Background
Seehausen, Richard Ferdinand was born on March 17, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Paul Ferdinand and Melusina Dorothea (Nordmeyer) Seehausen.
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Richard Ferdinand Seehausen
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Student, DePauw University, 1943. Student, Wabash College, 1944. Student, State University Iowa, United States Navy Pre Flight, 1944.
Bachelor of Architecture, University Illinois, 1949.
Career
Pilot training Norman Naval Air Base, 1945. Partner Johnson, Kile, Seehausen & Associates, architects, engineers, Rockford, Illinois, 1955-1982, president, 1974-1982, Richard F. Seehausen-Architecture, Inc., Rockford, 1983—2001. Member committee jail planning and construction standards Bureau Detention Facilities, Illinois Department Corrections, 1970-1973.
Analyst Department Defense, 1962-1966. Analyst Federal Fall-Out Shelter, since 1962.
Achievements
Membership
Member of committee jail planning and construction standards Bureau Detention Facilities, Illinois Department Corrections, 1970-1973. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945, United States Air Force, 1949-1955. Member American Institute of Architects (director Northern Illinois chapter 1966-1968, 75, president chapter 1978), Illinois Council of America Institute Architects, University Illinois Alumni Association, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Mason (Shriner), Kiwanian.
Club: Forest Hills Country (governor 1970-1972), Principal works include Northern Illinois U. Center, also Health Svc. Building, DeKalb, Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford, Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Rockford, Christ Methodist Church, Rockford, 1st Presbyterian Church, Rochelle, Illinois, Forest Hills Free Church, Rockford, Illinois, Messiah Lutheran Church, Sterling, Illinois, McHenry County Court House, Woodstock, Illinois, Stephenson County Courthouse, Freeport, Illinois, Ogle County Public Safety Building, Oregon, DeKalb High School, Page Park Special Education School, Rockford, Oak Crest Retirement Center, Sycamore/DeKalb, Illinois, Social Security buildings in Racine, Sheboygan, Oshkosh and Janesville, Wisconsin, Freeport Young Women's Christian Association buildings, renovation of Carroll County Court House, DeKalb Area Retirement Center.
Connections
Married Phyllis Jean Gates, December 22, 1948. Children: Lyn, Dirk.
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