Christ H. Tegen Explained

Christian H. Tegen (1853 – March 19, 1917),^[1] often known as Christ H. Tegen, was a German-born American architect. He was regarded as a "renowned" architect.

He was "the most prominent of the city's early architects" He was said to be "designer of 'many of the largest and most beautiful buildings in Manitowoc'" Two of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.

He went to high school and to the Polytechnic School in Hamburg, and to the Holtzmann Polytechnic Institute.^[2]

He emigrated to the United States in 1883.^[2] His retirement was announced in 1916.^[3]

Works include:

• Manitowoc County Courthouse, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, built in 1906, listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture^[4] Its dome was originally glass windows, but the windows were replaced by steel in 1950 after storm damage.
• Oneida County Courthouse, Rhinelander, Wisconsin (built 1908–1910), Renaissance-Beaux Arts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture^[5]
• the Dempsey Block, Manitowoc,^[2] 102–108 N. Eighth Street (1902 (p123) or 1910 (p138)) ^[6] a "white tile Neoclassical commercial building"^[4] with "heavy cornices" and more^[7]
• the Manitowoc Insane Asylum, Manitowoc (1885)^[2]
• the Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc (1890)^[2]
• the Luling School, 1010 Huron Ave, Manitowoc, named for Charles Luling, (a school board member and Manitowoc's second mayor) which later became the McKinley Academy.^[2] The McKinley Academy is currently (in 2016) a charter school with the Manitowoc School District.^[8]
• the Williams Block, Manitowoc^[2] (is this the Williams House Hotel? on Washington? p85 in gb)
• Manitowoc County Jail, since demolished^[9]

Both the Manitowoc and the Oneida courthouses have a "multi-story light court open to the dome."?^[4]

See also

• Franz E. Rohrbeck

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christ H. Tegen obituary . . March 17, 1917., Page 1, at findagrave
2. Web site: Manitowoc County Personal Sketches: Christ M. Gegen .
3. Western Architect . 1916 .
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=81000047}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Manitowoc County Courthouse]. National Park Service.
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=81000052}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oneida County Courthouse]. National Park Service.
6. Book: Manitowoc Intensive Resource Survey Final Report: Historic Buildings . 1988 .
7. Web site: Eighth Street Historic District.
8. Web site: About McKinley . 2016-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822145303/http://mckinley.manitowocpublicschools.org/about_mckinley . 2016-08-22 . dead .
9. Book: Manitowoc . Arcadia Publishing . 2014. Ed Prigge and Matthew J. Prigge . 9781467111478 . (includes photo of Manitowoc County Jail in 1910 p36 and of Manitowoc County Courthouse under construction p36 and in 1940 with glass dome p37; the Manitowoc Insane Asylum p38; the Holy Family Hospital p38, the Dempsey building p92)