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Henry Wolters

Henry Wolters

American architect

Henry Wolters[1] (1845[2][3] – August 29, 1921) was an architect[4][5] in the United States.[6]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Wolters was born in Hanover, Germany and educated at Berlin Polytechnic Institute[7] and the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris.[8]

In 1882, Wolters was selected as an architect for a new cotton compress company located in New Orleans.[9]

In 1899, Wolters received severe injuries at Callahan & Sons grain elevator, resulting in his wrist being sprained and his knee-cap being fractured.[10]

His office was one of the firms where Cincinnati architect Samuel S. Godley learned his trade.[11]

Work

References

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    "Henry Wolters: Court House Architect, a Probable Candidate". The Evansville Journal. Evansville, Indiana. September 24, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
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    Dilts, Jon (1999). The Magnificent 92 Indiana Courthouses, Revised Edition. Indiana University Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780253336385 – via Google Books.
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    The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. July 11, 2014. p. 177. ISBN 9780813149745 – via Google Books.
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    "Report of Architect Followed". Evansville Courier & Press. Evansville, Indiana. July 16, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
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    "25 Years Ago". Evansville Courier & Press. Evansville, Indiana. July 16, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
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    "Henry Wolters Dies; Famed As Architect". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. August 30, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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    Places, National Register of Historic (July 13, 1995). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. p. 238. ISBN 9780471143451 – via Google Books.
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    "History of The Old Courthouse". The Old Courthouse. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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    "Luck of a Louisville Architect". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. February 23, 1882. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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    "Architect Wolters Hurt: Fell From a Scaffolding With Three Men On Top of Him". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. April 26, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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    "Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940". Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
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    "A look inside Louisville's historic Quinn Chapel". The Courier-Journal. June 15, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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    Gibson, Kevin (September 15, 2021). This Used to Be Louisville. Reedy Press LLC. p. 30. ISBN 9781681063416 – via Google Books.
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    Smith, George Everard Kidder (1996). Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings from the 10th Century to the Present. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 288. ISBN 9781568980256 – via Google Books.
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    Lutgring, Trista (September 19, 2016). "History Lesson". Evansville Living. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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    Hughes, Delos (December 1, 2016). Historic Alabama Courthouses: A Century of Their Images and Stories. NewSouth Books. p. 83. ISBN 9781588383341 – via Google Books.
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