Louis E. Schwend (1875 – November 24, 1900) was an architect in North Carolina at the firm of Hayden, Wheeler, and Schwend. He designed the Iredell County Courthouse (1899), prototype for a series of similar courthouse designs executed by the successor firms of Oliver Duke Wheeler and his partners.[1][2]
Louis E. Schwend | |
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| Born | 1875 |
| Died | November 24, 1900 (aged 24–25) |
| Occupation | architect |
| Known for | Hayden, Wheeler, and Schwend, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Notable work | Iredell County Courthouse |
| Parents |
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Schwend was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Max Schwend, a lithographer from Saxony, and Mary Schwend of New York. Oliver D. Wheeler and Luke Hayden moved their office from Atlanta to Charlotte and brought Schwend on as a partner in 1899. He returned to Cincinnati and died of heart disease on November 24, 1900. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in a lot owned by his grandmother, Adelheid Hessinger.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Louis E. Schwend by William B. Bushong with contributions from Catherine Westergaard and updates by Angie Clifton and Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architects and Builders (2009)
- ^ "Iredell County | US Courthouses".