Richard Philipp (August 2, 1874 - March 15, 1959) was an American architect. Beginning in 1906, he partnered with Peter Brust in the firm of Brust & Philipp based in

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. He was primarily known for his work done for the Kohler family, most prominently the planning of the company settlement of Village of Kohler, Wisconsin, commissioned by Walter J. Kohler between 1916 and the mid-1920s.

Early life and education

Philipp was born in

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to German immigrant parents Julius Philipp (1824-1894) and Anna Sophia ( née Melcher; 1834-1900), both born in the

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. He had a modest upbringing with eight siblings. He attended local public schools and would later pursue studies in

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under Dr. Gerhard Balg.

Career

Between 1892-1906 he worked as a

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at several architecture firms, before forming ''Brust & Philipp'' in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his business partner Peter Brust. This practice existed until 1927, after that he decided to work independently, where he primarily served as the architect to the Kohler family as well as for

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. Richard Philipp has been listed as notable architect by

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. He was a former president of the Fellow American Institute Architects of the Wisconsin chapter.

Family

On August 23, 1923 he married Ella Smith. The couple had no children.

Selected works

A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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. Works include (with attribution): * American Club, High St.,

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(Philipp, Richard), NRHP-listed * Flambeau Paper Company Office Building, 200 N. First Ave.,

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(Philipp, Richard), NRHP-listed * Holy Hill, 1525 Carmel Rd.,

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(Philipp, Richard), NRHP-listed * Kohler Company Factory Complex, 444 Highland Dr.,

(Brust and Philipp), NRHP-listed * John Michael Kohler House, 608 New York Ave.,

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(Philipp, Richard), NRHP-listed * Riverbend, Walter J. Kohler, Sr. house, 1025 W Riverside Dr.,

(Brust and Philipp), NRHP-listed * Gustave Pabst Estate, 36100 Genesee Lake Rd., Summit, Wisconsin (Philipp, Richard), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Third Avenue Historic District, along Third Ave. between 61st and 66th Sts.,

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(Philipp, Richard), NRHP-listed

References

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