Herman Schnetzky
{{short description|German-American architect}}
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| birth_name = Herman Paul Schnetzky
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1849|12|27}}
| birth_place = Wriezen, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1916|4|27|1849|12|27}}
| death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| significant_buildings = Germania Building
| significant_projects = Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Herman Paul Schnetzky (1849 – 1916) was a German American architect who is known for his works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Schnetzky was active designing buildings in the late 19th century.
Career
In 1867 Schnetzky emigrated to the United States. In 1869 he worked in the draft department of Milwaukee architect George Mygatt.{{cite news |last1=Tanzilo |first1=Bobby |title=Schnetzky and Liebert helped build our Milwaukee |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/schnetzkyliebert.html |accessdate=27 May 2020 |publisher=On Milwaukee |date=16 April 2012}} He formed a partnership with Henry Koch which lasted until 1887.{{cite book |last1=Pajot |first1=Dennis |title=Building Milwaukee City Hall: The Political, Legal and Construction Battles |date=2013 |publisher=McFarland and Company Inc. |location=Jefferson North Carolina |isbn=978-07864-7347-2 |page=175 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GVxOAQAAQBAJ&q=Herman+Schnetzky&pg=PA175 |accessdate=27 May 2020}} When Schnetzky left Koch's office to start his own architectural firm, Eugene R. Liebert followed to work as Schnetzky's foreman. In 1891, Liebert became a partner with Schnetzky. {{citation|title=Historic Designation Study Report: Henry Harnischfeger House|url=http://www.city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cityHPC/DesignatedReports/vticnf/HarnischfegerHouse.pdf|publisher=City of Milwaukee|year=1991|accessdate=October 29, 2014}}
Schnetzky partnered with Eugene R. Liebert in 1892, and together they designed many buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their partnership lasted until 1897.{{cite news |title=Herman Schnetzky |url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/herman-schnetzky/ |accessdate=27 May 2020 |publisher=Urban Milwaukee, Inc. |date=2020}} The duo's best known buildings were in the German/Roman Renaissance Revival style. Liebert left to form his own architectural office in 1897.
Personal
He was married to Maria Louise Knab Schnetzky and together they had two children, Oscar Paul Schnetzky and Hugo Walter Schnetzky. Hugo Walter Schnetzky studied architecture at Columbia University and returned to work with his father until Herman Schnetzky's death. {{cite book |last1=Bruce |first1=William George |title=History of Milwaukee, City and County, Volume 3 |date=1922 |publisher=the S.J. Clarke Publishing Company |location=Chicago |page=241 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GkIVAAAAYAAJ&q=Herman+Schnetzky&pg=PA241 |accessdate=27 May 2020}}
List of works
File:Germania Bldg Milw 0906.jpg in Milwaukee Wisconsin designed by German-trained architects Herman Schnetzky & Eugene R. Liebert]]
All buildings are in Milwaukee unless otherwise noted
- Greenfield School in West Allis (1887)
- St. Lucas Lutheran, 1888{{cite web |title=30. St. Lucas Lutheran, 1888 |url=http://architectureoffaithmilwaukee.info/III-Gothic-Revival/30-St-Lucas-Lutheran.aspx |website=architectureoffaithmilwaukee.info |publisher=Architecture of Faith |accessdate=27 May 2020}}
- Fifth Street School 1888 (with John Moller){{cite web |title=National or State Register of Historic Places 2770 N 5th ST |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/NationalRegister/NR2578 |website=wisconsinhistory.org |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |accessdate=27 May 2020}}
- McGeoch Building (Schnetzky & Liebert), 1890
- Blatz Brewing Company Office 1890
- J. P. Kissinger Block (Schnetzky & Liebert), 1893
- Lohman Livery Stable (Schnetzky & Liebert), 1893
- Ernst Pommer House (Schnetzky & Liebert), 1895
- Germania Building (Schnetzky & Liebert), 1896
- F Mayer Boot and Shoe Company factory 1892-1899{{cite web |last1=Weisiger |first1=Marsha |title=F. Mayer Boot and Shoe Company |url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WI-01-MI38 |website=SAH Archipedia |publisher=Society of Architectural Historians |accessdate=26 May 2020}}
- St. Michael’s Church (with Schnetzky)
- St. Stephen Lutheran School (with Schnetzky)
- West Division High School (with Schnetzky)
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Category:People from the Province of Brandenburg