John A. Hasecoster

John Adam Hasecoster (1844 - 1925) was a prominent American architect in Indiana during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His practice was located in Richmond, Indiana.

Hasecoster was born in Osnabruck, Germany and his father was a master builder there. After studying drafting at Nienburg, he emigrated to the United States in 1867 to join two brothers who had settled in Richmond, Indiana.

He completed his architecture study in St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago and returned to Richmond after a five-year apprenticeship in 1875.

He designed buildings in many styles including Second Empire, Romanesque, Gothic revival, and Craftsman.

Among his most notable buildings are:

*Abram Gaar Residence, 1876, Richmond, Indiana (National Register of Historic Places)
*Franklin County, Indiana Courthouse, 1877, Brookville, Indiana
*Knightstown Academy, 1877, Knightstown, Indiana (National Register of Historic Places)
*Wernle Children's Home, 1893, Richmond, Indiana
*Reid Memorial Hospital, 1904, Richmond, Indiana
*Lincoln Hall, Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home, 1891, Knightstown, Indiana
*Gaar-Scott & Company Office, Richmond, Indiana
*St. John's Lutheran Church, 1908, Richmond, Indiana
*Henry and Alice Gennett residence, 1897, Richmond, Indiana (National Register of Historic Places)
*David Worth Dennis residence, Richmond, Indiana

ources

*Tomlan, Mary Raddant and Michael A. Richmond, Indiana: Its Physical and Aesthetic Heritage to 1920, Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 2003
*Royer, Donald M. The German-American Contribution to Richmond's Development, Vol. II Richmond, Indiana: The Richnmond German Heritage Society, 1993