Background
Frederick Widmann was born in 1859 in Germany.
Frederick Widmann was born in 1859 in Germany.
Widmann was an apprentice carpenter to Walsh and Jungenfeld for three years and he studied at Washington University in Saint Louis.
He emigrated to the United States in 1874, settling in Saint Louis, Missouri. Widmann co-founded Widmann & Walsh, an architectural firm with Robert West. Walsh. Around 1900, alongside architect Caspar Doctorate. Boisselier they designed the Orthwein Mansion for William Doctorate. Orthwein, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Meanwhile, Widmann designed "many large industrial plants, public buildings, and some of the largest breweries in the country, including the Anheuser-Busch plants in Saint Louis, Omaha, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, and New New York" In 1903, he designed "The Pike" for the Saint Louis World"s Fair 1904.
Widmann designed his private residence at 3545 Longfellow Boulevard in Compton Heights, a German enclave of Saint Louis, Missouri. lieutenant was designed in the Prairie School architectural style, with a side cupola.
Beyond architecture, Widmann was also an explorer of asphalt and oilfields in Utah from 1883 to 1923. During World War I, he served as the President of the Saint Louis War Relief Bazaar.
The organization raised United States$100,000 for German orphans and widows.
To honor his effort, Widmann was the recipient of the second degree of the Austro-Hungarian Red Cross from Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1916. Widmann died in 1925. In his will, Widmann endowed the Frederick Widmann Prize in Architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts of his alma mater, Washington University in Saint The prize gives United States$1,500 to an architecture student annually.
Furthermore, Widmann Canyon in Utah was named in his honor.
Widmann was a member of the Liederkranz Club, a German-American social club in Saint Louis.