Rudolph Benz

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Rudolph Benz (1847 - 1906) was an American architect, primarily in the city of Mobile, Alabama. He immigrated from Germany. He lived at 201 Rapier Avenue in Mobile. He was buried at Magnolia Cemetery [1]

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  1. "Rudolph Benz: Mobile's Gilded Age Architect" (PDF). 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. Sledge, John (June 4, 2014). "Bygone Structures".
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