Adolphus Druiding
Adolphus Druiding was a German-born American architect who was known for his work in creating Roman Catholic churches, schools, rectories, and convents. Druiding's work represents a significant body of German Catholic architecture in the United States between the end of the Civil War and 1900.
Early life and career
Druiding was born May 29, 1838, in Aschendorf, a province of Hanover, Germany. He studied at the secondary school in Papenburg and at the Polytechnic School in Munich where he graduated with honors. He worked briefly at a French architect's office and then entered government service in Munich. After this he studied in Berlin under Strach, Adler, and Local. He built one church in Schoenwalde and was employed erecting government stations in the Netherlands.Architectural practice
In 1865, after completing his work in the Netherlands, Druiding came to the United States where he practiced designing Roman Catholic churches throughout the Midwest.Druiding was noted as an aggressive businessman who was prepared to assume projects large and small.
Legacy
Druiding was one of approximately 20 American architects involved in the design of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architecture during the later 19th century. His church buildings have been documented in books on church architecture and are listed on some National Registers.Works
Alabama
Arkansas
District of Columbia
- St. Anthony of Padua Church in Washington, D.C.
Iowa
New York
- Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo
- Church of the Guardian Angel in Brooklyn
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Buffalo
- Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Bridgehampton
- St. Michael Church in Rochester
Ohio
- Immaculate Conception in Ottoville
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Camp Washington, Cincinnati
- St. Charles Borromeo Church in Carthage, Cincinnati
- St. Aloysius-on-the-Ohio Church in Cincinnati
- St. Michael Church in Cleveland
- St. Henry Church in Harriettsville
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Maria Stein
- St. Henry Catholic Church in St. Henry
- St. Joseph Church in Plymouth
- St. Lawrence Church in Cincinnati
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church inCincinnati
- Mt. St. Joseph Sisters of Charity Convent and Mother House in Cincinnati
- St. Mary's Catholic Church in Delaware
- Franciscan Sisters of the Poor – St. Clare Convent & Chapel near Hartwell/ Cincinnati – Springfield Township
- St. Patrick Church in Toledo
Illinois
- St. Hyacinth Church in Chicago
- St. George Church in Chicago
- St. John Cantius Church in Chicago
- St. Hedwig Church in Chicago
Indiana
- St. Benedict Church in Terre Haute
Kentucky
Minnesota
- Saints Peter and Paul in Glencoe
- Saint Michael in Prior Lake
- Saint Michael Church in St. Michael
- Saint Mary Church in Waverly
Missouri
- St. Agatha Church in St. Louis
- Shrine of St. Joseph in St. Louis
- St. John Nepomuk Church in St. Louis
- St. Alphonsus Liguori Church in St. Louis
- St. Peter's Churchin Jefferson City
New Jersey
- St. Joseph Chapel, Seton Hall University in South Orange
Pennsylvania
- Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Pittsburgh
- St. Joseph Church in Oil City
- St. Patrick Church, in Philadelphia
South Dakota
- St. Paul Church in Marty
Wisconsin
- St. Boniface Church in Manitowoc
- St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay
- St. Joseph's Church in Waukesha
- St. Mary Oratory in Wausau
- St. Mary Church in Oshkosh
- St. Mary Catholic Church in Menasha
- St. Mary's Church in Kaukauna