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Leonard A. Schmidtner, born Leonard Kowalski, was a Polish architect who moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and designed the former Milwaukee County Courthouse,〔Kathryn Bishop Eckert (The sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region ) pages 16, 17〕〔Thaddeus Borun (the Milwaukee Poles: the history of Milwaukeeans of Polish descent and a record of their contributions to the greatness of Milwaukee ) Editor Thaddeus Borun Compiled by Thaddeus Borun Publisher Nowiny Pub. Co., 1946, Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Sep 24, 2008, 290 pages〕 a clock tower for Holy Trinity Church (1862) on South Fourth and West Bruce Streets, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church〔Jennifer Watson Schumacher (German Milwaukee ) pages 12, 13〕 He was one of the first Poles in the city and spoke German and adopted the name Schmidtner to help establish himself.〔 A multilingual, nobleman and scholar, he was a descendant of Poland's Von Kowalski family and designed the first Polish Catholic church in Milwaukee: St. Stanislaus.〔(Mitchell; Street Still Full of Ethnic Charm ) November 16, 1977 The Milwaukee Journal page 62〕 ==Projects== * Davis Dry goods store (1860)〔(Iron Block ) HABS No. WTS-251, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue〕 * clock tower for Holy Trinity Church Roman Catholic Church (Milwaukee) (added 1862) at 605 South 4th Street and West Bruce Street. Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. * St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at 1681 South 5th Street in Milwaukee (renovated 1962 and gold leaf applied to domes).〔 * former Milwaukee County Courthouse 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonard Schmidtner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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