Otto Strack

Otto Strack (died 1935) was an architect in the United States.[1] Several buildings he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was briefly president of the Midmer-Losh Organ Company,[2] after Seibert Losh was dismissed from the company on May 21, 1932. During Strack's tenure, Midmer-Losh finished the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ in Atlantic City, which remains the world's largest pipe organ,

Strack was born in Germany, where he learned carpentry, masonry and blacksmithing. Then he studied architecture at the Berlin and Vienna polytechnical schools.[3] In 1881, he came to the U.S. and settled in Chicago.[4] In 1888, he moved to Milwaukee and became supervising architect for the Pabst Brewery.[3][5] During this time, he also designed buildings for other German industrial barons in Milwaukee, many of them in styles reminiscent of their homeland. Strack moved to New York around the turn of the century, but at his death one of his pupils observed, "much of the old-world charm of many older Milwaukee buildings was due to Strack's influence."[3]

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References

  1. ^ "OTTO STRACK DIES; A NOTED ARCHITECT; Owner and President of the New York Realty Corporation Which Bears His Name". October 12, 1935 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Smith, Stephen D. (2002). Atlantic City's musical masterpiece: the story of the world's largest pipe organ. Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society. Portsmouth, N.H: Published for the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society, by Peter E. Randall. ISBN 978-0-9708494-4-1.
  3. ^ a b c d Gregory K. Filardo; Katherine E. Hundt (1977-01-06). Inventory/Nomination Form: Joseph B. Kalvelage. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2019-11-24. With five photos.
  4. ^ a b c Building of the Day: 2840 Atlantic Avenue
  5. ^ "Urban Spelunking: 15 views of the Pabst Warehouse / Global Water Center II".
  6. ^ "Kalvelage, Joseph B., House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  7. ^ "Kalvelage Mansion, German Baroque Castle, Milwaukee Mansions, Cyril Colnik". kalvelagemansion.com.
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