Otto Kleeman
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Otto Karl Kleeman was a German born architect in Portland Oregon. His work included the design for Portland's Hotel Arminius and St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory.
Kleeman was born in Ostrowo
, Germany
, March 13, 1855. He attended a technical school at Holzminden
and college in Ostrowo, completing his schooling at sixteen. He moved to the U.S. in September 1871, "making his way to San Francisco by way of the isthmus of Panama." He was "unacquainted with the language and customs of the American people and at first it was difficult to get steady work, but later was employed by several architects and spent nine years in California."
He moved to Portland in September 1880 and became a draftsman at Clark & Upton for several months before joining Justus Krumbein, where he worked for another several months. He worked with the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company for thirteen months on "their shops at Albina, and later he embarked in business on his own account" in 1882. He designed the original monastery in Mt. Angel, Oregon, built many convents, and "has done much important work for the different Catholic organizations, although not Catholic himself.
Kleemann was grand adjutant of the Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast, a regent of Multnomah Council No. 1481 Royal Arcanum, president of the Consolidation of German Speaking Societies of Oregon, a life member of the German Aid Society, and a member of the Masonic fraternity.
He married Anna Gehlich in San Francisco in 1877 and they had three children, Hugh, Qara, and William, who "was drowned at Newport while bathing in the Pacific Ocean in 1904, when twenty-three years of age."
Kleeman was born in Ostrowo
Ostrowo
Ostrowo may refer to the following places in Poland:In Pomeranian Voivodeship :*Ostrowo, a seaside resort, part of the town of Władysławowo*Ostrowo, Bytów County*Ostrowo, Kartuzy County...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, March 13, 1855. He attended a technical school at Holzminden
Holzminden
Holzminden is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Holzminden. It is located directly on the river Weser, which here is the border to North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:...
and college in Ostrowo, completing his schooling at sixteen. He moved to the U.S. in September 1871, "making his way to San Francisco by way of the isthmus of Panama." He was "unacquainted with the language and customs of the American people and at first it was difficult to get steady work, but later was employed by several architects and spent nine years in California."
He moved to Portland in September 1880 and became a draftsman at Clark & Upton for several months before joining Justus Krumbein, where he worked for another several months. He worked with the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company for thirteen months on "their shops at Albina, and later he embarked in business on his own account" in 1882. He designed the original monastery in Mt. Angel, Oregon, built many convents, and "has done much important work for the different Catholic organizations, although not Catholic himself.
Kleemann was grand adjutant of the Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast, a regent of Multnomah Council No. 1481 Royal Arcanum, president of the Consolidation of German Speaking Societies of Oregon, a life member of the German Aid Society, and a member of the Masonic fraternity.
He married Anna Gehlich in San Francisco in 1877 and they had three children, Hugh, Qara, and William, who "was drowned at Newport while bathing in the Pacific Ocean in 1904, when twenty-three years of age."
Projects
- Francis R. Chown HouseFrancis R. Chown HouseThe Francis R. Chown House is a house located in southwest Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood....
(1882), a High Victorian style building at 2030 SW Main Street - Rosa Reed House (1887), a Queen Anne architecture style building at 2036-2038 SW Main Street in Portland.
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory (1889) 1635 NW 19th Avenue
- St. Mary's AcademySt. Mary's Academy (Portland, Oregon)St. Mary's Academy is a Roman Catholic high school located in Portland, Oregon. It was founded by twelve sisters from the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1859. It is an all-girls' school with approximately 630 students from all over northern Oregon and southwestern Washington...
(1890) - The OregonianThe OregonianThe Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
building (1802), SW 6th and Alder, now demolished - Hotel Arminius (1904) at 1022-1038 SW Morrison Street
- Reed-Wells House (1905) at 2168 NE Multnomah Street