Theodor Brune

Theodor Brune (* 1854 in Münster ; † March 8, 1932 in New Orleans ) was a German-American architect .

Life

Theodor Brune studied in Karlsruhe and Aachen architecture . In Karlsruhe he joined the Corps Franconia and in Aachen the Corps Rhenania . After graduating with the highest honors, Brune emigrated to the USA . He worked as an architect in New York City and St. Louis for a few years before settling in New Orleans.

In addition to the construction of commercial and residential buildings, he stood out in particular through numerous church buildings in Louisiana and Mississippi as well as through the design of mausoleums , which he built in both neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic styles.

plant

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville, Louisiana
St. Mary of False River Catholic Church in New Roads, Louisiana
St. Joseph Abbey Church in Saint Benedict, Louisiana
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenville, Mississippi
Numerous mausoleums in New Orleans

In Biloxi, Mississippi :

L. Lopez's home
House from WKM Dukate
Club house of the Biloxi Yacht Club
Dukate's Theater (now BancorpSouth Building)
TP Dulion & Co.
Folkes & Grant office building
L. Lopez & Co.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

literature

150 years Corps Rhenania Zurich-Aachen-Braunschweig, 1855-2005 , Braunschweig 2005, p. 313.
Theodore Brune . In: Preservation in Mississippi .

Web links

Remarks

↑ According to one of the two sources given, he was born in Münster in Westphalia, the other in Stuttgart.

personal data
SURNAME	Brune, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brune, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-American architect
DATE OF BIRTH	1854
PLACE OF BIRTH	Muenster
DATE OF DEATH	March 8, 1932
Place of death	New Orleans

[1] According to one of the two sources given, he was born in Münster in Westphalia, the other in Stuttgart.