Fridolin Heer
Illustration — Dubuque County Courthouse • Illustration — Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Fridolin Heer (July 30, 1834 – September 19, 1910) was a Swiss-born and trained architect who migrated 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.
Fridolin Heer
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- Born
- 1834
- Died
- 1910
- Nationality
- Switzerland · United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Illustration — Dubuque County Courthouse • Illustration — Basilica of St. Francis Xavier Fridolin Heer (July 30, 1834 – September 19, 1910) was a Swiss-born and trained architect who migrated 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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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. Heer died at his home in Dubuque in 1910.
Buildings by Fridolin Heer and his son include: • Andrew-Ryan House, Dubuque (1873) • Town Clock Building, Dubuque (1873) • Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa (1882) • St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, Iowa (1882) • Blessed Sacrament Chapel at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque (1882) • St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa (1883) • Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dubuque (1888) • Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa (1889) • Dubuque County Courthouse, Dubuque (1893) • Security Building, Dubuque (1896) • Jacob Regez, Sr. House, Monroe, Wisconsin (1901)
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- 1.MacMillan Company. American Art Annual, Volume 9. 313. 1911.
- 2.James E. Jacobsen. Andrew-Ryan House. National Park Service.
- 3.James E. Jacobsen. Town Clock Building. National Park Service.
- 4.John H. Mitchell. Corpus Christi Church. National Park Service.
- 5.Leah Rogers. Saint Boniface Catholic Church District. National Park Service.
- 6.Gallagher, BVM, Mary Kevin (ed.). Seed/Harvest: A History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Archdiocese of Dubuque Press. 44. 1987.
- 7.Molly Myers Naumann. St. Lawrence Catholic Church. National Park Service.
- 8.Clarabelle Baum. Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Church and Rectory. National Park Service.
- 9.Mrs. Kenneth E. Mercer. Dubuque County Courthouse. National Park Service.
- 10.James E. Jacobsen. Security Building. National Park Service.
- 11.David Donath. Regez, Jacob, Sr. House. National Park Service.
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