Otto Strack

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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.

Pabst Theater Pabst Theater, 144 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI HABS WIS,40-MILWA,33-5.tif
Pabst Theater

Strack was born in Germany, where he learned carpentry, masonry and blacksmithing. Then he studied architecture at the Berlin and Vienna polytechnical schools. [2] In 1881, he came to the U.S. and settled in Chicago. [3] In 1888, he moved to Milwaukee and became supervising architect for the Pabst Brewery. [2] [4] 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." [2]

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Joseph B. Kalvelage House

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References

  1. "OTTO STRACK DIES; A NOTED ARCHITECT; Owner and President of the New York Realty Corporation Which Bears His Name". October 12, 1935 via NYTimes.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gregory K. Filardo; Katherine E. Hundt (1977-01-06). Inventory/Nomination Form: Joseph B. Kalvelage. National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 2019-11-24. With five photos.
  3. 1 2 3 Building of the Day: 2840 Atlantic Avenue
  4. "Urban Spelunking: 15 views of the Pabst Warehouse / Global Water Center II".
  5. "Kalvelage, Joseph B., House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  6. "Kalvelage Mansion, German Baroque Castle, Milwaukee Mansions, Cyril Colnik". kalvelagemansion.com.