Hermann J. Gaul

Hermann J. Gaul
Born 1869
Cologne, Germany
Died 1949
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality Germany, USA
Known for Hermann J. Gaul, Architect

Hermann J. Gaul (1869- 1949) was an American architect of German descent, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and elsewhere.

Personal life

Born in Cologne, Germany in 1869 Gaul came to the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century. He settled in Chicago, Illinois and, after apprenticing for a time with noted Chicago architect Louis Sullivan, established an architectural firm under his own name in 1902. During his long and distinguished career he designed many landmark buildings for Roman Catholic clients throughout the Midwest.

Gaul’s son Michael F. Gaul (1913-1996) joined his father’s firm, now known as Hermann J. Gaul and Son, in the early 1930s and carried on the practice after his father’s retirement in 1948.[1]

Several of Gaul’s buildings have been placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Works include

References

  1. ↑ 1996 obituary of Michael Gaul
  2. ↑ Holy Hill - Hubertus, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ Information on St. Nicholas Church, Evanston, Illinois
  4. ↑ Photo of Immaculate Conception Church

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