Leonard Schmidtner
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 bell tower for Holy Trinity Church (1862) on South 4th and West Bruce Streets, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.[3] He was one of the first Poles in the city, spoke German, and adopted the name Schmidtner (Polish "Kowal" is German "Schmidt") to help establish himself.
Projects
[edit]- Davis Dry goods store (1860)[4]
- bell tower (1862) for Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church at 605 South 4th and West Bruce Streets in Milwaukee. 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
[edit]- ↑ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region, pp. 16–17.
- ↑ Thaddeus Borun, ed., We, the Milwaukee Poles: The History of Milwaukeeans of Polish Descent and a Record of Their Contributions to the Greatness of Milwaukee. Nowiny Pub. Co., 1946, original from the University of Michigan, digitized 24 Sep 2008, 290 pp.
- ↑ Jennifer Watson Schumacher, German Milwaukee, pp. 12–13.
- ↑ Iron Block, HABS No. WTS-251, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue
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