Leonard A. Schmidtner, born Leonard Kowalski, was a Polish architect who moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and designed the former Milwaukee County Courthouse,[1][2] a clock tower for Holy Trinity Church (1862) on South Fourth and West Bruce Streets, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church[3] He was one of the first Poles in the city and spoke German and adopted the name Schmidtner to help establish himself.

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

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  1. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert The sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region pages 16, 17
  2. ^ Thaddeus Borun [We, the Milwaukee Poles: the history of Milwaukeeans of Polish descent and a record of their contributions to the greatness of Milwaukee] Editor Thaddeus Borun Compiled by Thaddeus Borun Publisher Nowiny Pub. Co., 1946, Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Sep 24, 2008, 290 pages
  3. ^ Jennifer Watson Schumacher German Milwaukee pages 12, 13
  4. ^ Iron Block, HABS No. WTS-251, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue