Johann Bast

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Johann "John" Bast (born December 31, 1812 in Essingen , † April 10, 1880 in Cincinnati ) was a German-American architect and functionary in Cincinnati.

Life

Bast was the son of a master builder and attended the trade school in Landau in the Palatinate , where he focused on construction, and then entered his father's trade as a carpenter. He was present at the Hambach Festival as one of the craftsmen who sang patriotic songs. After Field Marshal Carl Philipp von Wrede had the Palatinate occupied by the military and the police measures were tightened there, his father was also imprisoned for some time. Johann Bast's involvement in an attack by farmers and journeymen on soldiers remained unexplained. Several of those involved fled to France and the United States, the contents of which prompted Johann Bast to emigrate.

On December 4, 1837, he settled in Cincinnati. There he came across the German-American architect Heinrich Walter, for whom he built a staircase. Walter and his master builder Cameron were so impressed by Bast's workmanship that Walter hired him and gradually got him more involved in the planning. After the architect Wilson failed to build what was then the tallest tower in the city on the corner of Main Street and Forth Street, Bast took over the construction based on Wilson's drawing. Further construction work followed. After the execution for the courthouse based on the plans of the architect Isaiah Rogers (Isaiah Rogers, Son & Co.) and a second design by Walter and Wilson, which could not be realized on the already established foundations, Bast became the site manager as the executing architect and transferred the function of foreman. In order to be able to build the building on the foundations already in place, he changed the plans slightly and in particular left out the planned dome. This was followed by building bridges, which Bast designed and then carried out as an independent architect and builder.

Bast was one of the most respected and popular citizens of the city of Cincinnati socially. He was active in numerous organizations. Among other things, he was a co-founder of the German Catholic St. Josephs Congregation, the "German Democratic Association of Hamilton County " founded in 1843 and the "German Pioneer Association of Cincinnati". He joined the "German Mutual Insurance Company of Cincinnati" shortly after it was founded and was a member of the board of directors there for several years until his death.

Bast was married to Anna Barbara Bast, née Hoffmann (1815–1884). Two daughters emerged from the marriage. After his death, his body was interred in Saint John Cemetery in Saint Bernard, Hamilton County, Ohio .

Buildings (selection)

  • 1855: County Jail, Sycamore Street, Cincinnati
  • 1859: St. Franciskus Seraphikus Church, Cincinnati ( Superintendent : Johann Bast; Architect: McLaughlin; In the Byzantine style based on a model made in Europe by the Franciscan Fr. Bertrand)
  • 1863: St. Boniface Church with rectory, Vine Street / Liberty Street, Cumminsville (Romanesque style; master builder: Johann Hermann Sanning )
  • 1865: St. Joseph's Church, Hamilton (Byzantine style)
  • 1867: St. Johanneskirche, Gren Street / Bremen Street, Cincinnati (Romanesque style)
  • 1867: New tower and reconstruction of St. Joseph's Church, Linn Street / Laurel Street, Cincinnati
  • 1867: Tower of St. Anthony's Church, Budd Street, Cincinnati
  • 1873: Sisters Great Hospital, Betts Street, Cincinnati
  • 1874: German Protestant St. Matthew Church, Ede Elm Street / Liberty Street, Cincinnati (Byzantine style)
  • 1875: Remodeling of the 3rd German Protestant Church, Walnut Street / Ninth Street, Cincinnati (Byzantine style)
  • 1875: County Infirmary County Workhouse Building, Cincinnati
  • 1876: German Protestant Texas Church (Gothic style)
  • 1877: Germania Building , Walnut Street / Twelfth Street, Cincinnati (company building for Heinrich Rattermann ; facade in the style of the Italian Renaissance)

literature

  • Johann Bast (with portrait supplement). In: The German Pioneer . Memories from the pioneering life of Germans in America. Volume 12, German Pioneer Association of Cincinnati, 1880, p. 4 ff. ( Online )

Web links

Commons : Johann Bast  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Bast (with portrait supplement). In: The German Pioneer. Memories from the pioneering life of Germans in America. Volume 12, German Pioneer Association of Cincinnati, 1880, p. 4 ff.
  2. ↑ Commemorative Book of the St. Francis Seraphikus Congregation in Cincinnati, Ohio. Festival ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the consecration of the St. Franziskus Seraphikus Church. 1859. December 18, 1884 Mecklenborg & Rosenthal, 1884, p. 78.
  3. ^ Max Burgheim (Red.): Cincinnati in words and pictures. Edited and compiled from authentic sources. M. & R. Burgheim, 1888, p. 76.
  4. ↑ John Clubbe: Cincinnati-observed. Architecture and History. Ohio State University Press, 1992, p. 225. ISBN 978-0-814-20512-9
  5. ^ Sue Ann Painter; Alice Weston; Beth Sullebarger; Jayne Merkel: Architecture in Cincinnati. An illustrated history of designing and building an American city. Ohio University Press in association with the Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, 2006, p. 106. ISBN 978-0-821-41700-3
  6. ^ Danny Korman; Katie Meyer: Walking Cincinnati. 32 Tours Exploring Historic Neighborhoods, Stunning Riverfront Quarters, and Hidden Treasures in the Queen City. Wilderness Press, 2015, p. 27. ISBN 978-0-899-97722-5
personal data
SURNAME Bast, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bast, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American architect and functionary
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Essingen
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1880
Place of death Cincinnati , Hamilton County , Ohio , USA