MID-CENTURY MODERN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

Architectural Biography


NELSON A. FAERBER AIA

  • Born
    May 11, 1927
  • Died
    November 11, 2004, in Naples, Florida
  • Wife
    Geraldine
  • Education
    Catholic University of America, B. Architecture, 1951;
    M. Architecture, 1953. Travelled in the Caribbean, West Indies, and most of South America.
Career

Design Section Technical Staff, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1950, part time. Assistant Chief Engineering Officer, U.S.C.G., 1st Engineering District, Boston, 1951-1952. Assistant Chief Architect, Federal Housing Administration, Washington, DC, 1952-1953. Associate Architect with Fon J. Montgomery, Architect, Washington, DC, 1953-1954. Faerber & Nick, Architects, 1954-1955. Nelson A. Faerber, AIA, Architect, 1955 to retirement, about 1977

Known for

Baroni's Restaurant, St. Ann Catholic Church, the Trailways Building, The Centipede House, The Octagon House, Collier County Government Center, Horizon House, and many private residences, condominiums, commercial and government buildings in the Naples area.

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