Henry Engelbert was an architect best known for buildings in the French Second Empire style which emphasized elaborate mansard roofs with dormers. New York’s Grand Hotel on Broadway is the most noteworthy extant example of Engelbert’s work in the French Second Empire Style. Also many of his commissions were Lutheran or Roman Catholic churches.Engelbert was born in Germany in 1826.
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birth date
1826-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1901-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
significant building
St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church, Grand Hotel (New York City), St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church (Chicago)
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