Leonard Schmidtner
Illustration — St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Leonard A. Schmidtner, born Leonard Kowalski, was a Polish architect who moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and designed the former Milwaukee County Courthouse, a bell tower for Holy Trinity Church (1862) on South 4th and West Bruce Streets, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
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Leonard Schmidtner
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- Born
- 1825. · Warsaw.
- Died
- 1872. · Milwaukee.
- Nationality
- United States, Poland and Russian Empire.
- Education
- University of Warsaw.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Illustration — St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Leonard A. Schmidtner, born Leonard Kowalski, was a Polish architect who moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and designed the former Milwaukee County Courthouse, a bell tower for Holy Trinity Church (1862) on South 4th and West Bruce Streets, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
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He was one of the first Poles in the city, spoke German, and adopted the name Schmidtner (Polish "Kowal" is German "Schmidt") to help establish himself.
• Davis Dry goods store (1860) • bell tower (1862) for Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church at 605 South 4th and West Bruce Streets in Milwaukee. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. • St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at 1681 South 5th Street in Milwaukee. Renovated 1962 and gold leaf applied to domes. • former Milwaukee County Courthouse
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