- Theodore Link
Theodore C. Link,
FAIA , (March 17 ,1850 -November 12 ,1923 ) was a German-American architect.He was born in Germany, and received his education in England and France, moving to
St. Louis in 1873 to work for theAtlantic and Pacific Railroad company. In 1875, St. Louis SurveyorJulius Pitzman recommended him to the job of superintendent of public parks for St. Louis, and after a four-year interim as a German-language newspaper publisher inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Link returned to St. Louis as one of the architects for the1904 World's Fair .Link died in Batron Rouge while working on the
Louisiana State University . He's buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery, and in 1995 was awarded a star on theSt. Louis Walk of Fame .Work
Among his list of 100+ buildings include:
* 1889 Monticello Seminary (now Lewis & Clark Community College),
Godfrey, Illinois
* 1891 gates and several houses for two of St. Louis'sprivate place s, Westmoreland Place and Portland Place
* 1894St. Louis Union Station , modeled on the fortifications ofCarcassonne , with architect Edward Cameron
* 1899 Second Presbyterian Church, 5401 Westminster Place
* 1901 St. John’s United Methodist Church, 5000 Washington Place
* 1903Mississippi State Capitol ,Jackson, Mississippi
* 1904 Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at the1904 World's Fair (razed)
* 1910 Roberts Shoe (International Shoe) Company Building, St. Louis, with ornament influenced byLouis Sullivan
* 1919-1923, master plan and nine buildings for theLouisiana State University , including theMemorial Tower , with Wilbur Tyson TruebloodImages
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* [http://www.landmarks-stl.org/architects/bio/theodore_c_link/ online photo and biography]
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