Background
Ernest Klipstein was born in 1866 at St. Louis, Missourim United States.
Ernest Klipstein was born in 1866 at St. Louis, Missourim United States.
He acquired a thorouqh architectural training in his youth, attending in successive periods the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston, Institute of Design at the University of Illinois (1895-96) and the Polytechnic Institute at Munich, Germany.
Mr. Klipstein first began practice in St. Louis in 1898, and after a few years during which he carried on his work alone, in 1905 joined Walter L. Rathman in partnership. The firm established a reputation in the field of industrial architecture, and prepared plans for a number of large factories in St. Louis. Among these were the Bravo Plant of the Anhaeuser-Busch Co., built in 1915 (Widman & Walsh, Associate Architects); Bridge & Beach Manufacturing Plant, 1920; Factory for the National Bearing Metal Corp., 1925; and in 1929 the combined plants of the National Candy Company.
During later years Mr. Klipstein turned his attention to ecclesiastical work, designed the church of St. George in St. Louis, completed about 1929, prepared plans for additions and alterations to St. Michael's Church, also was identified with the design of the Church of Christ Scientist at Kirkwood, Ohio. In his native city he was appointed a member of the St. Louis Plan Commission in 1927, and participated in work on the Civil Court Building.
In St. Louis he was appointed a member of the St. Louis Plan Commission in 1927, and participated in work on the Civil Court Building.