Otto Strack Explained

Otto Strack (died 1935) was an architect in the United States.[1] Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Strack was born in Germany, where he learned carpentry, masonry and blacksmithing. Then he studied architecture at the Berlin and Vienna polytechnical schools. In 1881, he came to the U.S. and settled in Chicago. In 1888, he moved to Milwaukee and became supervising architect for the Pabst Brewery.[2] During this time, he also designed buildings for other German industrial barons in Milwaukee, many of them in styles reminiscent of their homeland. Strack moved to New York around the turn of the century, but at his death one of his pupils observed, "much of the old-world charm of many older Milwaukee buildings was due to Strack's influence."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: OTTO STRACK DIES; A NOTED ARCHITECT; Owner and President of the New York Realty Corporation Which Bears His Name.. October 12, 1935. NYTimes.com.
  2. Web site: Urban Spelunking: 15 views of the Pabst Warehouse / Global Water Center II.
  3. Web site: Kalvelage, Joseph B., House. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2019-11-24.
  4. none. [{{NRHP url|id=78000118}} Inventory/Nomination Form: Joseph B. Kalvelage]. National Register of Historic Places. Gregory K. Filardo. Katherine E. Hundt. 1977-01-06. 2019-11-24. With
  5. Web site: Kalvelage Mansion, German Baroque Castle, Milwaukee Mansions, Cyril Colnik. kalvelagemansion.com.
  6. https://www.brownstoner.com/architecture/building-of-the-day-2840-atlantic-avenue-2/ Building of the Day: 2840 Atlantic Avenue