Jacob August Lienau

Jacob August Lienau (March 1854 – May 6, 1906) was an American architect.[1]

He was born in March 1854 in New Jersey to Detlef Lienau. On November 30, 1884, he married Elizabeth Blair Williams (1854–1932) at Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church in Manhattan.[2] She was the daughter of John Stanton Williams and Mary Maclay Pentz, and the sister of Stephen Guion Williams. They had three children: Elizabeth B. Lienau (1885–?), Mary W. Lienau (1887–?), and August William Lienau (1897–?).[3][4]

He died on May 6, 1906, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[5]

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  2. ^ "Joining Hands and Hearts". The New York Times. November 30, 1884. Retrieved 2011-12-14. Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church was the scene of a brilliant wedding yesterday afternoon, Miss Elizabeth B. Williams, daughter of the late John S. Williams, being married to Mr. J. August Lienau.
  3. ^ "Mrs. J. August Lienau. Member of Old New York Family Dies After a Long Illness". The New York Times. January 23, 1932. Retrieved 2011-12-14. Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Williams Lienau, widow of J. August Lienau, architect, and a sister of Dr. Lindsey R. Williams, managing director of the New York ...
  4. ^ "Marriage Announcement". The New York Times. May 8, 1930. Retrieved 2011-12-14. ... Miss Rebecca Nash, to A. William Lienau of Boston, son of Mrs. J. August Lienau of 141 East Seventy-first Street, and the late Mr. Lienau. ...
  5. ^ "Lienau". The New York Times. May 7, 1906. Retrieved 2011-12-14. J. August Lienau, eldest son of the late Detlef Lienau, in the 53rd year of his age. Funeral services will be held at St. Agnes Chapel, Columbus Av. and 92d St., ...