František Plesnivý

{{short description|Austro-Hungarian architect}}

{{Infobox architect

| name = František Plesnivý

| image = Villa Gabriela.jpg

| caption = Villa Gabriela, where Plesnivý died

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1845|04|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Unhošť
{{flagcountry|Austrian Empire}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1918|08|09|1845|04|04|df=yes}}

| death_place = Villa Gabriela
Königgrätz
{{flagcountry|Austria-Hungary}}

| nationality = Austrian

| spouse = Gabriela Plesnivá

| children = Ferdinand (1882–1934)

| awards = Silver Medal of the City of Prague

| significant_buildings = Ettrichova Vila
Villa Gabriela

| signature = František Plesnivý's signature.jpg

}}

František Plesnivý (4 April 1845 – 9 August 1918) was a Czech architect known for his Art Nouveau early designs and utilitarian later designs.Čáp, J., & Čížek, J., "Historické průmyslové stavby: Textilní firma Josef Bartoň a synové, přádelna Staré Město nad Metují", in Náchodský zpravodaj, #9, 2019, [https://www.mestonachod.cz/zpravodajstvi/nachodsky-zpravodaj/archiv_19/z0919.pdf#page=9 p. 7]. Among his many buildings are Ettrichova Vila (1873), the Jaroměř (present-day Czech Republic) house featured prominently in Jan Hřebejk's 2000 film Divided We Fall,Potůček, J., [https://www.novinky.cz/bydleni/tipy-a-trendy/293511-vila-josefa-ettricha-ma-nadech-elegantni-francouzske-architektury.html "Vila Josefa Ettricha má nádech elegantní francouzské architektury"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323094453/https://www.novinky.cz/bydleni/tipy-a-trendy/293511-vila-josefa-ettricha-ma-nadech-elegantni-francouzske-architektury.html |date=2019-03-23 }}, Novinky.cz, March 6, 2013. which during the late 19th century was frequented by such admirers as Emperor Franz Joseph I,[http://www.slavnevily.cz/vily/kralovehradecky/vila-josefa-ettricha Vila Josefa Ettricha], SlavneVily.cz. and the Lederer & Adler "mechanical shoe factory" in Litomyšl (1910).Beran, L., [https://lam.litomysl.cz/de/objekt/07-536-lederer-adler-eine-mechanische-schuhfabrik "Lederer & Adler, eine mechanische Schuhfabrik"], in V. Valchářová, ed., Industriální topografie / Pardubický kraj (Prague: Research Center of Industrial Heritage, 2012), p. 146.Skřivánek, M., Litomyšl 1259-2009: City of Culture and Education (Litomyšl: City of Litomyšl, 2009), pp. 272–275.

In 1897 František Plesnivý designed and constructed a villa for his family in Königgrätz, Villa Gabriela, named after his wife. During the early 20th century Plesnivý also designed and built churches,[http://www.historickasidla.cz/redakce/index.php?xuser=&lanG=cs&dr=1914 "Kaple Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie 'na Rožberku', Slezské Předměstí"], Association of Historical Settlements in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. experimental factories and public utility structures such as water towers.[http://www.vodarenskeveze.cz/Ceska_Trebova_02/Ceska_Trebova_02.html Water reservoir tower] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323094454/http://www.vodarenskeveze.cz/Ceska_Trebova_02/Ceska_Trebova_02.html |date=2019-03-23 }}, Česká Třebová, vodarenskeveze.cz

František Plesnivý died on August 9, 1918, in Villa Gabriela, Königgrätz.