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14 april 1938 new york , new york , u.s.a. philadelphia , pennsylvania u.s.a. 200px american 10 april 1871 the wenderoth.jpg washington post wed jul 17 1912 p4 oscar oscar wenderoth
 oscar wenderoth
oscar wenderoth

oscar wenderoth -lrb- 1871 -- 1938 -rrb- was an american architect who served as director of the office of the supervising architect from 1912 to 1915 .
he is identified as the architect of many government buildings built during that period , including some listed on the national register of historic places .
wenderoth was born in philadelphia in 1871 and was the son of the noted photographer frederick august wenderoth , a pioneer '' ... in addressing the public 's desire for colored photographs . ''
early in his architectural career oscar worked for the new york city firm of carrere and hastings .
he first joined the office of supervising architect as a senior architectural draftsman in 1897 , working in the office for three separate time periods before being appointed as its director .
he was appointed to the directorship by president william howard taft in 1912 .
he resigned in 1915 without providing a public explanation of his resignation .
