Worthmann & Steinbach

Worthmann & Steinbach was a Chicago-based architectural firm that was active from 1903 through 1928. It was a partnership between Henry W. Worthmann (June 18, 1857 – April 11, 1946)^[1] and John G. Steinbach (b. 1878)^[2]

The firm is best remembered for its design of large and elaborate churches in the Chicago area which were built for Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Lutheran clients.^[3] Worthmann and Steinbach were also active outside of Chicago and eventually built for clients in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Works

St. Mary of the Angels Church, Chicago, IL
St. John Berchmans Church, Chicago, IL
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Chicago, IL
St. Joseph Shrine, Chicago, IL
The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, Chicago, IL
The Basilica of St. Hyacinth, Chicago, IL
St. Casimir Church (now Our Lady of Tepeyac), Chicago, IL
Holy Innocents Church, Chicago, IL
St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church, Chicago, IL
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Chicago, IL
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Chicago, IL (original building later enlarged and relocated by Joseph W. McCarthy)
St. Barbara Church, Chicago, IL
St. James Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
Hollenbach Building, Chicago, IL
Jehova Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, Cicero, IL
St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Frankfort, IL
St. Peter Church, La Porte, IN
St. Casimir Church, South Bend, IN

References

^ "Forgotten Chicagoans: Henry Worthmann". Retrieved 2020-11-18.
^ Steinbach was not related to Gustave E. Steinback, the well known church architect from New York City and Stamford CT.
^ Denis Robert McNamara, Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago (Chicago:Archdiocese of Chicago Liturgy Training Publications, 2005)

[1] "Forgotten Chicagoans: Henry Worthmann". Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[2] Steinbach was not related to Gustave E. Steinback, the well known church architect from New York City and Stamford CT.

[3] Denis Robert McNamara, Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago (Chicago:Archdiocese of Chicago Liturgy Training Publications, 2005)

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