Alfred Tepe
| Wilhelm Victor Alfred Tepe | |
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| Born | 24 November 1840 Amsterdam |
| Died | 23 November 1920 |
| Resting place | Düsseldorf |
| Residence | Utrecht |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | architect |
| Employer | St. Bemulphus guild |
| Known for | architect of church exteriors |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Josepha Savels Alexandrina |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | father: Friederich Anton Tepe mother: Maria Anna Sternenberg |
Wilhelm Victor Alfred Tepe (1840–1920) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the most important and influential representatives of Gothic Revival architecture in the Netherlands during the 19th century. He designed and built many churches as well as other buildings, especially in the territory of the Archdiocese of Utrecht.
Tepe was born in Amsterdam. He is the son of German parents. His father, Friederich Anton Tepe, was a textile merchant. His mother's name was Maria Anna Sternenberg. They had moved to Amsterdam from Germany prior to his birth. Tepe married Maria Josepha Savels Alexandrina on 24 May 1870. They had two sons.
Tepe studied architecture at the Bauakademie (architectural college) in Berlin from 1861 to 1864. He studied also the work of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (French architect expert) when he could as he had free time, because he was dissatisfied with the classical architecture oriented training of Bauakademie. He learned from Viollet-le-Duc the Gothic Revival architecture style, especially that pertaining to "restorations" of medieval buildings and churches.
Tepe worked for Vincenz Statz (well known Gothic Revival architect of Germany) in Cologne in the restoration and completion of the Cologne Cathedral from 1865 to 1867, which gave him on-the-job training. Tepe returned to Amsterdam in 1867, where he used this training experience on various churches in the Netherlands. He first started working for an architect named Ouderterp in the Netherlands. Tepe then moved to Utrecht in 1872.
Tepe built or worked on about 70 churches in the period from 1871 to 1905 as a key member of the Guild of St. Bernulphus. In these churches very little natural stone was used and brick was the material of choice. He took late-Gothic 15th- and 16th-century styles of the Lower Rhine region (Nederrijns) and Westphalia as "School of Utrecht" examples to work from for the exterior of the churches he was working on. The interior of these churches in construction was provided by other members of the Guild of St. Bernulphus. Friedrich Wilhelm Mengelberg was the most influential of the interior designers from the guild and Tepe worked closely with him.
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