Fridolin Heer (July 30, 1834 – September 19, 1910) was a Swiss-born and trained architect who immigrated to the United States in 1864 and set up a practice in Dubuque, Iowa shortly thereafter. He was joined in his practice by his son, Fridolin Heer Jr.
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Fridolin Heer Jr. studied architecture in Germany and worked in Chicago in the offices of Adler and Sullivan before returning to Dubuque to work with his father.[citation needed]
Heer died at his home in Dubuque in 1910.[1]
Works
editBuildings by Fridolin Heer and his son include:
- Andrew-Ryan House, Dubuque (1873)[2]
- Town Clock Building, Dubuque (1873)[3]
- Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa (1882)[4]
- St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, Iowa (1882)[5]
- Blessed Sacrament Chapel at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque (1882)[6]
- St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa (1883)[7]
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dubuque (1888)
- Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa (1889)[8]
- Dubuque County Courthouse, Dubuque (1893)[9]
- Security Building, Dubuque (1896)[10]
- Jacob Regez, Sr. House, Monroe, Wisconsin (1901)[11]
Notes
edit- ^ American Art Annual, Volume 9. MacMillan Company. 1911. p. 313.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen. "Andrew-Ryan House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen. "Town Clock Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ John H. Mitchell. "Corpus Christi Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ Leah Rogers. "Saint Boniface Catholic Church District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Gallagher, BVM, Mary Kevin (ed.) (1987). Seed/Harvest: A History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Duduque, Iowa: Archdiocese of Dubuque Press. p. 44.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Molly Myers Naumann. "St. Lawrence Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ Clarabelle Baum. "Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Church and Rectory". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Mrs. Kenneth E. Mercer. "Dubuque County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen. "Security Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ David Donath. "Regez, Jacob, Sr. House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
References
edit- Gebhard, David and Gerald Mansheim, Buildings of Iowa, Oxford University Press, New York, 1993
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