Nikolai Thamm Jr.
Nikolai Ludwig Jakob Thamm was an Estonian architect.
Early life and education
Nikolai Thamm Jr. was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the son of the architect Nikolai Thamm Sr. and Maria Helene Thamm. In 1887 he graduated from Reval Peter the Great Science High School and in 1895 from the Higher Art School at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts.Career
From 1895 to 1907, Thamm worked as a junior engineer in the construction department of the Estonian provincial government and also as a teacher at Peter the Great Science High School. From 1917 to 1919 he worked in Russia, and from 1921 to 1927 he worked as an architect in the construction and apartment department of the Ministry of Defense in Tallinn.Works
- 1896–1900: assistant to Mikhail Preobrazhensky in construction of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn
- 1901: Harjumägi Concert Hall in Tallinn
- 1901–1902: supervised construction work on the Russalka Memorial on Kadriorg Beach in Tallinn
- 1903: Residential building at 28 in Tallinn
- 1907: Residential building at 6 in Tallinn
- 1909: Green Market Chapel at 34A in Tallinn
- 1924: Naval crew barracks at 76 in Tallinn
- 1931: Tallinn Old Believers Chapel extension at 6 in Tallinn
- 1932: Residential building at 8 in Tallinn
- 1934: Rakvere Catholic Church on in Rakvere
- 1938: Kodasema Catholic Center in Järva County
Awards and recognitions
- 1903: Order of Saint Anna, third class
Official rank
- 1913: State councillor