Charles Hilpertshauser (December 21, 1861 – December 22, 1910) was an American architect. He designed more than 300 buildings in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, including the NRHP-listed Henry and Charles Imig Block in Sheboygan and Hotel Laack in Plymouth.
Charles Hilpertshauser | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1861 |
| Died | December 22, 1910 (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Minnie Buckel |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Life
editHilpertshauser was born on December 21, 1861, in Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.[1] He grew up in Sheboygan, and he was trained as an architect in Chicago.[1]
Hilpertshauser opened an office in Sheboygan.[1] He designed many buildings in Wisconsin, especially in Sheboygan County, where he designed over 300 buildings between 1885 and 1910.[2] They included the Bodenstein Bros. Block and the NRHP-listed Henry and Charles Imig Block in Sheboygan, the Theological College in Franklin,[1] and the NRHP-listed Hotel Laack in Plymouth.[3]
Hilpertshauser married Minnie Buckel in 1885, and they had two daughters. He was a member of the German Reformed Church, and a Freemason. He died of cancer on December 22, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, at age 49.[1] His grandson, Richard Miller, became an architect in New York City.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Death Ends A Useful Life". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. December 23, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Belleau, Dawn Jax (October 25, 1980). "2 County Sites Nominated As National Historic Places". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. p. 15. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Katherine H. Rankin (August 29, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Laack". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2020. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Architect Traces His Roots Here". The Sheboygan Press. August 1, 1978. p. 87. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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