Joseph Conradi (1867–1936) was a Swiss-born American sculptor and architect, who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in the United States.
Personal life Born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1867 Conradi studied in Italy and came to the US in 1887, settling in St. Louis and established a practice first specializing in sculpture and later architecture. For a time he entered practice with Theodore Schrader under the name Schrader and Conradi. In about 1915 he moved to Los Angeles where he was associated with Albert C. Martin, Sr.
Works include
St. Andrew Church, St Louis Missouri Most Holy Trinity Church, St Louis Missouri St. Matthews Parish Complex, St Louis, Missouri St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, St. Louis, MissouriSt. Aloysius Church The Tower of St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rock) Church, St. Louis, Missouri Altar. All Saints Church Keokuk, Iowa St. Alphonsus Church, Chicago, Illinois (with Adam Boos) Holy Cross Church, St. Louis, Missouri (with Ruedell & Odenthal of Cologne) St. Liborius Church sculpture and convent (with Schrader, building by William Schickel)reference to Conradi as architect of St. Liborius convent St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church, Villa Ridge, MOSt. Mary Church St. Mary Cathedral, Wichita, Kansasreference to Conradi as architect of St Mary Cathedral, Wichita, Kansas sculpture "the spirit of progress" for the Montgomery Ward & Co. Administration Building, Chicago, Illinois Sacred Heart Church, Frazee, Minnesotareference to design of Sacred heart Church, Frazee, Minnesota sculpture for the Utah County Court House, Provo, Utah sculpture for St. Vincent De Paul Church, Kansas City, Missouri (with Albert C. Martin, architect)reference to Conradi as sculptor for St. Vincent De Paul Church, Kansas City Missouri sculpture for Zion Lutheran Church, St. Louis MissouriZion Lutheran Church (with Schrader) sculpture for Library of Congress, Washington DC
With Albert C. Martin Sr.:
sculpture for Doheny Memorial Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California fireplace for Doheny Mansion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDoheny Mansion with reference to sienna-marble fireplace by Conradi sculpture for City Hall, Los Angeles, California sculpture for St Vincent Church, Los Angeles, California sculpture for Los Angeles Times Building, Los Angeles, California
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