Fridolin Heer

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 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 1910.¹

Works

Buildings by Fridolin Heer and his son include:

Andrew-Ryan House, Dubuque (1873)²
Town Clock Building, Dubuque (1873)³
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa (1882)⁴
St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, Iowa (1882)⁵
Blessed Sacrament Chapel at St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque (1882)⁶
St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Otter Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa (1883)⁷
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dubuque (1888)
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa (1889)⁸
Dubuque County Courthouse, Dubuque (1893)⁹
Security Building, Dubuque (1896)¹⁰
Jacob Regez, Sr. House, Monroe, Wisconsin (1901)¹¹

Notes

American Art Annual, Volume 9. MacMillan Company. 1911. p. 313.
James E. Jacobsen. "Andrew-Ryan House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
James E. Jacobsen. "Town Clock Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
John H. Mitchell. "Corpus Christi Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
Leah Rogers. "Saint Boniface Catholic Church District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
Gallagher, BVM, Mary Kevin (ed.) (1987). Seed/Harvest: A History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Duduque, Iowa: Archdiocese of Dubuque Press. p. 44. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
Molly Myers Naumann. "St. Lawrence Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
Clarabelle Baum. "Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Church and Rectory". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
Mrs. Kenneth E. Mercer. "Dubuque County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
James E. Jacobsen. "Security Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
David Donath. "Regez, Jacob, Sr. House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

References

Gebhard, David and Gerald Mansheim, Buildings of Iowa, Oxford University Press, New York, 1993

External links

Dubuque County Courthouse website

[1] American Art Annual, Volume 9. MacMillan Company. 1911. p. 313.

[Jacobsen1-2] James E. Jacobsen. "Andrew-Ryan House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-06.

[Jacobsen2-3] James E. Jacobsen. "Town Clock Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

[Mitchell-4] John H. Mitchell. "Corpus Christi Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-25.

[Rogers-5] Leah Rogers. "Saint Boniface Catholic Church District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

[Gallagher-6] Gallagher, BVM, Mary Kevin (ed.) (1987). Seed/Harvest: A History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Duduque, Iowa: Archdiocese of Dubuque Press. p. 44. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[Naumann-7] Molly Myers Naumann. "St. Lawrence Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

[Baum-8] Clarabelle Baum. "Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Church and Rectory". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

[Mercer-9] Mrs. Kenneth E. Mercer. "Dubuque County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

[Jacobsen3-10] James E. Jacobsen. "Security Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

[Donath-11] David Donath. "Regez, Jacob, Sr. House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

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