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{{Short description|Contracting engineer (1862–1946)}} |
{{Short description|Contracting engineer (1862–1946)}} |
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| name = Frederick Snare |
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| birth_name =Frederick Snare |
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| nationality = {{flagicon|America}} [[America]]n |
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| birth_date = December 4, 1862 |
| birth_date = December 4, 1862 |
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| birth_place = [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]] |
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| death_place =[[Havana, Cuba]] |
| death_place =[[Havana, Cuba]] |
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| practice_name = Snare & Triest Company <br>Frederick Snare Corporation |
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| significant_buildings = {{unbulleted list| [[Battery Maritime Building]]|[[Estadio Latinoamericano]] | Southwark Municipal Piers |[[Newburgh–Beacon Bridge]]|[[Tryp Habana Libre]] }} |
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'''Frederick Snare''' ( |
'''Frederick Snare''' (December 4, 1862 – September 27, 1946) was an American-born engineer and international construction contractor.<ref name="time">{{cite web|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,883525,00.html|title=CUBA: Snare Jubilee {{pipe}} Monday, Feb. 17, 1936|website=time.com|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> |
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==Early history== |
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Frederick Snare was born on December 4, 1862, in [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="findagrave">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137278800/frederick-snare |
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|title=Frederick Snare Sr. {{Pipe}} Find A Grave|website=findagrave.com|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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After an unsuccessful contracting business in Huntingdon, |
After an unsuccessful contracting business in 1885 in Huntingdon,<ref name="newspapers">{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel-along-the-vanderbilt-railro/147770751/|title=Along The Vanderbilt Railroad - Newspapers.com™|website=newspapers.com|access-date=2024-05-20}}</ref> he relocated to [[Philadelphia]] and established a new contracting firm. Frederick Snare and [[Wolfgang Gustav Triest]] established the Snare & Triest Company in 1898.<ref name="ufdc.ufl.edu">{{cite web|url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/aa00058881/00001|title=American Photo Company photographs of the Port of Havana construction|website=ufdc.ufl.edu|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> The Snare & Triest Company was incorporated in 1900, with Snare as the President.<ref name="marinelink">{{cite web|url=https://www.marinelink.com/history/the-snake-triest-company-32128 |title=The Snake & Triest Company {{Pipe}} Marine Link|website=marinelink.com|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> The Snare & Triest Company became the [[Frederick Snare Corporation]] in the 1920s. Snare's company operated in the United States, Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Columbia, and Panama. It grew to become one of Latin America's major contractual engineering firms. |
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|title=Construction of the Víbora Terminal in Havana, Cuba|website=digitalcollections.library.miami.edu|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> |
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In [[Havana]], he constructed a country club after a group of American and British residents, led by Snare, arrived in 1911 and purchased an estate in [[Marianao]]. The original country club that Snare had established was renamed the [[Havana Biltmore Yacht and Country Club]] by the 1930s.<ref name="cndenglish">{{cite web|url=https://www.cndenglish.com/noticia/history-el-laguito-cigar-factory-havana|title=The History of El Laguito Cigar Factory in Havana|website=cndenglish.com|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Frederick Snare died on September 22, 1946, at the Anglo-American Hospital in Havana, Cuba.<ref name=" |
Frederick Snare died on September 22, 1946, at the Anglo-American Hospital in Havana, Cuba.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/09/23/archives/frederick-snare-bridge-builder-83-founder-of-contracting-firm.html?smid=url-share|title=FREDERICK SNARE, BRIDGE BUILDER, 83; Founder of Contracting Firm Dies--Former Senior Golf Leader, Honored by Cuba|website=nytimes.com|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Engineers from Pennsylvania]] |
[[Category:Engineers from Pennsylvania]] |
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[[Category:Civil engineering contractors]] |
[[Category:Civil engineering contractors]] |
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[[Category:American civil engineering |
[[Category:American civil engineering contractors]] |
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[[Category:American bridge engineers]] |
[[Category:American bridge engineers]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:43, 28 May 2024
Frederick Snare | |
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| Born | Frederick Snare December 4, 1862 |
| Died | September 27, 1946 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Children | Frederick Snare Jr. |
| Engineering career | |
| Practice name | Snare & Triest Company Frederick Snare Corporation |
Frederick Snare (December 4, 1862 – September 27, 1946) was an American-born engineer and international construction contractor.[1]
Career[edit]
After an unsuccessful contracting business in 1885 in Huntingdon,[2] he relocated to Philadelphia and established a new contracting firm. Frederick Snare and Wolfgang Gustav Triest established the Snare & Triest Company in 1898.[3] The Snare & Triest Company was incorporated in 1900, with Snare as the President.[4] The Snare & Triest Company became the Frederick Snare Corporation in the 1920s. Snare's company operated in the United States, Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Columbia, and Panama. It grew to become one of Latin America's major contractual engineering firms.
In Havana, he constructed a country club after a group of American and British residents, led by Snare, arrived in 1911 and purchased an estate in Marianao. The original country club that Snare had established was renamed the Havana Biltmore Yacht and Country Club by the 1930s.[5]
Death[edit]
Frederick Snare died on September 22, 1946, at the Anglo-American Hospital in Havana, Cuba.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "CUBA: Snare Jubilee | Monday, Feb. 17, 1936". time.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Along The Vanderbilt Railroad - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "American Photo Company photographs of the Port of Havana construction". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "The Snake & Triest Company | Marine Link". marinelink.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "The History of El Laguito Cigar Factory in Havana". cndenglish.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "FREDERICK SNARE, BRIDGE BUILDER, 83; Founder of Contracting Firm Dies--Former Senior Golf Leader, Honored by Cuba". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.