Viktor Klutho

Viktor Klutho was an American architect of German descent, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, and elsewhere.

Personal life[]

Born in Alsace-Lorraine, Klutho came to St. Louis with his family at age 12. His long career began in 1885 as a carpenter; by 1887, he had formed a partnership with Frederick Boeke known as Klutho and Boeke. In 1900, he began an independent practice of architecture and was licensed to practice architecture in Illinois by 1902.

Works include[]

• Benedictine Hall, Shawnee, Oklahoma
• St. Francis De Sales Church, St. Louis Missouri (1908)
• The Chapel of the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand Indiana (1924)^[1]
• St. Peter Cathedral, Belleville, Illinois
• St. George Church, New Baden, Illinois^[2]
• St. Joseph Church, Freeburg, Illinois^[3]

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