Joseph Conradi
Joseph Conradi (1867–1936) was a Swiss-born American sculptor and architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in the United States.
Joseph Conradi
- Name
- Joseph Conradi
- Born
- 1867
- Birthplace
- Berne, Switzerland
- Died
- 1936
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California
- Known for
- Joseph Conradi, Architect and sculptor
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect · sculptor
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Joseph Conradi (1867–1936) was a Swiss-born American sculptor and architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in the United States.
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Joseph Conradi (1867–1936) was an American architect and sculptor. Born in Bern, the architect died in Los Angeles.
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Key facts
• Name — Joseph Conradi • Born — 1867 • Birthplace — Berne, Switzerland • Died — 1936 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California • Known for — Joseph Conradi, Architect and sculptor
Personal life
Personal life
Born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1867 Conradi studied in Italy and came to the US in 1887, settling in St. Louis and established a practice first specializing in sculpture and later architecture. For a time he entered practice with Theodore Schrader under the name Schrader and Conradi. In about 1915 he moved to Los Angeles where he was associated with Albert C. Martin, Sr.
Works include
Works include
• Illustration — The altar in the Church of All Saints in Keokuk, Iowa • St. Andrew Church, St Louis Missouri • Most Holy Trinity Church, St Louis Missouri • St. Matthews Parish Complex, St Louis, Missouri • St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, St. Louis, Missouri • The Tower of St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rock) Church, St. Louis, Missouri • Altar. All Saints Church Keokuk, Iowa • St. Alphonsus Church, Chicago, Illinois (with Adam Boos) • Holy Cross Church, St. Louis, Missouri (with Ruedell & Odenthal of Cologne) • St. Liborius Church sculpture and convent (with Schrader, building by William Schickel) • St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church, Villa Ridge, MO • St. Mary Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas • sculpture "the spirit of progress" for the Montgomery Ward & Co. Administration Building, Chicago, Illinois • Sacred Heart Church, Frazee, Minnesota • sculpture for the Utah County Court House, Provo, Utah • sculpture for St. Vincent De Paul Church, Kansas City, Missouri (with Albert C. Martin, architect) • sculpture for Zion Lutheran Church, St. Louis Missouri (with Schrader) • sculpture for Library of Congress, Washington DC With Albert C. Martin Sr.: • sculpture for Doheny Memorial Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California • fireplace for Doheny Mansion, Los Angeles, California • sculpture for City Hall, Los Angeles, California • sculpture for St Vincent Church, Los Angeles, California • sculpture for Los Angeles Times Building, Los Angeles, California
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- “Joseph Conradi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.St. Aloysius Church
- 2.reference to Conradi as architect of St. Liborius convent
- 3.St. Mary Church
- 4.reference to Conradi as architect of St Mary Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas
- 5.Montgomery Ward & Company Administration Building.
- 6.reference to design of Sacred heart Church, Frazee, Minnesota
- 7.reference to Conradi as sculptor for St. Vincent De Paul Church, Kansas City Missouri
- 8.Zion Lutheran Church
- 9.Doheny Memorial Library, with reference to other works by Conradi.
- 10.Doheny Mansion with reference to sienna-marble fireplace by Conradi
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