About Henry Wolters
Lived 1845 – 1921 (aged 75–76). Henry Wolters was an American architect.
Henry Wolters (1845 – August 29, 1921) was an architect in the United States.
Wolters was born in Hanover, Germany and educated at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin) and the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris.
In 1899, Wolters received severe injuries at Callahan & Sons grain elevator, resulting in his wrist being sprained and his knee-cap being fractured.
His office was one of the firms where Cincinnati architect Samuel S. Godley learned his trade.
Work Chestnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky Quinn Chapel (1884) Knight of Pythias Temple in Louisville, Kentucky Tyler Block in Louisville Old Vanderburgh County Jail in Evansville, Indiana Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse in Evansville, Indiana Jefferson County Courthouse (former) in Birmingham, Alabama with Charlie Wheelock & Son
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Who was Henry Wolters?
German-American architect (1845-1921)
When was Henry Wolters born?
Henry Wolters was born in 1845.
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Henry Wolters died on 29 August 1921.
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Henry Wolters was an architect.
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Henry Wolters was American.
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