PCAD - Adrian Wewer

Portrait of Adrian Wewer, c. 1900; from the Missouri Folklore Society

Exterior view of Saint Joseph's Church, Los Angeles, c. 1906; from the Dear Old Hollywood Blog

Portrait of Leonard Darscheidt, c. 1910; from Usegennet.org

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Male, born 1836-04-14, died 1914-03-15

Associated with the firm network

Franciscan Order, Sacred Heart Province: Adrian Wewer and Leonard Darscheidt

Personal

Biographical Notes

Wewer's given name at birth was Antonius Wewer, but he changed it to Adrian when he became a Franciscan monk.

Associated Locations

San Francisco, CA (Architect's Death)
San Francisco, CA
Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany (Architect's Birth)
Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

PCAD id: 6974

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Saint Joseph's Church #1, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1901-1903	Los Angeles	CA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Saint Boniface Church, Friary, San Francisco, CA	1887	San Francisco	CA
Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey, Heart of Mary Orphanage, Watsonville, CA	1889	Watsonville	CA

Links

'Build My Church' BR. Adrian Wewer, OFM Centennial Celebration Br. Adrian’s Building Projects Build My Church German Catholics Under the Iron Fist In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, Franciscan brother built “my church”