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Ruehrmund was born in Berlin, Germany and studied Architecture and Engineering at the Royal Academy in Berlin.
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Carl Ruehrmund
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He began his career working on German government projects before immigrating to the United States in 1881. Ruehrmund came to Richmond around 1882 to oversee the remodeling of the Central Post Office. He worked with Albert Lybrock in Richmond before Lybrock"s death in 1896.
He and his firm produced a large number of residential, commercial, religious and public buildings.
Max Ernst Ruehrmund (1891-1948) joined the firm which became Ruehrmund & Son in 1917.
