Viktor Klutho Explained

Viktor Klutho
Birth Place:	Germany
Nationality:	Germany, USA
Known For:	Viktor Klutho, Architect

Viktor Klutho was an American architect of German descent, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, and elsewhere.

Personal life

Born in Alsace-Lorraine, Klutho emigrated to St. Louis, United States with his family at age 12. His long career began in 1885 as a carpenter; by 1887, he had formed a partnership with Frederick Boeke known as Klutho and Boeke. In 1900, he began an independent practice of architecture and was licensed to practice architecture in Illinois by 1902.

Works include

• Benedictine Hall, Shawnee, Oklahoma
• St. Francis De Sales Church, St. Louis Missouri (1908)
• The Chapel of the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand Indiana (1924)^[1]
• St. Peter Cathedral, Belleville, Illinois
• St. George Church, New Baden, Illinois^[2]
• St. Joseph Church, Freeburg, Illinois^[3]

References

Web site: Klutho . Viktor . Brief biography of Viktor Klutho . 1 January 2013 .

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Notes and References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3q3ui_4Os Youtube video on The Monastery of the Immaculate Conception
2. http://www.romeofthewest.com/2008/12/photos-of-saint-george-church-in-new.html Rome of the West Article on St. George Church, New Baden Illinois
3. http://www.romeofthewest.com/2009/06/photos-of-saint-joseph-church-in.html Rome of the West Article on St. Joseph Church, Freeburg, Illinois