Louis Heinrick Giele, AIA (1861âÂÂ1932) was a German-born American architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and elsewhere.
Personal life
Giele was born "Ludwig Heinrich Giele" in Hanover and emigrated to the United States in January 1882 as a carpenter. He married Linda Holder in July 1884 in Jersey City and set up an architectural practice there.
Architectural practice
Although Giele was not a particularly prolific architect, his buildings were highly regarded, and at least two are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Works include
- St Charles Borromeo Church, Brooklyn, New York
- St. Josephat School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. John the Baptist Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania
- St. Casimir Church, Yonkers, New York
- Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania
- St. Augustine Church, Bronx, New York
- St. Anne Church, Jersey City, NJ
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Sisters of Peace building, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts
- St. John Cantius Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Adalbert Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Adalbert School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Assisium Institute, New York, New York
- Christ Temple of the Apostolic Faith, Harlem, New York
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