Charles Hilpertshauser

Charles Hilpertshauser (December 21, 1861 - December 22, 1910) was an American architect. He designed more than 300 buildings in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, including the NRHP-listed Henry and Charles Imig Block in Sheboygan and Hotel Laack in Plymouth.

Charles Hilpertshauser
BornDecember 21, 1861
Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1910
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Minnie Buckel
Children2 daughters
The Henry and Charles Imig Block in Sheboygan, designed by Hilpertshauser.
Hotel Laack in Plymouth, designed by Hilpertshauser.

Life

Hilpertshauser was born on December 21, 1861 in Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.[1] He grew up in Sheboygan, and he was trained as an architect in Chicago.[1]

Hilpertshauser opened an office in Sheboygan.[1] He designed many buildings in Wisconsin, especially in Sheboygan County, where he designed over 300 buildings between 1885 and 1910.[2] They included the Bodenstein Bros. Block and the NRHP-listed Henry and Charles Imig Block in Sheboygan, the Theological College in Franklin,[1] and the NRHP-listed Hotel Laack in Plymouth.[3]

Hilpertshauser married Minnie Buckel in 1885, and they had two daughters. He was a member of the German Reformed Church, and a Freemason. He died of cancer on December 22, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, at age 49.[1] His grandson, Richard Miller, became an architect in New York City.[4]

References
  1. "Death Ends A Useful Life". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. December 23, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Belleau, Dawn Jax (October 25, 1980). "2 County Sites Nominated As National Historic Places". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. p. 15. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. Katherine H. Rankin (August 29, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Laack". National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  4. "Architect Traces His Roots Here". The Sheboygan Press. August 1, 1978. p. 87. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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