Nathan Korn

Nathan Korn was an American architect and builder in New York City.

Early life

He was born in 1893 to Jewish parents, Abraham Korn, a physician and director of the Young Men's Hebrew Association and Julia Rotholz.
He was educated at Cooper Union and Columbia University.His father died in 1918.

Career

He was known for reconstructing Russeks department stores in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Chicago. His firm designed and built residential apartment buildings in Manhattan.

Selected works

944 Fifth Avenue
The Bolivar, 230 Central Park West
327 Central Park West
6-16 W 77th Street

Personal life

Korn was married to Miriam Weil, with whom he had a daughter, Judith May.
Korn was involved with Jewish charities. He was a director and house committee member of the United Home for Aged Hebrews.

Death

Korn died of a heart attack at the age of 48 at the Beekman Hospital. He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and a sister, Hortense Meyer.