Background
Brust, Peter was born on November 4, 1869 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Christopher and Catherine (Biever) Brust.
Brust, Peter was born on November 4, 1869 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Christopher and Catherine (Biever) Brust.
Student Pio Nono High School, Saint Francis, Wisconsin, 2 years.
Brust designed hundreds of residential, ecclesiastical (churches, convents, chapels, monasteries, rectories, and seminaries), business, school, medical, public, memorial, recreation, and theater commissions. In 1906, Peter Brust partnered with Richard Philipp and formed the architecture firm of Brust & Philipp. By the 1920s, the firm was the largest architectural firm in Wisconsin.
The firm remained in that name until 1973 when it became Brust-Zimmerman.
The residential designs of Peter Brust were overwhelmingly influenced by Old English architecture. Brust didn"t intend to bring medieval architecture to Milwaukee, but rather bring the best of English tradition and infuse into his designs.
The English influence on house design was felt across America from the 1880s into the 1940s. The Tudor Revival craze (influenced by wealthy Americans) hit Milwaukee in the 1920s and 1930s, which Brust & Phillip capitalized on.
Brust"s commissions have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In addition, numerous Brust commissions were featured in Western Architecture throughout the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. Works include (with attribution):
Saint Joseph"s Chapel, 1501 South Layton Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Brust and Philipp), contributing building to the National Register-listed South Layton Boulevard Historic DistrictNRHP-listed
Kohler Company Factory Complex, 444 Highland Doctor, Kohler, Wisconsin (Brust and Philipp), NRHP-listed
LaCrosse State Teachers College Training School Building, 1615 State Saint, LaCrosse, Wisconsin (Brust and Brust), NRHP-listed
One or more works in Pearl and Grand Avenue Historic District, Pearl Avenue. bounded by Grand Avenue. and Franklin Saint and portions of Pleasant and Division Saints, Mukwonago, Wisconsin (Brust & Brust), NRHP-listed
South Branch Library, 931 West. Madison Saint, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Brust,Peter), NRHP-listed.
Member Artist Commission, City of Milwaukee, 10 years. Member Metropolitan Park Committee of Milwaukee during its life of 10 years (now discontinued). Member mayor’s advisory council, 5 years.
Member of the board of appeals on zoning, Milwaukee, 20 years.
Member Wisconsin Building Code Advisory Committee, 25 years, chairman 12 years. Member of the board examiners of architects and professional engineers for State of Wisconsin.
Fellow American Institute Architects (member board directors 1940-1943.
Married Olga Greulich, June 5, 1902. Children: Paul C., Catherine (Mistress Floyd Haboeck), John Jay Engaged in practice of architecture, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.