John Rudolph Niernsee
| John Rudolph Niernsee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1814 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 1885 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | South Carolina State House |
| Projects | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad structures |
John Rudolph Niernsee (1814–1885) was an American architect. He served as the head architect for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).
He was born as Johann Rudolph Niernsee in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to the United States in 1837, at age 22. He apprenticed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, (1806-1878), engineer and manager at the B. & O. and other railroads, (and son of another well-known architect, his father Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1764-1820). In 1847, with James Crawford Neilson, (1816-1900), he formed the Niernsee & Neilson architectural firm that largely served the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, (B. & O.).
He is credited with having mentored Ephraim Francis Baldwin, (1837-1916), another well-known Maryland and Baltimore architect (and formed the similarly locally-famous firm Baldwin & Pennington with Josias Pennington, [1854-1929]), who also designed buildings and stations for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).
During the American Civil War Niernsee served in the Confederate States Army as a Major.
Works by Niernsee or by the firm (with attribution) are:
Not in date order:
Niernsee was buried at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Columbia, South Carolina.
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