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3 unusual facts about Alfred B. Mullett


Alfred B. Mullett

In 1882, he set up a practice in New York with Hugo Kafka and William G. Steinmetz, later establishing Alfred B. Mullett & Sons to practice with his two elder sons.

Although widely dismissed as "an obscure draftsman" from Cincinnati, he used political skill to get appointed Supervising Architect in 1866, and so designed fireproof federal buildings across the nation, particularly custom houses, post offices and courthouses.

New York Law Institute

  A large colonnaded mansard-roofed structure, the building was decidedly unpopular, and was dubbed “Mullet’s Monstrosity,” after its designer, United States supervising architect Alfred Bult Mullet.


Alfred B. Fitt

His second wife, born Lois Dickson (b. 1933), married Fitt after divorcing Emmett J. Rice, making Fitt the stepfather of Susan Rice.

Later in 1961, Fitt joined the United States Department of the Army as Deputy Under Secretary of the Army for Manpower.

Alfred B. Meacham

It was in present-day northeast Oregon near the future Umatilla Indian Reservation in present-day Meacham.

Alfred B. Morine

He represented Bonavista Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1886 to 1906 as a Conservative and from 1913 to 1916 as a member of the Fishermen's Protective Union.

Alfred H. Love

In 1875 he met with Alfred B. Meacham, a member of the peace commission to end the Modoc War, and members of the Modoc people, including Toby Riddle and Frank Riddle, who were on a national lecture tour.

Alison Littell McHose

Her grandfather Alfred B. Littell represented Sussex County in both houses of the Legislature and served as Senate President in 1951.

Architecture of St. Louis

Other significant civic buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century include the U.S. Customhouse and Post Office by Alfred B. Mullett (1873) and the stately St. Louis Public Library by Cass Gilbert (1912).

Hugo Kafka

He be­came a Fel­low of the American In­sti­tute of Architects in 1876 and a founding associate of the predecessor firm of Alfred B. Mullett & Sons, with Alfred B. Mullett and William G. Steinmetz in 1882.


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