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American architect
Henry Wolters
Born 1845 (1845 ) Died August 29, 1921(1921-08-29) (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
Berlin Polytechnic Institute
[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
References
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"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 . Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via
Wayback Machine .
^
"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 .