a member of the
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Roxbury. He served in the Union Army for the full duration of the Civil War. He worked as a draftsman in several offices before and after the war before joining Weissbein. After the war he continued to be prominent in military affairs. He died January
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Weissbein was born July 19, 1831, to Michael A. Weissbein and Johanna (Basch) Weissbein in
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Institute of Technology Catalog Academic year 1932-33
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978:Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston
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658:National Register of Historic Places
625:National Register of Historic Places
449:Hecht Building, 207-221 Federal St,
435:Waterman Block, 2328 Washington St,
404:Hecht Building, 207-209 Federal St,
337:Academy of Music, 160-196 North St,
242:National Register of Historic Places
1161:A Half Century of Boston's Building
654:Roxbury Highlands Historic District
111:The Berkshire County Courthouse in
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442:Elysium Club, 218 Huntington Ave,
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912:"Gift For Louis Weissbein" in
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989:"Washington Building" in
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814:Who's Who in New England
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458:Cambridge, Massachusetts
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1159:Charles S. Damrell,
1002:Kenneth A. Breisch,
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172:Nathaniel J. Bradlee
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259:Architectural works
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847:, Back Bay Houses.
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90:Nationality
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791:References
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485:, 1866-69.
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