August Heinrich Zinsmeister (1867-1941) Zinsmeister was born in Rotterdam, but it is not known when or where he received his education. With the exception of his involvement in the design for the town hall of Nieuwer Amstel around 1890 (now the Amsterdam Municipal Archives), no works by Zinsmeister before 1900 are known. Zinsmeister's most famous project dates from 1899: the Student Society 'Placet Hic Requiescere Musis' on Janskerkhof in Utrecht. This design and finish of this monumental building clearly shows the influence of the Beurs van Berlage, as well as the furniture and interior finish. Zinsmeister also engaged in graphic design, also in a Berlage and Jugendstil-inspired vein. It is not clear how Zinsmeister and Jacot met, but by 1915 Zinsmeister was working as a chef de bureau for Jacot. It is likely that Jacot asked Zinsmeister to join him after Oldewelt's death in 1906. This partnership continued until Jacot's death in 1927. In the 1910s and '20s, he and Jacot realized renovations, extensions and new designs of stores in major cities. It is difficult to speak of a specific signature as far as Zinsmeister is concerned, but it seems that his preferred influences were mainly Art Deco and Amsterdam School. One of the most striking designs is the 1929 new building for clothing store Dijckhoff on Lange Viestraat in Utrecht. This substantial corner building received a corner tower constructed of steel and glass with a spire that lit up at night. Probably in the early 1920s, Zinsmeister moved to Delft (see NAi/JACO 67 (envelope)), perhaps to head a branch of the Amsterdam office. He is also known to have worked in Hilversum and at 72 Tweede Helmerstraat in Amsterdam. In 1934 or 1937 he moved to Zandvoort. Besides being an architect, he was also second secretary of the society Architectura et Amicitia for the year 1895, together with Lauweriks.