Henry Voss (1843 – ?) was a German-born American architect who was born in Germany and began his architectural practice in that country. He immigrated to the United States in 1871 and settled in

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in 1873. He maintained a successful architectural practice in Omaha for more than 30 years.

Early years

Voss was born in

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, in 1843. He studied architecture in Switzerland and worked as an architect in Germany for several years. During this time, he was involved in the construction of a railroad in Russia. He immigrated to the United States in 1871 and was employed as a draftsman in New York City for several months. He subsequently worked as an architect in Chicago and a draftsman at

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Architectural career in Nebraska

Voss moved to

, in 1873 and established a successful architectural practice there. His works in Nebraska include a public school in

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(1880), a county jail in

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(1875), a number of brewery buildings including the Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot in Omaha (1887), the John Janecek House in

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(1885-1886), the

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in Omaha, and the Nebraska State Building at the

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. He was one of the founders of Omaha's German American Society in 1883.

List of works

A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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. His works include: * Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot, (1887), 1207-1215 Jones St.

(Voss, Henry), NRHP-listed * John Janecek House (1885–86), 805 E. 8th St.

(Voss, Henry), NRHP-listed * Omaha Bolt, Nut and Screw Building, 1316 Jones St. Omaha, Nebraska (Voss, Henry), NRHP-listed *

, 1001 Farnam St. Omaha, Nebraska (Voss, Henry), NRHP-listed *Nebraska State Building at the

, Chicago, Illinois

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Voss, Henry 1843 births Year of death unknown American architects Artists from Omaha, Nebraska Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States