Henry Messmer

Henry Messmer
Born(1839-08-25)25 August 1839
Switzerland
Died20 February 1899(1899-02-20) (aged 59)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
OccupationArchitect

Henry Messmer (August 25, 1839 – February 20, 1899) was a Swiss-American architect who practiced in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1866 until his death. He was a prolific designer of institutional buildings as well as homes on Milwaukee's near north and east sides.[1]

Career

Born in Switzerland, Messmer studied architecture at Heidelberg University and apprenticed in Europe before coming to Wisconsin in 1866.[2] He worked as a draftsman in the offices of Leonard Schmidtner of Milwaukee and Col. Shipman of Madison before establishing his own architectural firm in Milwaukee in 1873.[3]

Messmer designed hundreds of brewery buildings, warehouses, and commercial buildings as well as middle-class homes over the next two decades, as well as a number of churches and schools. Prominent works include the churches of St. Hedwig's (1886), St. Hyacinth (1882), and Saints Peter and Paul (1890) in Milwaukee, St. Mary's in Port Washington (1881), and the rectory of St. Casimir's in Milwaukee.

His son Robert A. Messmer joined the firm not long after graduating from East Division High School in 1887, after which the firm was renamed H. Messmer & Son.[4] After Henry Messmer's death in 1899, Robert Messmer continued the firm under this name, later joined by his younger brother Henry J. Messmer, until about 1910, when it continued under the name R.A. Messmer & Brother.[4]

References

  1. ^ Les Vollmert; Paul Jakubovich (1989-07-25). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex". National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-06-21. With 23 photos.
  2. ^ "5. St. Hyacinth Catholic, 1882", Architecture of Faith: Historic Churches and Synagogues of Milwaukee, retrieved 2022-06-21
  3. ^ Historic Designation Study Report: Henry Messmer Residence (PDF), Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission, Summer 1985, retrieved 2022-06-21
  4. ^ a b Timothy F. Heggland (2003-06-03). NRHP Inventory/Nomination: North Sherman Boulevard Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-06-21. With 10 photos.

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