Harry Wilcox Wachter was an American architect in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

. He was the local architect involved in the design and construction of the Toledo Museum of Art

Toledo Museum of Art

The Toledo Museum of Art is an internationally known art museum located in the Old West End neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio, United States. The museum was founded by Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey in 1901, and moved to its present location, a Greek revival building designed by Edward B....

, working with Edward B. Green's Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 firm on the Greek revival building. Wachter and his firms are also credited with designing several churches including First Presbyterian Church (Napoleon, Ohio)

First Presbyterian Church (Napoleon, Ohio)

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in the city of Napoleon, Ohio, United States. Located at 303 W. Washington Street, it has been recognized as a historic site because of its unusual architecture.-Early history:...

 and historic buildings such as Bronson Place.

Career

Wachter attended "old" Toledo High School, Toledo Manual Training School, and Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

, where he studied architecture.

He began his professional work at the firm of D.L. Stine. Then he practiced with London born architect George Mills from 1892 to 1897. Their work together included Toledo's Dennison Building at 515-517 Dennison Avenue.

Wachter started his own firm in 1898 and partnered with Thomas Hudson to form Wachter & Hudson.

Wachter took a European tour according to a 1904 edition of the Ohio Builder.

Achievements

He was made a fellow of the American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

, was the first president of Toledo's Sylvania Golf Club and one of the founders of Ottawa Park Golf Club, and was a Mason

Freemasonry

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. He died in 1941 after an illness. His son Horace Wachter also practiced architecture.

Work

• William W. Bolles/Joseph Beckler house 2428 Scottwood Avenue (1910)
• Stewart-Hubbard/Gallagher Home at 2244 Scottwood. A "two-story bungalow built in the 1890s by Harry Wachter, architect of many of the homes in the Old West End that have Arts and Crafts features.
• First Presbyterian Church (Napoleon, Ohio)
  First Presbyterian Church (Napoleon, Ohio)
  First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in the city of Napoleon, Ohio, United States. Located at 303 W. Washington Street, it has been recognized as a historic site because of its unusual architecture.-Early history:...
  
   at 303 West Washington in Napoleon, Ohio
  Napoleon, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 9,318 people, 3,813 households, and 2,470 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,668.1 people per square mile . There were 4,066 housing units at an average density of 727.9 per square mile...
  
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• Washington Congregational Church, Toledo, where Wachter was a member.
• Park Congregational Church, Toledo
• Pilgrim Congregational Church, Toledo
• Monroe Street Methodist Church
• Masonic Temple, Toledo (later demolished)
• YWCA building in Toledo
• Commercial Bank building
• Women's and Children's Hostpial
• Brinkerhoff Flats (built 1921 demolished 1973), a building with arched gables, narrow roof dormers, and Gothic design features at 1821 to 1827 Adams Street
• Bronson Place located around Cherry Street, Central and Franklin Avenues in Toledo Ohio. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  National Register of Historic Places
  The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
  
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• Toledo Museum of Art
  Toledo Museum of Art
  The Toledo Museum of Art is an internationally known art museum located in the Old West End neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio, United States. The museum was founded by Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey in 1901, and moved to its present location, a Greek revival building designed by Edward B....
  
   (1912), with Edward B. Green's Green & Wick's firm out of Buffalo, New York. Wachter was the "local architect" for the project.
• Mott House (1925) at 304 State Street, Adrian, Michigan
• Home Telephone Company Building (1902) at 231 Huron Street
• Widell Bath Building at 233 Huron Street, a two-story building where "cleansing notions from Sweden" and "Turkish baths", medical baths and massages were sold.
• Yaryan Power House (1893) at 440 Floyd Street (by Mills & Wachter). Later converted to apartments