Fridolin Heer Explained

Fridolin Heer (July 30, 1834 – September 19, 1910) was a Swiss-born and trained architect who immigrated 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]

References

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

External links

• Dubuque County Courthouse website

Notes and References

1. Book: American Art Annual, Volume 9. MacMillan Company. 1911. 313.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85000720}} Andrew-Ryan House]. National Park Service. 2017-01-06. James E. Jacobsen.
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=01001488}} Town Clock Building]. 2016-01-19. National Park Service. James E. Jacobsen.
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76000812}} Corpus Christi Church]. 2016-10-25. National Park Service. John H. Mitchell.
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=91001449}} Saint Boniface Catholic Church District]. 2016-06-05. National Park Service. Leah Rogers.
6. Book: Gallagher, BVM, Mary Kevin (ed.). Seed/Harvest: A History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. 1987. Archdiocese of Dubuque Press. Duduque, Iowa. 44.
7. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002626}} St. Lawrence Catholic Church]. 2016-06-21. National Park Service. Molly Myers Naumann.
8. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=99001205}} Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Church and Rectory]. 2016-01-19. National Park Service. Clarabelle Baum.
9. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=71000298}} Dubuque County Courthouse]. 2016-01-19. National Park Service. Mrs. Kenneth E. Mercer.
10. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=06000681}} Security Building]. 2016-01-19. National Park Service. James E. Jacobsen.
11. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80000140}} Regez, Jacob, Sr. House]. 2016-01-19. National Park Service. David Donath.