Leonard Schmidtner
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St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Leonard A. Schmidtner, born Leonard Kowalski, was a Polish architect who moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and designed the former Milwaukee County Courthouse,[1][2] a clock tower for Holy Trinity Church (1862) on South Fourth and West Bruce Streets, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church[3] He was one of the first Poles in the city and spoke German and adopted the name Schmidtner to help establish himself.
Projects[]
- Davis Dry goods store (1860)[4]
- clock tower for (added 1862) at 605 South 4th Street and West Bruce Street. Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at 1681 South 5th Street in Milwaukee (renovated 1962 and gold leaf applied to domes).
- former Milwaukee County Courthouse
References[]
- ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert The sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region pages 16, 17
- ^ Thaddeus Borun [We, the Milwaukee Poles: the history of Milwaukeeans of Polish descent and a record of their contributions to the greatness of Milwaukee] Editor Thaddeus Borun Compiled by Thaddeus Borun Publisher Nowiny Pub. Co., 1946, Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Sep 24, 2008, 290 pages
- ^ Jennifer Watson Schumacher German Milwaukee pages 12, 13
- ^ Iron Block, HABS No. WTS-251, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue
Categories:
- Polish architects
- American architects
- Architects from Wisconsin
- Polish emigrants to the United States