Julius Petrus Bilmeyer (Berchem, 4 November 1850 – Berchem, 13 June 1920) was a Flemish architect and professor at the Antwerp Academy.
Bilmeyer enrolled in the architecture courses at the Antwerp Academy from 1865 to 1870. He worked simultaneously at the architecture office of the Baeckelmans brothers: Frans Clemens Baeckelmans (1827–1896) and Jan Lodewijk Baeckelmans (1835–1871).
In 1901, Jules Bilmeyer became professor of architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, succeeding Joseph Van Riel. In collaboration with this architect, he built the Convent and Basilica of the Sacred Heart (inspired by the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris) in the Merodelei in Berchem. The Church of Our Lady of Grace on Frankrijklei was also a product of this collaboration. This was followed by the church of St Anthony on Paardenmarkt in Antwerp (based on the plans of the late architect Jan-Lodewijk Baeckelmans), the church of St James in the Carloo district of Uccle (inspired by the cathedral in Aachen), the church of St Catherine on Kiel, the church of St Catherine on Antonius van Paduakerk at the statie in Essen, the village church of Wuustwezel, the St.-Luciakerk in Oosterlo, the St.-Niklaaskerk in Morkhoven and quite a few monasteries. One of these is the (former) Franciscan convent in Antwerp, protected by Ministerial Decree of 15 April 2009.
Also in collaboration with architect Van Riel, the execution phase of the Stuyvenberg Hospital in Antwerp was carried out in 1884 according to Frans Baeckelmans' competition design dated 1872-73. Baeckelmans failed to make further adjustments to the competition design in 1876 and Bilmeyer and Van Riel were called upon to adjust the design and bring the job to a successful conclusion. So they did and the entire site execution came under their care. The third Calvariënberg hospital in Maastricht followed in 1891. Both were pavilion hospitals, which at the time was an innovative concept for a hospital. Of the Maastricht hospital, only the Elisabeth House has survived.
List of built churches and cloisters in Belgium:
Housing projects built by Bilmeyer and Van Riel: