Joseph Conradi (1867–1936) was a Swiss-born American sculptor and architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in the

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Personal life

Born in

Berne, Switzerland Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale ...

, in 1867 Conradi studied in Italy and came to the U.S. in 1887, settling in St. Louis and established a practice first specializing in sculpture and later architecture. For a time he entered practice with Theodore Schrader under the name Schrader and Conradi. In about 1915 he moved to

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where he was associated with

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Works include

Church of All Saints Keokuk Iowa interior

* St. Andrew Church,

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* Most Holy Trinity Church,

* St. Matthews Parish Complex,

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* St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church,

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* The Tower of St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rock) Church,

* Altar.

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* St. Alphonsus Church,

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(with Adam Boos) * Holy Cross Church,

(with Ruedell & Odenthal of Cologne) * St. Liborius Church sculpture and convent (with Schrader, building by William Schickel) * St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church, Villa Ridge, MO * St. Mary Cathedral,

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* sculpture "the spirit of progress" for the Montgomery Ward & Co. Administration Building,

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* Sacred Heart Church, Frazee, Minnesota * sculpture for the Utah County Court House,

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* sculpture for St. Vincent De Paul Church,

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(with Albert C. Martin, architect) * sculpture for Zion Lutheran Church, St. Louis Missouri (with Schrader) * sculpture for Library of Congress,

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''With Albert C. Martin Sr.:'' * sculpture for Doheny Memorial Library, University of Southern California,

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* fireplace for Doheny Mansion,

Doheny Mansion with reference to sienna-marble fireplace by Conradi
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* sculpture for St Vincent Church,

* sculpture for Los Angeles Times Building,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conradi, Joseph American ecclesiastical architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches 20th-century American architects Architects from St. Louis Swiss emigrants to the United States 1867 births 1936 deaths People from Bern