The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
K~eiIermann Contracting Company.


| Elough handsome buildings to make a
city stand rs q living monument 10 the
living man-Conrad Kellermann. general
contractor. Until two years ago working
independently. Mr.. Kellermann is row the
head OF the Kei!ermann Contracting Com
| rany. leaders in the building of the New
St. Louis. AS representative of the gem
eral move of progress which this review
is dasigne. to portray no business insti-
tus.on could mere wisely be selected fof
prominent consideration.
The National Bank Of Commerce build
ing at Broadway and Olive streets, the
a1ne of one Of the worlds greatest banks.
the Realty Company building at Eleventh
street anad Washington venue the
Mound City Cold Storage Company's mag
nificent plant at Branch street and Broad
way. the Roberts: Johnson & Rand fac
tory building at Thirteenth and Mullan-
ply streets, the EgGers building at
Eighth street and Clark avenue the Ter
tiful Trinity Church at Eighth street and
Lafayette avenue. the J. kennard and
sons Carpet Company building at Wash
ington avenue and Fourth street. the great
plant of the St. Louis Refrigeratins and
Cold Storage Company at and
Lewis streets. the John s. Sullivan building
at Tenth street and Washington avenue,
the massive Farmers Elevator at Levee
and Madison streetS-au these and count
less more as fully representative of ST.
Louis as she is to-day mark the work
of Conrad kellermann.
Conrad Keilermann was born in Germany
and came to the United States 3, years
ago, establishing himself in st. Louis.
He is the founder of the present Keller
mann Contracting Company Thirty-fve
years ago. being skilled in mechanics, he
launched a contracting business, at first
taking only ~subcontracts. His affairs
prospered, and it was but a short time
Until he was taking general contracts. In
this line he has continued TO the present
day. and no name Is now better known
in the building circles OF ST. Louis than
the name. "Keilermann."
Mr.. kellermann operated personally IN
til two years ago. when, In connection
with other men versed IN the building
under the style of the kel'ermann Con-
tracing Company. Although his business
had grown to immense proportions and
he was secure In his commercial arrange
ments. he desired to relieve himself of the
activity incident to the management of
his affairs. Thus it has come about that
and the personal! executive activity incl
dent to the conduct of the kel!ermann
Contracting Company has devoived upon
MIR. william H. Lehr. secretary and treas
uIer Of the company
Mr.. Lehr entered the contracting busi-
ness when he left school here in his ma
tive twenty years ago. beginning with Mr..
NsIlermann. Through all the departments
he has worked his way to the front. with
Mt. Kellermann as. his preceptor. This
training has given him perfect insight into
every detail of the vast business which
he Is now called upon to manage, and
which will ultimately pass into his hands.
The Kellermann company does strictly
a building contracting business. devotinS
all it's energies to the perfection of this
line Of work IN the most modern meth
DDS.
They have erected such buildings as the
st. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Com
pany. Handkerchief avenue and Papin
street; Lutheran Orphans Home. lbes
Peres. Mo-, and eighteen commission
houses in the commission district.
1t Is no small part that the Kellermann
company Is playing in the erection of the
Worlds Fair. and nothing lends more to
die maginficence of the great Exposition
than does the work in which this company
has figured. Among the Exposition palaces
constructed by the company are the Lib
eral Arts and the Forestry. Fish ana
Came, and the Alaska building. and the
extensive barracks for the Jefferson
Guards.
The directors OF the Kellermann Con-
tracing Company are Conrad Kellermann.
William F. Lehr. Charles P. Lehr and
Dan Ludwig.