Louis H. Giele
Louis Heinrick Giele, AIA (1861–1932) was a German-born American architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and elsewhere.
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Louis H. Giele
- Name
- Louis H.
- Born
- May 1861
- Birthplace
- Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover
- Died
- 4 October 1932
- Place of death
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Known for
- church architecture
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Louis Heinrick Giele, AIA (1861–1932) was a German-born American architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and elsewhere.
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• Name — Louis H. Giele • Born — May 1861 • Birthplace — Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover • Died — 4 October 1932 • Place of death — Jersey City, New Jersey • Known for — church architecture
Personal life
Personal life
Giele was born "Ludwig Heinrich Giele" in Hanover and emigrated to the United States in January 1882 as a carpenter. He married Linda Holder in July 1884 in Jersey City and set up an architectural practice there.
Works include
Works include
• St Charles Borromeo Church, Brooklyn, New York • St. Josephat School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • St. John the Baptist Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania • St. Casimir Church, Yonkers, New York • Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania • St. Augustine Church, Bronx, New York • St. Anne Church, Jersey City, NJ • St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City, New Jersey • Sisters of Peace building, Jersey City, New Jersey • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts • St. John Cantius Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • St. Adalbert Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • St. Adalbert School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Assisium Institute, New York, New York • Christ Temple of the Apostolic Faith, Harlem, New York
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1861
Louis H. Giele was born on 1 January 1861.
1932
Louis H. Giele died on 1 January 1932.
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Germany.
Birth place
Jersey City.
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Architectural practice
• Illustration — St Charles Borromeo, Brooklyn • Illustration — St Casimir, Yonkers Although Giele was not a particularly prolific architect, his buildings were highly regarded, and at least two are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6687318: Louis H. Giele
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