Henry Wolters
Henry Wolters | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1845 Hanover, Germany |
| Died | August 29, 1921 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Architect |
Henry Wolters[1] (1845[2][3] – August 29, 1921) was an architect[4][5] in the United States.[6]
Wolters was born in Hanover, Germany and educated at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin)[7] and the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris.[8]
In 1882, Wolters was selected as an architect for a new cotton compress company located in New Orleans.[9]
In 1899, Wolters received severe injuries at Callahan & Sons grain elevator, resulting in his wrist being sprained and his knee-cap being fractured.[10]
His office was one of the firms where Cincinnati architect Samuel S. Godley learned his trade.[11]
Work
[edit]- Chestnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky
- Quinn Chapel (1884)[12]
- Knight of Pythias Temple in Louisville, Kentucky
- Tyler Block in Louisville[13]
- Old Vanderburgh County Jail in Evansville, Indiana[14]
- Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse in Evansville, Indiana[8][15]
- Jefferson County Courthouse (former) in Birmingham, Alabama with Charlie Wheelock & Son[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Wolters: Court House Architect, a Probable Candidate". The Evansville Journal. Evansville, Indiana. September 24, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dilts, Jon (1999). The Magnificent 92 Indiana Courthouses, Revised Edition. Indiana University Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780253336385 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. July 11, 2014. p. 177. ISBN 9780813149745 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Report of Architect Followed". Evansville Courier & Press. Evansville, Indiana. July 16, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "25 Years Ago". Evansville Courier & Press. Evansville, Indiana. July 16, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Henry Wolters Dies; Famed As Architect". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 30, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Places, National Register of Historic (July 13, 1995). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. p. 238. ISBN 9780471143451 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "History of The Old Courthouse". The Old Courthouse. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Luck of a Louisville Architect". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. February 23, 1882. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Architect Wolters Hurt: Fell From a Scaffolding With Three Men On Top of Him". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. April 26, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940". Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "A look inside Louisville's historic Quinn Chapel". The Courier-Journal. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Gibson, Kevin (September 15, 2021). This Used to Be Louisville. Reedy Press LLC. p. 30. ISBN 9781681063416 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, George Everard Kidder (1996). Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings from the 10th Century to the Present. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 288. ISBN 9781568980256 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lutgring, Trista (September 19, 2016). "History Lesson". Evansville Living. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Delos (December 1, 2016). Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. NewSouth Books. p. 83. ISBN 9781588383341 – via Google Books.