Nikolai Thamm

Johann Nicolai Thamm (April 3, 1834, Tallinn – August 5, 1907, Tallinn) was an Estonian architect.

Early life and education Nikolai Thamm was born in Tallinn, the son of Johann Gottlob Thamm (1782–1843) and Johanna Sophia Thamm (née Siefarth, 1801–1876). He studied at the Saint Petersburg Institute of Technology and graduated from the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1860.

Career Thamm worked as an architect in Tallinn from 1872 onward, where he primarily designed residential buildings. 1875: Two-story historicist wooden house at 32, one of the oldest preserved two-story wooden houses recognized as a cultural monument in Tallinn. The exact construction date is unknown. The current appearance of the building dates back to 1875, the reconstruction project was carried out by Nikolai Thamm Sr., who was the owner of the house. 16 / 1, reconstruction project, today Maiasmokk Café 1878: Restaurant-café at 3 1881–1883: administration building, machine shop, and foundry 1882: Residential building at 7, reconstruction project 1882: Sauna at 73 1884: Great Synagogue of Tallinn at 5 1885: Boarding house for girls at 3 1897: Suur-Pakri Church in Harju County 1899–1900: 20 / 12, originally , with Summer Pavilion