Samuel Juster

Samuel Juster, AIA, (12 February 1896 – 2 May 1982) was an American architect who practiced during the mid-20th century in New York City and New Jersey.

[1] He studied Beaux Arts, Corbett-Gugler, Atelier (345 East 33rd Street, Manhattan), between 1915 and 1917, earned a diploma from the International Correspondence School in 1918.

[1] While earning his diplomas, Juster was Squad Leader, draftsmen and writer for Goldner & Goldberg[i] from 1913 to 1917; he was a draftsman, writer, and supervisor at the firm of Alfred C. Bossom from 1918 to 1924 where he met Anthony J. DePace with whom, in 1923, he formed the partnership DePace & Juster, an architectural firm.

Juster's former partner, DePace had a prolific career as a designer of Roman Catholic buildings, Juster appears to have balanced out the firm's portfolios with non-Catholic commissions, including many Jewish commissions.

Between the first (1956) and third (1970) editions of the American Architects Directory, he made no changes to his original entry, including prominent commissions.